Конец вечности
Full Circle
Hesaid,"Wouldyouanswermyquestion,Technician?"
Harlansaid,"ThePrimitivesgavevirtuallynothoughttoTimetravel,Computer."
"Didnotconsideritpossible,eh?"
"Ibelievethat’sright."
"Didnotevenspeculate?"
"Well,astothat,"saidHarlanuncertainly,"Ibelievetherewerespeculationsofsortsinsometypesofescapeliterature.Iamnotwellacquaintedwiththese,butIbelievearecurrentthemewasthatofthemanwhoreturnedinTimetokillhisowngrandfatherasachild."
Sennorseemeddelighted."Wonderful!Wonderful!Afterall,thatisatleastanexpressionofthebasicparadoxofTime-travel,ifweassumeanindeviantReality,eh?NowyourPrimitives,I’llventuretostate,neverassumedanythingbutanindeviantReality.AmIright?"
Harlanwaitedtoanswer.HedidnotseewheretheconversationwasaimingorwhatSennor’sdeeperpurposeswere,anditunnervedhim.Hesaid,"Idon’tknowenoughtoansweryouwithcertainty,sir.Ibelievetheremayhavebeenspeculationsastoalternatepathsoftimeorplanesofexistence.Idon’tknow."
Sennorthrustoutalowerlip."I’msureyou’rewrong.Youmayhavebeenmisledbyreadingyourownknowledgeintovariousambiguitiesyoumayhavecomeacross.No,withoutactualexperienceofTime-travel,thephilosophicintricaciesofRealitywouldbequitebeyondthehumanmind.
