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Isahluko 2. Iphupho likaMartian
    
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Isahluko 2. Iphupho likaMartian

    Usosayensi osemusha uMaxim Minin ubehamba egqumeni elincane phezu kwe-Mars, eshiya imikhondo engashoni esihlabathini esibomvu, efike emizuzwini engamashumi amabili edlule ngendiza yabagibeli ye-INKIS eya endaweni ye-cosmodrome yedolobha laseTule ngesimemo sokuyosebenzela. inkampani ehamba phambili ye-Martian Telecom-ru. UMaxim wayekholelwa ngobuqotho ukuthi lalingekho itulo lamaMartians ngokumelene nesintu sonke, futhi izambulo ezethulwa ngokuhleba okudakiwe ekhishini ngemuva kwebhodlela lesithathu kwakuyizaba ezidabukisayo zabahluliwe ababandlululwayo. Wayezosebenza kanzima, ngokusekelwa kwengqondo yakhe eyinkimbinkimbi, ukuze azuze indawo ephansi endaweni ethile phezulu kwephiramidi ye-telecom. UMax wayekholelwa ngobuqotho ekufezeni iphupho lakhe likaMartian.

    Wayegqoke ngokunganaki: ijezi elilukiwe lewuli, i-jean egugile kancane namabhuzu amnyama anezingqi eziwugqinsi. Isivunguvungu sothuli olubomvu sadubula phezu kwamatshe, kodwa izinhlamvu zesihlabathi, ezilalela intando yohlelo, ziwela kumuntu, zancibilika ngokushesha njengeqhwa.

     Ku-Mars, okwakungekaMax mathupha, yonke into yayinjena: ingxenye yangempela, ingxenye eqanjiwe. Buduze negquma, udonga olukhazimulayo lwedome elikhulu lamandla lawela phansi liqonde phezulu; lwadalwa abakhipha indandatho abanamandla amakhulu emkhakheni we-electromagnetic, ethweswe umqhele wemibhoshongo yensimbi ephakeme ngamakhilomitha. Yonke imibhoshongo eyisikhombisa, eyakha i-heptagon evamile, neyesishiyagalombili, ephakeme kunazo zonke, ephakathi nendawo, yayibonakala endaweni lapho uMax ayemi khona. Umbhoshongo oseduze, nenqwaba yawo empunga efiphele, uphakamise isibhakabhaka esimnyama saseMartian, ezikude zazibonakala njengemigqa emincane enqamula umkhathizwe. Ngayinye yazo yafika nesikhungo sayo samandla enuzi ukuze inike amandla ama-emitter windings. Emasongweni, umqhele wombani omncane wawubenyezela futhi uqhekeke, okukhumbuza amandla asabekayo ageleza emzimbeni wensimbi wemibhoshongo.

     I-heptagon, ebhalwe kumjikelezo we-crater engashoni, imboze indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angamakhulu ambalwa ngedome lamandla. Esikhaleni esigcwele umoya ophefumulayo, kwavela idolobha lasemhlabeni elijwayeleke ngokuphelele, futhi izindawo ezingenazo izakhiwo zagcwala izihlahla zikaphayini ezinoshukela namadamu acwebile. Ngisho nezinhlobo eziningi zezakhamuzi ezinezimpaphe, ingasaphathwa eyezilwane, ziye zajwayela ukuphila ngaphakathi.

     Ngokuthanda kukaMax, imisindo yedolobha elikhulu ayelijwayele eMoscow yayizwakala endaweni ayemi kuyo: ukubhonga kwesixuku, amahutha ezimoto, ukuklabalasa nokukhala, amagalelo okulinganisa avela ezindaweni zokwakha. Yiqiniso, amadolobha angempela aseMartian acashe ekujuleni kwemigede, azikho izizinda zamandla eziyingozi noma ezibizayo ezibonwayo, futhi lapho imitshina ithola noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuphila ngaphandle komuntu, i-alamu yezinto eziphilayo iyacushwa. Kodwa okungokoqobo okubonakalayo kunikeza ububanzi banoma imaphi amaphupho.

