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II

正当将军们为了各种酷刑争论不休之时，露辛迪克正在睡觉，更确切地说是正打算睡觉。她回到了自己父亲多

年前为她母亲建造的老宅中，辗转反侧不能入眠，这座房子里有那么多美好的回忆，还有那么多的遗憾。
While the Generals debated the relative merits of this kind of execution or that，Lucidique was

sleeping - or attempting to sleep - in the house which her father had built many years ago for

her mother．Her slumbers were uneasy．So many memories．So many regrets．

很早以前，在没有发生那么多变故之前的日子里，每当失眠的时候，她总会出去散散步。而现在，她当然再也

不能在大白天出门了。她那经由阿冈尼司帝斯亲手改造后的身体已经变得面目全非了：强壮、柔韧、威力无比

……同时，却也非常的骇人。每次出门，即便是在漆黑的夜晚，她都尽可能地选择城中最僻静的小路来避人耳

目。
Often in earlier，simpler times，when sleep eluded her，she would go out walking．Now，of course

，she could not go by day．The transformation of her body that had been wrought by Agonistes had

resulted in a physique which was strong，supple and powerful，but which terrified many who laid

eyes on her．When she did go out - even in the blackest night - she did her best to keep to the

quiet back-alleys of Primordium where she would not be seen．

今晚，她彻底打消了睡觉的的念头，独自漫步在这些羊肠小道上，可突然她意识到自己被人跟踪了。她感觉到

了身后紧跟着的步伐，渐渐察觉了跟踪者的身份——杀手扎尔兹·克里奇。当然，他现在已经是耸人听闻的镰

刀手-梅司特了。
Tonight，having given up on sleep，she went wandering in these alleys，and became aware that she

was being followed．After a little distance she sensed the rhythm of the step，and realized that

she knew who her pursuer was．It was Zarles Kreiger，the assassin turned Scythe-Meister．

她停下脚步转过身。镰刀手-梅司特就站在她身后不远处。他的躯体与她的一样在夜色中发出微微的荧光，那

是阿冈尼司帝斯杰作的一部分：一种会发光的细菌。伤口越新，发出的光就越强，而他们身上的这些伤口是变

形手术时阿冈尼司帝斯故意留下的，永远无法完全愈合。
She stopped，and turned．The Scythe-Meister was standing a little distance from her．His flesh

had the same sickly luminescence that hers did; a bacterial brightness that was part of

Agonistes' handiwork．The rawer the wounds （and there were parts of both their transformed

bodies that were designed to never heal） the brighter the luminescence with which they burned．

“我以为你已经离开这里了。”露辛迪克开口对他说道。
"I thought you'd left the city，" she said to him．

“是的。我是离开了一阵子。我去了沙漠，在我接受变形手术的地方思考了一些问题。”
"I did．For a while．I went out to the desert．Meditated on my changed state."

“那你已经有答案了吗？”
"And did you learn anything from your meditations？"

克里奇点了点头。
Kreiger shook his head．

“所以你回来了？”
"So you came back？"

“所以我回来了。”
"So I came back."

III

三位将军敞开心扉诉说彼此对城中邪恶力量的恐惧之后没过几天，蒙特法罗将军又一次把大家召集到一起来进

行一次午夜之旅。
A few days after the three Generals had exchanged their fears about the presence of unsacred

powers in Primordium，Montefalco brought them together again for a midnight journey．

“那我们去哪儿？”
"Where are we going？"

“去找一个叫塔利萨克的医生，他以我的名义进行实验许多年了。”
"There's a man called Doctor Talisac who has been conducting experiments on my behalf for

several years now."

“什么样的实验？”乌班诺急切地想知道。
"What kind of experiments？" Urbano wanted to know．

“我希望他能为我造一个完美的战士。一个不会感到恐惧的打斗机器。”
"I hoped he would perfect me a soldier．Make a fighting machine that was not susceptible to

fear."

“那他成功了吗？”
"Has he succeeded？"

“没有，早呢。至今我也没有对他报很大的期望。他沉迷于他自己的那些药物和……好吧，你会见到他本人的

。虽然他上次做了一个次品，现在却或许对我们有用了。”
"No．Not so far．Nor do I have great hope for him now．He's addicted to many of his own

medications，and ．．．well，you'll see for yourself．But there was one failure of his which

might be useful to us now."

“一个有用的次品？”博哥特问道，他显然对这前后矛盾的话感到摸不着头脑。
"A useful failure？" Bogoto said，somewhat amused by the paradox．

“我们需要一个能够赶走普利摩顿城里鬼怪的家伙。而我相信他哪儿可以找到我们所需要的东西。”
"We need a creature that will drive the unholy elements out of Primordium．I believe he has such

a creature."

“呃……”乌班诺问道，“你的意思是说你要让我们和你一起去看那个次品怪物？”
"Ah…" said Urbano．"So will you see this creature with me？"

“那个医生在哪儿？”
"Where is he？"

“我把他藏在德利福斯山上的圣心救济院里了。”
"I have him hidden away in what used to be the Hospice of the Sacred Heart，on Dreyfus Hill."

“可我一直以为那里没有人。”
"I thought the place was empty."

“那是我一直以来制造的假象。要是有谁闯入了那片禁地，我就会杀掉他们然后把尸体抛进大运河毁尸灭迹。

”
"That's the impression I intended to give the world．If anybody ventures in there I have them

killed and thrown in the canal."

“这么说那几个被抛尸在运河里的修女是你杀的咯？”
"Is that what happened to the nuns？"

蒙特法罗露出了诡秘的微笑：“我哪里会那么仁慈呀，要知道军人的本性可是极端残酷的哟。”
Montefalco smiled．"Nothing so humane，I'm afraid，" he said．"Soldiers can be brutish if left

to their own devices."

谈话到此为止了，三位将军动身朝德利福斯山进发。
The subject was left there，and the three headed up towards Dreyfus Hill．