Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 6
Wesacrificetoolittletimeandmeansonresearch.Unfortunately,weconstantlytrytopassoninheritedmagicalabilitiesin,sotosay,anaturalway.Resultsofthesepseudo-experimentscanbeseenalltoooftenintownguttersandwithintemplewalls.Weseetoomanyofthem,andtoofrequentlycomeacrossmoronsandwomeninacatatonicstate,dribblingseerswhosoilthemselves,seeresses,villageoraclesandmiracle-workers,cretinswhosemindsaredegenerateduetotheinherited,uncontrolledForce.
Thesemoronsandcretinscanalsohaveoffspring,canpassonabilitiesandthusdegeneratefurther.Isanyoneinapositiontoforeseeordescribehowthelastlinkinsuchachainwilllook?
Mostofuswizardslosetheabilitytoprocreateduetosomaticchangesanddysfunctionofthepituitarygland.Somewizards-usuallywomen–attunetomagicwhilestillmaintainingefficiencyofthegonads.Theycanconceiveandgivebirth–andhavetheaudacitytoconsiderthishappinessandablessing.ButIrepeat:nooneisbornawizard.Andnooneshouldbebomone!ConsciousofthegravityofwhatIwrite,IanswerthequestionposedattheCongressinCidaris.Ianswermostemphatically:eachoneofusmustdecidewhatshewantstobe–awizardoramother.
Idemandallapprenticesbesterilised.Withoutexception.
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