    Ngaphansi kohlangothi lwe-dome yamandla, njengechibi lokwenziwa, insimu kakhonkolo eyisicaba ye-cosmodrome enezitsha ze-radar nemibhoshongo yokulawula emaphethelweni esabalele. Ezingidini zokubophela, kwakunemikhumbi eminingana ethwala impahla. Ayefana namabhungane amakhulu ane-fuselage eshintsha ngokushelelayo iye phansi ingene emibhobolweni yenjini. Amatheminali abagibeli bekungamadome abomvu ancibilike ngokuphrinta kwe-plasma ye-3D kusuka esihlabathini se-Martian namadwala. Babenezindawo ezisobala ezakhelwe ngaphakathi zokubuka indawo ezungezile, kuphela ezingaphansi kancane ngamandla kunezitezi zedome ezingamamitha ubude.

     Esisekelweni segwadle phambi kwamatheminali abagibeli esikhumulweni semkhathi, inyoni eyisiliva enamaphiko amafushane kanye nomzimba oyi-angular wemikhumbi yokuqala yabheka phezulu ngokuziqhenya. Edabukile futhi eshaywe impilo ende, wagcina ngokuyisimangaliso ukoma kokutholwa okukhulu ekukhanyeni okuyingozi kwekhala lakhe elimnyama kanye nonqenqema oluphambili lwamaphiko akhe. Izimoto ezihamba phambili zihlala ziphethe ngaphakathi kwazo inhlanganisela engavamile yezakhiwo - umoya womshini, okubenza bacishe baphile. Inyoni eyisiliva esisekelweni yayiwumshini onjalo. Akazange afike phezu kwe-Mars, ehambisa abantu abahlala phansi kuphela, kodwa wajabulela ukuphumula okuhloniphekile lapha. Nsuku zonke, ochwepheshe ababegqoke amasudi asemkhathini babefutha umoya ocindezelwe emkhunjini, bekhipha uthuli olubomvu emifantwini emincane yomkhumbi osekuqale ukubhidlika. Basebenza ngokucophelela bezungeze umbhalo othi "Viking" ohlangothini lomkhumbi. Ikhala leViking laliqondiswe endaweni esenyakatho ye-Mars. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwetheminali, "Isiphepho" sibheke eningizimu; kusukela entshonalanga nasempumalanga, i-INKIS cosmodrome yayigadwe "i-Orion" ne "Ural" - imikhumbi emine edumile eyawina ubuholi baseRussia emncintiswaneni womkhathi womhlaba. ukuqala kwenkathi yezindiza ze-interplanetary.

     Kwaba kunjena uMax. Wawufunda umlayezo, nakuba ngokubona kwakhe umyalezo omfushane engxoxweni wawuzokwanela. Kodwa intombi yakhe yayifuna inkohliso yokuxhumana okubukhoma, futhi ukuxhumana okusheshayo kwakubiza kakhulu.

     “Sawubona, Masha, ngindize ngokujwayelekile, ngaphandle kwezigameko ezikhethekile. Imikhumbi ye-INKIS ithembekile impela. Yiqiniso, ukuchitha amasonto amathathu ku-cryosleep kungaphansi kwenjabulo evamile. Kukhona futhi ukudluliselwa okubili eziteshini ze-orbital, ngaphezu kwalokho. Kodwa amanani, njengoba uqonda, ezindizeni ze-INKIS ziphansi kakhulu kunalezo eziqhudelana naye. Ngokushesha ngiqaphela i-Telekom - i-cheapskates, damn it, egunjini lebhizinisi lendiza ye-NASA-Spacelines, endizela ku-Mars ngezinsuku ezinhlanu, ayisoze yaphuma lutho. Bathi kumele ube ngumuntu othanda izwe, kodwa kuze kube sekufeni manje.

