ARTEMIS FOWL The Atlantis Complex Chapter 1 Part 1 Contd....

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ARTEMIS FOWL The Atlantis Complex Chapter 1 Part 1 Contd....
“You need a new shield amplifier, Foaly,” he said to a centaur who was balanced awkwardly on a chair designed for humans. “I could see the shimmer from the front porch. Call yourself a technical expert? How old is the one you’re using?” Foaly stamped a hoof, which was an irritated tic of his and the reason he never won at cards. “Nice to see you too, Mud Boy.” “How old?” “I don’t know. Maybe four years.” “Four. There, you see. What sort of number is that?” Foaly stuck out his bottom lip. “What sort of number? There are types now, Artemis? That amplifier is good for another hundred years. Maybe it could do with a little tuning, but that’s all.” Holly stood and walked lightly to the head of the table. “Do you two have to start with the sparring right away? Isn’t that getting a little clichéd after all these years? You’re like a couple of mutts marking territory.” She laid two slim fingers on Artemis’s forearm. “Lay off him, Artemis. You know how sensitive centaurs are.” Artemis could not meet her eyes.…