Конец вечности
Beyond the Downwhen Terminus
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(Harlanthought:Thekettlemustreturninfifteenminutesbecauseitdidreturninfifteenminutes.Roundand…)
Twissellhurriedon."Wecannotattempttocounterfeittheirmediumofexchangeofanyoftheirnegotiablescrip.Youwillhavegoldintheformofsmallnuggets.Youwillbeabletoexplainitspossessionaccordingtoyourdetailedinstructions.Youwillhavenativeclothingtowearoratleastclothingthatwillpassfornative."
"Right,"saidCooper.
"Now,remember.Moveslowly.Takeweeks,ifnecessary.Workyourwayintotheera,spiritually.TechnicianHarlan’sinstructionsareagoodbasisbuttheyarenotenough.Youwillhaveawirelessreceiverbuiltontheprinciplesofthez4thwhichwillenableyoutocomeabreastofthecurrenteventsand,moreimportant,learntheproperpronunciationandintonationofthelanguageofthetimes.Dothatthoroughly.I’msurethatHarlan’sknowledgeofEnglishisexcellent,butnothingcansubstitutefornativepronunciationonthespot."
Coopersaid,"WhatifIdon’tendupintherightspot?Imean,notinthe23.17?"
"Checkonthatverycarefully,ofcourse.Butitwillberight.Itwillberight."
(Harlanthought:Itwillberightbecauseitwasright.Round…)
Coopermusthavelookedunconvinced,though,forTwissellsaid,"Theaccuracyoffocuswascarefullyworkedout.Iintendedtoexplainourmethodsandnowisagoodtime.
