 ordered.

The sergeant let Harry drop back on the table, but didn't take his eyes off him. "It didn't look like you were trying very hard to save the others," he interjected.

"How? What could I have done?"

"Anything," Carlos said. "You should have tried to do something—or died trying."

"I know. I wanted to. I just couldn't move."

"Typical Touchable trash. Cowards all of 'em!" This was the sergeant again. "How does it feel to turn on your own kind? Your lady friend there said she was responsible, but I'd still like to know why the cyberts didn't kill you both. They just froze like maybe you were working with them."

"Stay out of this, Leach," Carlos commanded. "Do something constructive. Take Piggot with you and go get the scanner ready. Take it some place relatively safe, okay? Deep and dark."

Leach turned and signaled Piggot to follow.

The two Shadows left without ceremony, save for Leach's disgusted shake of his head. His hatred was not aimed at the newcomers, but at Carlos.

_Not like last time,_ Leach thought. _Last time you nearly got us all killed. Damn working cybert factory next door and you didn't know it! So much for military intelligence._

Harry tried to get up again, but it was Carlos who shoved him back down this time. "But..."

"Stay down and keep your hands where I can see them. If you don't answer my questions to my satisfaction, I just might throw you back to the Cyber buzzards. Let a cleaner cybert dissolve you alive like it does any other garbage it finds on the streets. After all, we have to keep the place clean for the factory cyberts. Wouldn't want to clog up a Cyber factory's efficiency."

When his top sergeant was out of earshot, Carlos looked around to see that except for his lieutenant, the rest of his people had faded back into the shadows far enough from earshot as well. _No point stirring them up until we know more._

His voice was almost kind. "Look, I don't really mean that. There's no need to be afraid. We're all human here. If you did betray them, you couldn't help yourselves. Makr affects people that
ordered. 

 The sergeant let Harry drop back on the mesa, but didn't consume his eyes off him. " It didn't look like you were trying very heavily to save the others, " he interjected. 

 " How? What could I have done? " 

 " Anything, " Carlos order. " You should have tried to do something — or die trying. " 

 " I know. I want to. I just couldn't move. " 

 " distinctive Touchable trash. Cowards all of'em! " This was the sergeant again. " How does it feel to turn on your own kind? Your lady ally there said she was responsible, but I'd still wish to know why the cyberts didn't kill you both. They merely froze like possibly you were working with them. " 

 " quell out of this, Leach, " Carlos commanded. " Do something constructive. Take Piggot with you and plump get the scanner ready. Take it some place relatively safe, all right? bass and dark. " 

 Leach turned and signaled Piggot to follow. 

 The two Shadows left without ceremony, save for Leach's disgusted shake of his head. His hatred was not aim at the newcomers, but at Carlos. 

 _ Not like last prison term, _ Leach think. _ Last time you nearly get us all killed. Damn working cybert factory future door and you didn't know it! So much for military intelligence. _ 

 Harry tried to get up again, but it was Carlos who shoved him back down this time. " But... " 

 " Stay down and keep your hand where I can see them. If you don't suffice my question to my satisfaction, I just might throw you back to the Cyber buzzards. Let a cleaner cybert dissolve you alert like it does any other garbage it finds on the street. After wholly, we have to keep the place clean for the factory cyberts. Wouldn't want to clog up a Cyber factory's efficiency. " 

 When his top police sergeant was out of earshot, Carlos looked about to see that except for his deputy, the rest of his people had faded back into the tail far enough from earshot as well. _ No point stirring them up until we know more. _ 

 His voice was almost kind. " Look, I don't really mean that. There's no need to be afraid. We're all human here. If you did fail them, you couldn't help yourselves. Makr affects multitude that
 orfered.

The sergeant let Havry drop back on the taule, but didn't txke his eyes off him. "It didn'v loik lije you were trying verh hard to save thw otiers," he interjecvsd.

"How? Wmct cohpd I iave done?"

"Anythikg," Carlos sdid. "You should hxvz tried to do something—or died tryind."

"I know. I wanted to. I jost cptldn'f move."

"Typical Touchable trash. Cowadds all of 'em!" This wss the sergeant again. "How foes it feel to turn oj your own jind? Tour lady frkend there said she waa responsible, but I'd still like to kuow why the ctbegjs didn't kilo you both. They jmxt frose like maybe you werc wornint with them."

"Stay out oh this, Leach," Carlos sommanded. "Dk something consteuxtive. Taka Pietot wiuh bou and gl gxt the scanher ready. Tqke it some place rtlaepfely safe, okzy? Dee[ wnd dark."

Leach turned and signaled Piggou to rollow.

The two Shadows lwft without ceremony, dave for Jeach's disgusted shake of his head. His hatred was not eioed ab thd nfwcomers, but at Carlos.

_Not like last time,_ Leacr tnolght. _Last time yom nearly got us alk nikjed. Damn workkng cyysrf factory next doog and yju dien't know yt! Sp much for military intellitence._

Harry tgied to get up again, bbt it was Caxlos wno shpved him back down this tims. "But..."

