Грань будущего

           TheDreamerspickedupwheretheyleftoff.

           DreamersbelievedtheMimicswereintelligent,andtheyinsisteditwashumanity’sfailuretocommunicatewiththemthathadledtothiswar.TheyreasonedthatifMimicscouldevolvesoquicklyintosuchpotentweapons,withpatience,theycoulddevelopthemeanstocommunicateaswell.TheDreamershadbeguntotakeinmembersofawar-wearypublicwhobelievedhumanitycouldnevertriumphovertheMimics,andinthepasttwotothreeyearsthesizeofthemovementhadballooned.

           "IinterviewedafewbeforecomingtoJapan,"Murdochcontinued.

           "Soundslikehardwork."

           "Theyallhavethesamedreamonthesameday.Inthatdream,humanityfallstotheMimics.Theythinkit’ssomesortofmessagethey’retryingtosendus.Notthatyouneededmetotellyouthat."Murdochlickedhislips.Histonguewastoosmallforhisbody,givingthedistinctimpressionofamollusk."Ididalittledigging,anditturnsoutthereareparticularlyhighconcentrationsofthesedreamsthedaysbeforeU.S.SpecOpslaunchmajorattacks.Andoverthepastfewyears,moreandmorepeoplehavebeenhavingthedream.Ithasn’tbeenmadepublic,butsomeofthesepeopleareeveninthemilitary."

           "Youbelievewhateverthesefeedjobstellyou?Listentothemlongenoughandthey’dhaveyouthinkingseamonkeyswereregularEinsteins."

           "AcademiccirclesarealreadydiscussingthepossibilityofMimicintelligence.Andiftheyare,it’snotfar-fetchedtothinktheywouldtrytocommunicate."