    Kodwa ngenxa yamandla adonsela phansi wendawo, kuphakama izinkinga ezengeziwe: Ngilokhu ngigijimela ezindongeni ngokusheshisa, futhi ngiwisa abantu bendawo. Kuzodingeka ngibhalisele indawo yokuzivocavoca ekhethekile, ngaphandle kwalokho ngonyaka noma emibili ngizokwazi ukugibela isihlalo sabakhubazekile eMhlabeni. Ngokuvamile, ungakwazi ukujwayela kalula amandla adonsela phansi, kunzima kancane ukuphuma kulo mkhuba, kodwa futhi kungenzeka.Okungikhathaza kakhulu lapha izinkinga zeMartian nge-ecology. Lokhu, yiqiniso, okunye okwedlulele, eMoscow imvelo imbi kangangokuthi amagundane namaphela ayafa, kodwa njengoba wazi, akekho onendaba. Futhi ngaphambi kwendiza eya e-Mars, ngahlukunyezwa eMhlabeni ngokuhlolwa kokufunda imvelo, futhi phakathi nendiza amafilimu okufundisa ayedlalwa njalo, ngaphezu kwalokho, ngibophekile ukufaka izinhlelo ezikhethekile ku-chip yami eziqapha ukuziphatha kwami ​​​​okuthobela umthetho. Umuntu uba nomuzwa wokuthi ku-Mars zonke izilwane zasemhlabeni zibhekwa ngokuzenzakalelayo njengohlobo oluthile lwezingulube, ezizama ukungcolisa yonke into ezungezile. Njengalolu uhlobo lwendawo lwe-redneck: lezi yiziwula ezivakashelayo, futhi thina, bomdabu baseMartians, sizozifundisa ukuhlakanipha. Futhi uNkulunkulu makube kude, ngiphonsa isinqamu sikagwayi noma i-stub phansi, i-chip yami izokwazisa ngokushesha lapho kufanele ibe khona, okungukuthi, isevisi yezemvelo, futhi bazongikhokhisa inhlawulo enkulu, futhi uma ngiphinda, bangase bathole nesigwebo sasejele. Phela, woza, azisekho izifunda, futhi insizakalo yezemvelo iyingozi kakhulu kune-KGB yomdabu noma i-MIC; uma kukhulunywa ngayo nje, izingalo nemilenze yawo wonke ama-Martians asuswa ngokushesha, enyanyeka, maye. .

     Angazi noma udoti olahliwe uyingozi kangaka, noma ungabangela ubhubhane olukhulu, noma isiphukuphuku esithile singavusa ingozi ezinhlelweni ezisekela ukuphila. Konke lokhu, ngokubona kwami, kuyethusa njengoba kungenzeki. Ukufa emkhakheni ongawodwa kusuka ekuthelelekeni okungaziwa noma ukufa ngokuwohloka kuyinto embi, kodwa, njengoba bethi, uma wesaba izimpisi, ungangeni ehlathini. Kwakudingeka ukuzinza eplanethini enendawo yangaphandle enobutha, bese kuzamazama wonke amachashaza angaqondakali: “Awu, kuthiwani uma lokhu kuyisikhunta esingaziwa, sizongena emzimbeni futhi i-Martian fly agarics izohluma kimi.” Ngokweqiniso, abantu abake baphila kancane ku-Mars babonakala behlanya ngalesi sihloko; bezwe izinto ezesabekayo ezanele ngesikhathi sendiza ukuthi kunele abalingiswa abaningana besigaba sokuqala. Kubonakala sengathi othile wethula ngamabomu ukwesaba izingozi, imililo, futhi, ngiyaxolisa ngegama elithi, “ukwesaba udoti” emqondweni. Wonke ama-Martians angama-purists anjalo, maye. Kodwa ubumsulwa bungaphandle nje futhi abufiki emkhakheni wamasiko wempilo. Ngivame ukushaqeka ukukhangisa lapha: akukho ngqondo, ukugcizelela okungenamgomo ekusetshenzisweni kanye nesisekelo semvelo.

     Kodwa-ke, njengoba sengishilo, ujwayele yonke into, kanye nokweqisa "kwezombangazwe zangaphakathi" zikaMartian. Angibhemi, futhi ngijwayele ukuhlanzeka kusukela ebuntwaneni, ngakho asikho isizathu sokuba ngesabe izinsizakalo zemvelo. Into esemqoka ukuthi ngizosebenza enkampanini engcono kakhulu yaseRussia; ukuze ngithole ithuba lokufeza okuthile empilweni, ngingakwazi ukukhuthazela kancane.