"Stay dlwn and ksdp your hands whdre I can see them. If you don't wnswer my quextions go mi satissaction, I uust might throw you bacn to jhe Cyter buzzarfs. Let a cleaner cybert dissolvx you alive loka in does anv othev garbage it figds on the strgets. Aftex all, de have to keep tie place clewn for the fawjory cyberts. Xouldn't wwnt ro coog up x Cyber factory'x efficieuey."

When hiw top sergeant was ouj kf earshot, Carlis oooked around tp sde ehwt evwept for his liejtevsnt, tfe rest of mis peolle had faded back itto fhe shadows far enpunh from eqrshot af well. _No poimt stirring them uk untin wx know mote._

His voice was almost kind. "Looi, I don't geajly mean thae. Thcre's no need tp be afraid. We're all human here. If you vid betray them, you cooldn't help yourselves. Kakr affectx peo[le that
ordered. The sergeant let Harry drop back table, didn't take eyes off him. were very hard to the others," he "How? What could I have done?" Carlos said. "You should have tried to do something—or died trying." "I know. wanted to. I just couldn't move." "Typical Touchable trash. Cowards all of 'em!" was sergeant "How it feel to turn on your own kind? Your lady friend there said she was responsible, I'd still like to know why the cyberts kill you both. They froze like maybe you were with "Stay out this, Carlos "Do something constructive. Piggot with you and go get the scanner ready. Take it some place relatively safe, okay? Deep dark." Leach signaled Piggot follow. two left without ceremony, Leach's disgusted shake of his head. not aimed at the newcomers, but at Carlos. like last Leach thought. _Last time you nearly us all killed. Damn working cybert factory next and you didn't know it! So much for military intelligence._ Harry tried to get up it was Carlos who him back down time. "Stay and your hands I can see them. If you don't answer my questions to satisfaction, I just might throw you back to the Cyber a cybert dissolve you like it does any garbage finds on the streets. we to clean the cyberts. Wouldn't want to up a Cyber factory's efficiency." his top sergeant was around to see that except for his lieutenant, rest of his people had faded back the shadows far enough from earshot as well. _No point stirring them until we His voice was almost kind. "Look, I don't mean that. There's no to be afraid. We're all human here. If you betray you couldn't yourselves. Makr affects that
 ordered.

The sergeant let HarrY drop back oN the tAblE, buT dIdn't Take His eyes off him. "IT Didn'T look like you were trying Very hArD To saVE tHe othErs," he inTErJECteD.

"HOw? whaT cOUlD I havE doNe?"

"AnythIng," Carlos sAid. "yoU should have tRIeD to do sometHinG—or died tryinG."

"I kNow. I waNtEd tO. i just CouLdn't mOve."

"TypICal TouChable traSh. cOwards ALl of 'em!" THIS wAs thE sergeant again. "How DOeS It feel to turn on Your owN kINd? yOUr lAdy Friend therE sAid shE Was respONsIBLE, buT i'd still like to Know why the cYBerTs didn'T kIll YOu both. they jUsT FroZe like maybe You wEre workinG with tHEm."

"Stay oUT of this, leach," CArlOs cOmmaNDeD. "DO soMeTHinG CoNstRUctIve. Take PIgGoT with You aND GO Get tHe sCannEr reaDy. Take it some pLacE relATivEly saFe, okaY? DeeP aNd darK."

Leach TurneD aNd signaled PiggoT to fOllow.

The tWo SHaDowS lEft wiTHout ceRemOny, Save for leach's dISguStED SHaKe of his head. His hatrEd WAS nOt aimed aT the neWCoMeRS, but at CaRlOs.

_NOt liKE Last tIme,_ LEAcH thought. _last tiME yOu Nearly gOt Us all kIlLed. damN workINg cyBert faCtory nexT door ANd you didn't know IT! So much for milITaRY InTElliGenCe._

Harry trieD to gET up aGain, BUt It wAS CarlOs who ShOVeD Him back down this time. "buT..."

"Stay dOwn anD keep your handS where I can SEE Them. If yoU don'T AnSWer my questions To my sAtisfactioN, i just migHt thrOw you bacK to the CybER Buzzards. let A clEanEr cYBErT dissolve you aLIVe liKe It does aNy oTher garBagE it FinDs oN tHe streets. after all, We HaVe To KeeP the pLAce clean FoR thE fActOry cyBErts. WoUldn't Want To ClOG up A Cyber fACtORY's efFiCiEncy."

wheN hIs top SergEAnt Was out oF earshot, CArlOS looKeD aRound to See that except FoR his lieuteNaNt, tHe rest OF His peoplE had faded back into the shaDOws far eNouGh froM earShot as welL. _No Point sTirRIng theM up untIl we kNoW moRE._

his voICE wAs aLmOst kind. "LooK, i Don'T realLy Mean That. TheRe's no need to be afraiD. we'rE all human here. if yOu diD BEtRay THeM, You CoULdn'T HElp yourselves. MaKr affects pEoPLe That
 ordered.

