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1、DEADMANbyALEXANDERJABLOKOVOurlaststoryfromAlexanderJablokov,“MarketReport,”appearedinourSeptember1998issue.Aftermuchtoolongahiatus,theauthoriswritingagain.Heismostofthewaythroughanovel,RememberingMuriel,andhasseveralotherstoriesintheworks.Inhisnewtale,herelentlesslyhuntsdownthe...****NearBellefo
2、nte,PennsylvaniaThebreakfastrushwasover.Pushed-backchairsstoodatanglesaroundtablesstickywithsyrup.Thewaitresshadsloweddownandfinallygottenthehairoutofhereyes.Shepouredthedeadmananothercupofcoffee.“Theseyours?”Thewaitressdidn’tanswerthedeadman’squestion.Sheturned,instead,tome.“HadtoomuchThanksgiv
3、ing?”Ipushedtheturkeyandstuffingaroundonmyplate.Chasingthedeadmanhadmadememisstheholidayitself,andthishadbeenanattempttogivemyselfatreat.“Nothungry,Iguess.”“Sowhydidyouorderit?Youdidn’thaveto.I’mnotyourmother.”“No,”Isaid.“You’renot.”Sheproddedmybackpackwithamustard-stainedsneakertoe.“Agalcouldtr
4、ip.”BeforeIcouldstophershestoopedandtriedtopickitup.“Damn!Youtravelwithyourbarbells?”“Sensingequipment.”Ihadtosaysomething.“Lookforstuffalongtheoldraillines.You’dbesurprisedatwhatyoucanfind.”“Really.”“Yeah!Allkindsofthings.Lanternpieces.Spikes.OnceIevenfoundatelegraphkey.Imaginethemessagesitmust
5、oncehavesent.”Boringisbestforconcealment.It’stheonethingnooneevertriestofake.AbigguyatatablenearthedoorhadbeenleadingherwithhiseyesthewholetimeI’dbeenthere.She’dmanagedtoservehimsteak,homefries,threeeggssunnysideup,anEnglishmuffin,abranmuffin,threecupsofcoffee,andamint-flavoredtoothpickwithoutev
6、erglancingathim.He’dbeenglancingatourconversation,whichmademeuncomfortable,buthenowclappedonafluorescentorangehuntingcapandlurchedout,leavinga$10billfoldedintoanorigamiswanbalancedontopofanapkindispenser.Thewaitressscoopeditupand,againwithoutlooking,unfoldeditandputitintoanapronpocket.Shesnapped
7、awetragandwipeddownthecheckedplastictablecloth.“Well,don’tgetyourassshotoffoutthere,”shesaidtome.“Firstdayoftheseason,everythingthatmoveslooksexactlylikewhatthey’reafter.”“Don’tworry.IfoundwhatIwaslookingfor.”Sheshiftedherga
