Конец вечности
The Beginning of Eternity
"ThememoirtellsthestoryofamannamedBrinsleySheridanCooper,borninthe78th,inductedasaCubintoEternityattheageoftwenty-three,havingbeenmarriedforalittleoverayear,buthavingbeen,asyet,childless.
"HavingenteredEternity,CooperwastrainedinmathematicsbyaComputernamedLabanTwissellandinPrimitivesociologybyaTechniciannamedAndrewHarlan.Afterathoroughgroundinginbothdisciplines,andinsuchmattersastemporalengineeringaswell,hewassentbacktothe24thtoteachcertainnecessarytechniquestoaPrimitivescientistnamedVikkorMallansohn.
"Oncehavingreachedthe24th,heembarkedfirstonaslowprocessofadjustinghimselftothesociety.InthishebenefitedagreatdealfromthetrainingofTechnicianHarlanandthedetailedadviceofComputerTwissell,whoseemedtohaveanuncannyinsightintosomeoftheproblemshewastoface.
"Afterthepassageoftwoyears,CooperlocatedoneVikkorMallansohn,aneccentricrecluseintheCaliforniabackwoods,relationlessandfriendlessbutgiftedwithadaringandunconventionalmind.Coopermadefriendsslowly,acclimatedthemantothethoughtofhavingmetatravelerfromthefuturestillmoreslowly,andsetaboutteachingthemanthemathematicshemustknow.
