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Roger Zelazny. Sign of chaos
Atec Ноябрь 07 2007 02:48:28
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. I want you to be as
strong as possible. When you take your next step I do not want you to stop
again until you have reached the middle. I may call out instructions to you
as you move along, also. Do whatever I say immediately, without thinking
about it.
"First I will tell you about the Veils, the places of resistance. . .
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For how long I spoke, I do not know.
I watched as she approached the First Veil.
"Ignore the chill and the shocks," I said. "They can't hurt you. Don't
let the sparks distract you. You're about to hit major resistance. Don't
start breathing rapidly."
I watched her push her way through.
"Good," I said, as she came onto an easier stretch, deciding against
telling her that the next Veil was far worse. "By the way, don't think that
you're going crazy. Shortly, it will begin playing head games with you-"
"It already has," she responded. "What should I do?"
"It's probably mostly memories. Just let them flow, and keep your
attention on the path."
She continued, and I talked her through the Second Veil. The sparks
reached almost to her shoulders before she was out of it. I watched her
struggle through arc after arc, then tricky curves and long, sweeping ones,
turns, reversals. There were times when she moved quickly, times when she
was slowed almost to a standstill. But she kept moving
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