451 по фаренгейту
It was a pleasure to burn
"Montag...?"
"Itdoesn’tlikeme,"saidMontag.
"What,theHound?"TheCaptainstudiedhiscards.
"Comeoffit.Itdoesn’tlikeordislike.Itjust‘functions.’It’slikealessoninballistics. Ithasatrajectorywedecideforit.Itfollowsthrough.Ittargetsitself,homesitself,andcutsoff. It’sonlycopperwire,storagebatteries,andelectricity."
Montagswallowed. "Itscalculatorscanbesettoanycombination,somanyaminoacids,somuchsulphur,somuchbutterfatandalkaline.Right?"
"Weallknowthat."
"Allofthosechemicalbalancesandpercentagesonallofushereinthehousearerecordedinthemasterfiledownstairs. ItwouldbeeasyforsomeonetosetupapartialcombinationontheHound’s‘memory,’atouchofaminoacids,perhaps. Thatwouldaccountforwhattheanimaldidjustnow.Reactedtowardme."
"Hell,"saidtheCaptain.
"Irritated,butnotcompletelyangry. Justenough‘memory’setupinitbysomeonesoitgrowledwhenItouchedit."
"Whowoulddoathinglikethat?"askedtheCaptain."Youhaven’tanyenemieshere,Guy."
"NonethatIknowof."
