Джордж Мартин – Starport (страница 13)

HIM A KEY TO THE CITY.

HE’LL PROBABLY SHAKE

HANDS WITH HIM. CAN

COCKROACHES SHAKE

HANDS?

DO

COCKROACHES

EVEN HAVE HANDS?

MAYOR DALEY

WOULD NEVER HAVE GIVEN A COCKROACH THE KEY TO THE CITY!

WELL...

MAYBE IF IT WAS A

DEMOCRAT?

IF THERE’S

NO DRIVER, I’M NOT

GETTING IN.

C’MON,

CAPTAIN.

THE TOPMAN’S

EXPECTING

US.

WOULD YOU

ENJOY TO HEAR

LISTEN ATTEND TO

MUSIC TUNE

MELODY?

NO. NO,

WE’RE FINE.

POSSIBLY

PREFER TALK

CONVERSE

SHARE-VIEWS?

SHOULDN’T

YOU WATCH WHERE

YOU’RE FLYING?

BUT, OF

INTERESTING

ARE YOU...

NOT

NECESSARY VITAL

IMPORTANT, OF

FLIGHT ACHIEVEMENT

DESTINATION,

PARAMETERS

FUNCTION WORKING

TOP TIPS.

JUST

HUMOR US,

OKAY?

AHHHH!

HUMOR

FUNNY HA-HA.

HOKAY!

SPECIES 26,

91, AND 214

WALK INTO TAVERN

SALOON BAR.

SALOON

TENDER PROPRIETOR

SPEAKS REMARKS,

SAYING...

DID YOUR

SPORE FALL FROM

ITS BRANCH BEFORE

SUN’S ZENITH? YES!