Конец вечности
Beyond the Downwhen Terminus
"Whatwehavehereisakettlewithapoweredinitialpointbutanunpowereddestinationpoint.Itcanonlybepushed,notpulled.Forthatreason,itmustutilizeenergiesatalevelwholeordersofmagnitudehigherthanthoseusedbyordinarykettles.Specialpower-transferunitshavehadtobelaiddownalongthekettlewaystosiphoninsufficientconcentrationsofenergyfromNovaSol.
"Thisspecialkettle,itscontrolsandpowersupply,areacompositestructure.Forphysiodecades,thepassingRealitieshavebeencombedforspecialalloysandspecialtechniques.The13thRealityofthe222ndwasthekey.ItdevelopedtheTemporalPressorandwithoutthat,thiskettlecouldnothavebeenbuilt.The13thRealityofthe222nd."
Hepronouncedthatwithelaboratedistinctness.
(Harlanthought:Rememberthat,Cooper!Rememberthe13thRealityofthe222ndsoyoucanputitintotheMallansohnmemoirsothattheEtemalswillknowwheretolooksotheywillknowwhattotellyousoyoucanputit…Roundandroundthecirclegoes…)
Twissellsaid,"Thekettlehasnotbeentestedpastthedownwhenterminus,ofcourse,butithastakennumeroustripswithinEternity.Weareconvincedtherewillbenobadeffects."
"Therecan’tbe,canthere?"saidCooper."ImeanIdidgetthereorMallansohncouldnothavesucceededinbuildingthefieldandhedidsucceed."
Twissellsaid,"Exactly.