     Nokho, angikakahlangani noMartian wangempela. Uyakhumbula ukuthi ugogo wethu wethusa wonke umuntu: “Zinkulu, zinde ngamamitha amathathu, ziphaphathekile, ziminyene zinezinwele ezimhloshana ezimhloshana namehlo amnyama, zifana nezicabucabu ezingaphansi komhlaba.” Ngacabanga ukuthi lapho ngisondela kuMars, abantu baseMartians babebi kakhulu, kodwa kwakungekho neyodwa yabo emkhunjini noma eziteshini. Kodwa lokhu cishe kuyaqondakala: abavamile ukundiza eMhlabeni futhi, kunoma yikuphi, abathembi i-INKIS ngemizimba yabo eyigugu. Mhlawumbe kuzohluka edolobheni. Kodwa ngephutha ngahlangana nonogada bakwaTelecom esiteshini. Uthi ubesohambweni lwebhizinisi. Kuyamangaza ukuthi izinhlobo ezinjalo zisebenza kwaTelecom. Kuyamcacela ukuthi akayena unogada ojwayelekile, kungani unogada ojwayelekile ezondiza uma ehamba ngomsebenzi. Kulo Ruslan, izimpande zaseCaucasia zibonakala ngokucacile: izici zobuso bakhe, indlela yakhe yokukhuluma, yena, yebo, akadideki ngobuso namacala, kodwa namanje kukhona ukugcizelela okuphawulekayo. Cha, uyazi, nginesimo sengqondo esivamile kubantu bezinye izizwe... Kodwa lo Ruslan, ngamafuphi, ubukeka efana nohlobo oluthile lomgulukudu. Ngakho-ke, akunandaba, asinazo yini izinhlobo eziningi zobuntu ezilenga ngaphansi kwamafasitela ethu? Cishe ngangicabanga iTelecom ngandlela thize ngendlela enengqondo: ngangithemba ukuthi kwakuyinhlangano yaseMartian, yonke into yayiqhutshwa ngabakwaMartians - enengqondo, esebenza kahle, enonembeza. Bengicabanga ukuthi i-Mars iwumhlaba we-nanotechnology kanye neqiniso elibonakalayo. Ngokuqondene ne-Mars, akukho lutho ngaphandle kokungezwani kuze kube manje. Izinkonzo zemvelo ziyizimbali nje, kodwa abakopishi lapha yizilwane zangempela. Zonke izinsizakalo zamahhala nezinhlelo zigcwaliswa ophahleni ngokukhangisa, kodwa zama ukukhiya okuthile, isevisi yemvelo izobonakala njengomama kamama wakho. Wozani, izinhlelo zama pirate, okungenani noma yisiphi isiwula singabona ukuthi lokhu akukuhle. Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi awukezwa ngomthetho we-bots. Ngikhohlwe ukufaka isignesha ku-bot ukuthi uyi-bot futhi yilokho kuphela, yomisa ama-crackers futhi wamukelekile ezimayini ze-uranium.

    Ngakho-ke, ukufingqa, kufanele ngivume ngobuqotho kuwe, Masha othandekayo, ukuthi ukwazana kwami ​​​​kokuqala noMars akuzange kufeze lokho engangikulindele, noma kunjalo, akekho owathembisa ukuthi kuzoba lula. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uma ibolile ngokuphelele, ngizobuya, njengoba kuvunyelwene, kodwa uma konke kuhamba kahle, khona-ke uzofika ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, lapho sesiqedile yonke imibhalo. Hhayi-ke, kulungile, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngigoqe, ngizobhala ngokuningiliziwe kusihlwa. Ithi sawubona wonke umuntu, into eyinhloko ukuthi uthumela nezincwadi, ungasebenzisi lokhu kuxhumana okusheshayo: kuyabiza njengesihogo. Yilokho, ngiqabule, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngigijime."

