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Название книги: The Lords Of The Crimson River
Автор(ы): Jeffrey Lord
Жанр: Боевая фантастика
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Chapter 1

«Bring it straight back when it's run,» Lord Leighton told the programmer.
«There's a backlog,» said the young man with the long but well-kept hair. «If you'd like me to give this priority-«
Leighton's desire to have the data back right away fought with his equally strong desire not to call unnecessary attention to what he was doing. The first desire won. «Give it priority, then. How long will it be?»
The man looked at his watch. «With luck, I should have it back by four o'clock. Without luck-«He shrugged.
Leighton smiled thinly. He knew everything that could happen to a computer much better than this young man ever would if he lived to be a hundred. Leighton had been working on computers before the programmer was born.
The programmer picked up the briefcase with the «secret» label on it and hurried out. Leighton sighed with relief, then leaned back in his custom recliner as far as his hunchback would let him. After a mo