Конец вечности
The Beginning of Infinity
IstudiedtheRealityinwhichIwentbacktothe482nd,metfirstFinge,thenyou.Theoneinwhichyoucametomeandlovedme,inwhichyoutookmeintoEternityandthefarupwhenofmyownCentury,inwhichyoumisdirectedCooper,andinwhichyouandI,together,returnedtothePrimitive.WelivedinthePrimitivefortherestofourdays.IsawourlivestogetherandtheywerehappyandIlovedyou.Soit’snotridiculousatall.Ichosethisalternativesothatourlovemightbetrue."
Harlansaid,"Allthisisfalse.It’sfalse.Howcanyouexpectmetobelieveyou?"Hestopped,thensaidsuddenly,"Wait!Yousayyouknewallthisinadvance?Allthatwouldhappen?"
"Yes."
"Thenyou’reobviouslylying.YouwouldhaveknownthatIwouldhaveyouhereatblasterpoint.Youwouldhaveknownyouwouldfail.Whatisyouranswertothat?"
Shesighedlightly,"ItoldyouthereareaninfinitenumberofanysubclassofRealities.NomatterhowfinelywefocusonagivenRealityitalwaysrepresentsaninfinitenumberofverysimilarRealities.Therearefuzzyspots.Thefinerwefocus,thelessfuzzy,butperfectsharpnesscannotbeobtained.Thelessfuzzy,thelowertheprobabilityofchancevariationspoilingtheresult,buttheprobabilityisneverabsolutelyzero.Onefuzzyspotspoiledthings."
"Which?"
"Youweretohavecomebacktothefarupwhenafterthebarrieratthe100,000thhadbeenloweredandyoudid.
