Чужой
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Butkeeptrying.Letmeknowtheminuteyoudofindanything,anythingatall.Especiallyanyindicationofmovement.Don’tgointodetails.We’llhandleanyanalysisatthisend.’
’Check.Watchyourselves.’
’Whatnow,Captain?’Dallas’ssgazetravelledthelengthofthehugeship,returnedtodiscoverKaneandLambertwatchinghim.Theexecwasright,ofcourse.Toknowthatthiswasthesourceofthesignalwasnotsufficient.Theyhadtotraceittothegenerator,trytodiscoverthecausebehindthesignalandthepresenceofthisshiponthistinyworld.Tohavecomethisfarandnotexplorethealien’sinnardswasunthinkable.
Curiosity,afterall,waswhathaddrivenmankindoutfromhisisolated,unimportantworldandacrossthegulfbetweenthestars.Ithadalso,hethoughtfullyremindedhimself,killedthefigurativecat.
Hecametoadecision,theonlylogicalone.’Itlooksprettydeadfromouthere.We’llapproachthebasefirst.Then,ifnothingshowsitself..’
Lamberteyedhim.’Yeah.’
’Then..we’llsee.’
Theystartedtowardthehull,thesuperfluousfinderdanglingfromLambert’sbelt.
’Atthispoint,’Dallaswassayingastheynearedtheoverhangingcurseofthehull,’there’sonlyonethingIcan..’
BackaboardtheNostromo,Ashfollowedeverywordcarefully.Withoutwarning,Dallas’svoicefaded.Itcamebackstrongoncemorebeforedisappearingcompletely.Simultaneously,Ashlostvisualcontact.
