Марсианские хроники

           Butaftereverythingwaspinneddownandneatandinitsplace,wheneverythingwassafeandcertain,whenthetownswerewellenoughfixedandthelonelinesswasataminimum,thenthesophisticatescameinfromEarth.Theycameonpartiesandvacations,onlittleshoppingtripsfortrinketsandphotographsandthe"atmosphere";theycametostudyandapplysociologicallaws;theycamewithstarsandbadgesandrulesandregulations,bringingsomeoftheredtapethathadrawledacrossEarthlikeanalienweed,andlettingitgrowonMarswhereveritcouldtakeroot.Theybegantoplanpeople’slivesandlibraries;theybegantoinstructandpushabouttheverypeoplewhohadcometoMarstogetawayfrombeinginstructedandruledandpushedabout.

           Anditwasinevitablethatsomeofthesepeoplepushedback…