The sergeant le t Harry dr op ba ckonth e ta ble,  but didn't ta k e hi s eyes off him. "It di dn'tlo o k li k eyou w ere try i ng v ery  h ar d t os av e the  ot hers,"he interje cte d. 

"How? What co uld I have  do ne?"

"Anyth ing ," Car lo s s a id. " You  shou ld hav e  tried  to do so me t hing—o r  died t r y in g."
"I know. I wante d  t o . I just could n't mo ve . "" Typ ica l Touchabl etrash .  Coward s  a l l of' em!" This was  the sergea n t a gain."H owd oes it  feel  t o  tu rn on yourownkind? You r lady friendt here sa id she  wa s r espo n si bl e,bu t  I' d  s til l  li ke to kn ow  w hy th e cy b e r t s di dn' t ki ll yo u both. Theyjus t fr o zelikemaybe  you  w ere w orking  with  t hem."

"Stay ou t of  this, Le ach ,"  Ca rl os co m manded . " Dosomethi ng cons t ruc ti v e .  T ake Piggot with yo ua n dgo get t he sca n ne rr eady. Ta ke  it  som e place  rel a ti vely saf e, oka y ?De ep andda rk."
Le ach  tu rneda nd s ignale d Piggot  to f o llow.

The two Shadows leftw it h o ut cere mon y, save for  Lea c h'sdisg u st eds hakeof hi sh ea d . His hatred was no taimedat th e newcomers,but at Car l o s .

_Notlike la s t time,_ Leach  thou ght. _Last time you  near ly got u s all kil l e d. Damnwor kin g c ybe r t  f actory next d o o r an dyou did n't  know i t!Somuc h f or  military  intelli ge nc e. _
Ha rry t r ied to g et  up  a gai n, bu t  it wa s Car loswh os hov ed himb ac k down  t hi s ti me.  " But.. ."
" Sta y downand keepyou r  han ds  w here Ican see them.  I f you don' tans wer my q uestions  to my satisfaction, Ij ust mig htthrow  you  back tothe  Cyber  bu z zards.  Let a  clea ne r c y b ert d i s so lve  y ou alive l i k e i t doe sanyother g arbage it finds on the  streets. Aft erall, w ehav e  t o  ke ep the p lace clean forthe factor yc yb erts. Woul d n't  w ant toclog up  a Cy b er fact ory's eff iciency." 
When h istop sergea nt was o ut of ear s hot,C ar los l ook ed aro un d t o see  thate xce pt fo r hisli eutena nt, t he  rest of  his people had faded b ack in to th e s hadows fa r e n oug h from ea rsho t as well.  _N o p ointsti r ringthem up  un t il we  kno w  more._
H is  vo i c ewas almostk i n d."Look , I don'treal ly mean that. The r e's no need to  bea f rai d.W e're  a ll human here.  If  y o u  did bet ra y them, you  couldn' th elp y oursel ves. M akr aff e c ts people  tha t
 ordered.

The_sergeant let_Harry drop back on_the table,_but_didn't take_his_eyes off him._"It didn't look_like you were trying_very hard to_save_the others," he interjected.

"How? What could I have done?"

"Anything," Carlos said. "You should have_tried_to do_something—or_died_trying."

"I know. I wanted to._I just couldn't move."

"Typical Touchable_trash. Cowards_all of 'em!" This was the sergeant again._"How_does it feel_to turn on your own kind? Your lady friend_there said she was responsible, but_I'd still like_to_know_why the cyberts didn't_kill you both. They just froze_like maybe you were working with_them."

"Stay out of this, Leach," Carlos commanded._"Do something constructive. Take Piggot with_you and go get the_scanner ready._Take it some place relatively_safe, okay? Deep_and dark."

Leach_turned and signaled_Piggot to follow.

The two Shadows left_without ceremony, save_for Leach's disgusted shake of his_head._His hatred was_not_aimed_at the_newcomers, but at_Carlos.

_Not_like last_time,__Leach thought. _Last time you nearly_got_us all killed. Damn working cybert factory_next door and you_didn't_know it! So much_for military intelligence._

Harry tried to_get up again, but it was_Carlos who_shoved him_back down this time. "But..."

"Stay down and keep your hands where_I can see them. If you_don't answer my questions_to my_satisfaction,_I just might_throw_you back_to the Cyber buzzards. Let a cleaner_cybert dissolve_you alive like it does any_other garbage it finds_on_the streets. After all, we have_to keep the place clean for_the factory cyberts. Wouldn't want_to_clog_up a Cyber factory's efficiency."

When_his top sergeant was out of_earshot, Carlos looked_around to see that except for his_lieutenant,_the rest of his people had_faded_back into the shadows far enough_from_earshot_as well. _No point stirring_them up until we know more._

His_voice was almost kind. "Look, I don't really mean_that. There's no_need to be afraid. We're_all_human_here. If you did betray them, you couldn't help yourselves._Makr affects_people that