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Robert A. Heinlein - Common Sense
Atec Февраль 27 2008 22:54:42
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. That's where we're going. That's the End of the Trip!"
Joe-Jim, both of him, was momentarily startled. Not being himself concerned with any objective other than his own safety and comfort, it was hard for him to realize that Hugh, and perhaps Bill Ertz as well, held as their first objective the recapturing of the lost accomplishments of their ancestors' high order to complete the long-forgotten, half-mythical Trip to Far Centaurus.
Jim recovered himself. "Hm-m-m. Maybe. What makes you think that star is Far Centaurus?"
"Maybe it isn't. I don't care. But it's the star we are closest to and we are moving toward it. When we don't know which star is which, one is as good as another. Joe-Jim, the ancients must have had some way of telling the stars apart."
"Sure they did," Joe confirmed, "but what of it? You've picked the one you want to go to. Come on. I want to get back down."
"All right," Hugh agreed reluctantly. They began the long trip down.
Ertz sketched out to Joe-Jim and Hugh his interview with Narby. "Now my idea in coming up," he continued, "is this: I'll send Alan back down to heavy-weight with a message to Narby, telling him that I've been able to get in contact with you, Hugh, and urging him to meet us somewhere above Crew country to hear what I've found out."
"Why don't you simply go back and fetch him yourself?" objected Hugh.
Ertz looked slightly sheepish
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