Конец вечности
The Earlier Crime
"You’llhaveNoys."
"YoumeantheCouncilwillbewillingtobreakthelawsofEternityoncethedangerissafelygone?Idon’tbelieveit."Howcouldthedangersafelybepassed,asanescrapofhisminddemanded.Whatwasthisallabout?
"TheCouncilwillneverknow."
"Wouldyoubewillingtobreakthelaws?You’retheidealEternal.Withthedangergone,youwouldobeythelaw.Youcouldn’tactotherwise."
Twissellreddenedblotchily,highoneachcheekbone.Fromtheoldfaceallshrewdnessandstrengthdrainedaway.Therewasleftonlyastrangesorrow.
"Iwillkeepmywordtoyouandbreakthelaw,"saidTwissell,"forareasonyoudon’timagine.Idon’tknowhowmuchtimeisleftusbeforeEternitydisappears.Itcouldbehours;itcouldbemonths.ButIhavespentsomuchtimeinthehopeofbringingyoutoreasonthatIwillspendalittlemore.Willyoulistentome?Please?"
Harlanhesitated.Then,outofaconvictionoftheuselessnessofallthingsasmuchasoutofanythingelsesaidwearily,"Goon."
Ihaveheard(beganTwissell)thatIwasbornold,thatIcutmyteethonaMicro-Computaplex,thatIkeepmyhandcomputerinaspecialpocketofmypajamaswhenIsleep,thatmybrainismadeupoflittleforce-relaysinendlessparallelhookupsandthateachcorpuscleofmybloodisamicroscopicspatio-temporalchartfloatingincomputeroil.
