451 по фаренгейту

           Thebeetles?Oncestarted,theycouldleavethreeblocksbehindtheminaboutfifteenseconds. So,evenifhalfwayacrosshestartedtorun...? 

           Heputhisrightfootoutandthenhisleftfootandthenhisright. Hewalkedontheemptyavenue. 

           Evenifthestreetwereentirelyempty,ofcourse,youcouldn’tbesureofasafecrossing, foracarcouldappearsuddenlyovertherisefourblocksfurtheron andbeonandpastyoubeforeyouhadtakenadozenbreaths. 

           Hedecidednottocounthissteps. Helookedneithertoleftnorright. Thelightfromtheoverheadlampsseemedasbrightandrevealingasthemiddaysunandjustashot. 

           Helistenedtothesoundofthecarpickingupspeedtwoblocksawayonhisright. Itsmovableheadlightsjerkedbackandforthsuddenly,andcaughtatMontag. 

           Keepgoing. 

           Montagfaltered,gotagriponthebooks,andforcedhimselfnottofreeze. Instinctivelyhetookafewquick,runningstepsthentalkedoutloudtohimselfandpulleduptostrollagain. Hewasnowhalfacrossthestreet, buttheroarfromthebeetle’sengineswhinedhigherasitputonspeed. 

           Thepolice,ofcourse.Theyseeme. Butslownow;slow,quiet,don’tturn,don’tlook,don’tseemconcerned. Walk,that’sit,walls,walk. 

           Thebeetlewasrushing.Thebeetlewasroaring.Thebeetleraiseditsspeed. Thebeetlewaswhining.Thebeetlewasinhighthunder.Thebeetlecameskimming.Thebeetlecameinasinglewhistlingtrajectory,firedfromaninvisiblerifle.