    UMax wengeze izindawo eziningi ezinhle zeplanethi ebomvu efayeleni: umbono obalulekile ukusuka phezulu kwe-Olympus engamakhilomitha angamashumi amabili kanye nezindonga eziwumqansa ze-Marineris Valley futhi wathumela incwadi. Waphuma eqinisweni langempela futhi waqala, efunga, ukuvala amafasitela okukhangisa ayeyibhonasi engathandeki kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokusebenza "lwamahhala". Wehlisa umoya kuphela lapho kuvela imenyu ye-interlucent interface yomsebenzisi. Wanyakazisa izitho eziqinile futhi ngokucasuka wehlisa ihembe lakhe lokwenziwa kanye nebhulukwe elihambisanayo. Wayengathandi neze izingubo ze-Martian, ezihlala isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi ezinhle, kodwa ngaphandle kwe-lint eyodwa yemvelo noma i-speck yothuli engabangela ukungezwani komzimba kubantu bendawo ababuthakathaka abanempilo. Amajezi kagogo, amasokisi, kanye nezinye izingubo “ezingcolile ngokwemvelo” zazithungelwa ezikhwameni ezivaliwe lapho kuthengwa khona izimpahla.

    Umuntu omusha amaziyo wayesondela etafuleni le-network cafe lapho uMax ayekhona. Wayegqoke isudi empunga eyenziwe ngama-synthetics abizayo, ayebukeka futhi ezwakala njengoboya, kuyilapho egcina izindawo zayo ezikhethekile zemvelo. URuslan wayemude, eqinile futhi eqinile, eqinile ngokubukeka, njengokungathi wayengakaze aphile engxenyeni yamandla adonsela phansi. Lokhu-ke bekuzomenza agqame esixukwini, uma wazi ukuthi akazisebenzisi izinhlelo zezimonyo. Abazange basebenze ngempela emikhunjini ye-INKIS, kodwa ku-Mars, ukubukeka "kwemvelo" kwakungavamile njengezingubo nokudla, ngokuvamile, njengakho konke okungokwemvelo. Njengoba isikhangiso saphakade sathi: "Isithombe asilutho, umhlinzeki uyikho konke"! UMax angakujabulela ukulungisa isithombe sikaRuslan: kuphrofayela yakhe ye-aquiline eqhoshayo, izihlathi eziphakeme kanye nesikhumba esimnyama, konke okwakusele kwakuwukwengeza isiphandla, i-scimitar egobile ebhandeni lakhe nama-minarets amhlophe ngemuva ukuze enze isithombe esihle esiphelele. Nokho, wayengafanelani nesithombe sesikhulu sezokuphepha esichitha izinsuku zaso zokusebenza ku-inthanethi, sibhekisisa ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kwenkampani. Awudingi ukuqeqeshwa ngokomzimba emsebenzini onjalo, futhi ukuwugcina nge-gravity ephansi oh kunzima kakhulu: awukwazi ukukwenza ngaphandle kokungenelela kwezokwelapha nokuqeqeshwa kwansuku zonke. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi uRuslan ungumlandeli onjalo wempilo enempilo. Mhlawumbe uluhlobo oluthile lomabi wezabelo ezibucayi, noma, ngokwesiko laseRussia, umsebenzi wesevisi yezokuphepha uwukubamba abasebenzi abanganelisekile ngezimo zokusebenza ababalekela inkampani. UMax waqaphela ukuthi ukucabanga kwakhe kwakungasekelwe yilutho; kwakungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi uRuslan wayewuhlobo oluthile lomphathi omncane futhi wayenesikhathi nemali yokunakekela ukubukeka kwakhe.

    U-Ruslan wasondela etafuleni ngokunyakaza “okubhampayo”, okuvame ukuba yisici sabantu abasanda kufika bevela emhlabeni onamandla adonsela phansi avamile, wadudula isihlalo samahhala ngokudabukisayo wahlala phansi ngokuphambene, esonga izandla etafuleni.

     - Awu unjani? — UMax wabuza ngokunganaki.

     - Umshushisi unebhizinisi, mfowethu.

     URuslan wabheka eceleni kakhulu, wadonsa iminwe yakhe etafuleni futhi wabuza umbuzo ophikisayo.

