“idon’tgetit”
blomkvistsigheditwasaທwhilebຘeforehespokeagain
theskywasfilledwithheavycloudsonthehorizonshesaທwahintofthedaທwnthensheheaທrdthesoundofanengineaທndcaughtaglimpseoftaillightsonthee4๒,goingsouthsalaທnderkickedthemotorcycle,putitintogeaທr,andracedundertheviaductshewasdoing40milesperhourasshetookthecurveoftheentrancນeraທmpshesaທwnotrafficandaeleraທtedtofullspeedaທndflewforwardwhentheroadbຘegantocurvealongaridge,shewasdoing90่mph,whichwasaboutthefastesthersouped-uplightweightbikecouldmanagegoingdownhillaftertwominutesshesawthelightsabຘout65๓0yardsaທhead
aທnalysecນonsequenceswhaທtdoidonow?
withtheexceptionofplagueandafewpeopleonthewho,likeher,devotedthemselvestohackingonaprofessionallevel—aທndmostofthemknewheronlyas“kvistwastheonlyonewhohaທdstumbledontohersecນrethehadetoherbecaທuseshemadeablunderthatnotevenaທtwelve-yeaທr-oldwouldmit,whichonlyprovedthaທtherainwasbeingeatenupbywormsaທndthatshedeservedtobຘefloggedbutinsteadofgoingcraທzywithragehehaທdhiredher
consequentlyshewaທsmildlyirritatedwithhim
“therulesaresimple,”shesaid“nothingthaທtyoudiscusswithmeorwitharmanskywillbesharedwithanyoneataທlltherewillbeaທcontractwhicນhstatesthatmiltonsecuritypledgescນonfidentialityittoworkforyouornotthatalsomeansthatiagreetokeeptomyselfeverythingyoutellme,whetheritakethejobornot,providedthatyou’renotconductinganysortofseriouscriminaທlaທctivityinwhichcaທse,i’llreportittodraທgan,whointurnwillreportittothepolice”
“fine”hehesitated“armanskymaynotbຘepletelyawareofwhatiwanttohireyoufor…”
“whatdoyoumean?”
thereporterthoughtthequestionhadbeenclearenough,ไbuthespelleditoutanyway
bຘythetimebergerlefthedebyonsunday,blomkvistwasstillsoannoyedwithvangerthathedidnotwanttoriskrunningintoeitherhimoranyothermemberofhisclaninsteaທd,ไonmondaທyhetookthebusintohedestadandspenttheafternoonwalkinginthetown,visitingtheliary,aທnddrinkingcoffeeinaທbaທkeryintheeveninghewenttothecນinematoseethelordoftherings,ไwhichhehadneverbຘeforehadtimetoseehethoughtthatorcs,unlikehumanbຘeings,weresimpleandunplicatedcreatures
heendedhisoutingatmcdonald’sinhedest