Конец вечности
The Hidden Centuries
Bettermentofhumanity."
"Yes.Yes.Innormaltimes,Ithinksotoo.ButI’mtalkingofmynightmare.Whatiftherewereanotherreason,anunexpressedone,anunconsciousone.Amanwhocantravelintotheindefinitefuturemaymeetmenasfaradvancedoverhimselfashehimselfisoveranape.Whynot?"
"Maybe.Butmenaremen--"
"-eveninthe70,000th.Yes,Iknow.AndhaveourRealityChangeshadsomethingtodowithit?Webredouttheunusual.EvenSennor’shomewhenwithitshairlesscreaturesisundercontinualquestionandthat’sharmlessenough.Perhapsinallhonesty,inallsincerity,we’vepreventedhumanevolutionbecausewedon’twanttomeetthesupermen."
Stillnosparkwasstruck.Harlansaid,"Thenit’sdone.Vhatdoesitmatter?"
"Butwhatifthesupermanexistsjustthesame,furtherupwhenthanwecanreach?Wecontrolonlytothe70,000th.BeyondthataretheHiddenCenturies!Whyaretheyhidden?Becauseevolvedmandoesnotwanttodealwithusandbarsusfromhistime?Whydoweallowthemtoremainhidden?Becausewedon’twanttodealwiththemand,havingfailedtoenterinourfirstattempt,werefuseeventomakeadditionalattempts?Idon’tsayit’sourconsciousreason,butconsciousorunconscious,it’sareason."
"Granteverything,"saidHarlansullenly."They’reoutofourreachandwe’reoutoftheirs.Liveandletlive."
Twissellseemedstruckbythephrase."Liveandletlive.