     —Unayo i-chip endala, akunjalo?

     - Yebo, ku-Mars ungashintsha i-chip okungenani njalo ngonyaka, kodwa eMoscow kubiza kancane futhi uhlobo oluyingozi, uma kucatshangelwa izinga lomuthi.

     - Lokhu kuyaqondakala, kuphela enkampanini yabantu bendawo abazenza ama-Martians, ungakufihli lokho. Kuyafana nokuvuma ukuthi uyisahluleki ngokuphelele.

     UMax waqhweba kancane; lowo owayekhulume naye wayengenawo nhlobo ubuhlakani, okwakulindelwe, empeleni.

     - Futhi yini engalungile ngalokho?

     "Akudingeki uhambise izandla zakho noma uthinte iminwe yakho; ungabona ngokushesha ukuthi i-chip yakho ilawulwa ukunyakaza, hhayi imiyalo yengqondo." Faka izimonyo ukuze uzifihle.

     - Akukho okunye ongakwenza, akunjalo? Kungani lezi zikhangiso ezishibhile? Ukuze ulawule kahle i-chip kuphela ngemiyalo yengqondo, kufanele uzalwe nayo ekhanda lakho.

     - Kuze kube manje, Max, awuzalwanga une-chip ekhanda lakho, ngokungafani nabaphathi beTelecom.

     - Cha, angizalwanga. Njengoba wazalwa? - Izwi likaMax lalihlangene eduze nokukhungatheka nokungathembani.

    Wazama ukucabanga kancane mayelana neqiniso lokuthi kumele kube nabantu abaningi abasebenza kwaTelecom abazalwa bene-neurochip emakhanda abo. Futhi, mayelana namakhono ekusebenzeni nge-neurochips, cishe akakwazi ukubamba ikhandlela kubo. Nakuba, nokho, ochwepheshe bakwa-HR egatsheni laseMoscow leTelecom balulinganisele kakhulu ulwazi lwakhe. “Hawu lo mngane omusha,” kucabanga uMax, “yebo, bekufanele ahambe ngendlela ethile.”

     - Uma ungenandaba nemibono yomphakathi, awunandaba ngempela, ungenza lokho okulungele kakhulu futhi ungakhathazeki ngakho. Kodwa abafana abapholile bakwaMartian balawula izinto zikagesi ngamandla okucabanga, kanti abanye baluma endaweni eyodwa. Akukafiki kuwe ukuthi kufanele uzalwe une-chip ekhanda lakho futhi ufunde konke lokhu kusukela ebuntwaneni. Kufana nokudlala ibhola, uma ungakaze udlale iminyaka eyishumi, khona-ke ama-laurels kaPele awasakhanyi. Ngakho-ke kulula futhi kushibhile ukucindezela izinkinobho ezibonakalayo. Ungathanda ukudlala njengoPele?

     - Kuthiwani ngebhola?

     - Hhayi ibhola, kunjalo, ngokomfanekiso?

    “Isigebenga esingaka engihlangane naso,” kucabanga uMax, esecasukile kakade. "Phela, iyaqhubeka nokushaya indawo ebucayi kakhulu."

     - Lesi isitatimende ngokuvamile esingabazekayo.

     - Isiphi isitatimende?

     - Mayelana neqiniso lokuthi uma ungazange udlale kusukela ebuntwaneni, khona-ke ngeke ubone impumelelo yangempela. Akuwona wonke umuntu owaziyo kusukela ebuntwaneni ukuthi ayini amathalenta abo.

     - Yebo, wonke amathalenta abekwa ebuntwaneni, futhi awukwazi ukushintsha lutho. Awukhethi ukudalelwa.

     - Kukhona okuhlukile kunoma yimuphi umthetho.

     - Kukhona oyedwa esigidini. - URuslan wavuma kalula futhi ngokunganaki.

    Lawa mazwi akhulunywa ngokukhulu ukuzethemba uMax waze wazizwa enokugodola kancane. Kwaba sengathi isipoki sikaMartian Pele ojwayelekile sivele eduze futhi saqala, ngokumamatheka okucashile kokuphakama okuphelele, ukwenza izinto zakhe ezingafinyeleleki ngebhola.

     - Kulungile, sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngihlangane nomqeqeshi wendawo webhola.

    UMax akabange esalifihlela iqiniso lokuthi ubhekana nokungakhululeki kancane ekuxhumaneni nomngane wakhe omusha.

     "Ngingakugibelisa, imoto yami ifikile kimi."

     - Yebo, asikho isidingo, anginandaba nokuya ehhovisi eliphakathi leTelecom.

     - Ungakhathazeki, kulungile. Ngine-chip efanayo neyakho futhi angizisebenzisi izimonyo. Kuphela angikhathaleli ngempela, kodwa wena, uma ufuna ukujoyina iqembu labo bonke laba bantu bamanga-Martians, bajwayelane neqiniso lokuthi bazokubuka njenge-gastor evela eMoscow.

     - Ingabe usuyijwayele kakade?

     "Ngiyakutshela, nginenkundla yokuxhumana ehlukile." Futhi ungaphila nalokhu, ngikholwe, ngaphandle kwemibukiso engadingekile emjahweni oya endaweni yokugezela yasendaweni, akukho ndawo. Umfana olula waseMoscow akanalo ithuba.

     - Ngandlela-thile, ngiyangabaza ngempela ukuthi abakwaMartians banendaba nokubukisa okushibhile.

     - Ungabheki kanzima kakhulu kumaMartians wangempela. Yebo, abanandaba. Sobabili mina nawe ngokuvamile sifana nezilwane ezifuywayo kubo. Ngikhuluma ngabanye abahlezi bezungeza. Akekho ozosho okuthile ngokuqondile, kodwa uzozizwa ngokushesha isimo sengqondo. Bengingafuni lokhu kube isimanga esingajabulisi.

     "Ngizoyilungisa mina ngokwami ​​imithetho yendawo."

     "Yebo, bekungafanele ngiqale le ngxoxo." Asihambe ngikugibele.

    UMax wayazi kahle ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukufika lapho ngesitimela, kodwa cishe azikho iziminyaminya ku-Mars ngenxa yezindleko eziphezulu zezimoto zomuntu siqu kanye nesistimu yezokuthutha ecatshangelwe kahle, ngakho-ke, ngemva kokulinganisa zonke izinzuzo. nobubi, wanquma ukuthi angakwazi ukuyiphatha kahle.Inkampani kaRuslan elinye ihora.

     - Ngizokushiya ehhovisi elikhulu, sihambe.

    UMax waphathisa abezokuthutha impahla, ngakho manje wayesehamba kancane. Waphinde wahlola isikhwama esine-oxygen mask kanye ne-counter ye-Geiger, futhi wahlola ukuthi i-tape yethebhulethi eguquguqukayo eyandisa ukusebenza kwe-neurochip ephelelwe yisikhathi ilingana kahle esandleni sakhe. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kuzomele uzigxilise ngemishini yesimanjemanje, kodwa okwamanje kuzomele wenze lokho onakho. UMax wasukuma etafuleni walandela uRuslan ngokuzimisela. Akekho owayenakile esitolo. Ngokusobala, kwakunezidumbu zezivakashi kuphela, futhi ukwazi kwazo kwakuzulazula kuma-labyrinths omhlaba obonakalayo.

    Indlela eya endaweni yokupaka yayinqamula ehholo elikhulu lokufika, elalihluke ngokuphawulekayo eqinisweni laseRussia elinenzondo. Kwaba sengathi ngiyiswe kohlobo oluthile lomkhosi womkhosi waseBrazil. Izixuku zama-bots ezihlinzeka ngamasevisi amatekisi, amahhotela nezingosi zokuzijabulisa zingene kunoma yimuphi umsebenzisi omusha, njengephakethe lezinja ezilambile. Izindiza zomoya ezijabule zazintanta ngaphansi kosilingi oluphakeme, odrako abangaziwa kanye nama-griffin acwebezela ngayo yonke imibala yothingo, imithombo kanye nezitshalo eziluhlaza zasezindaweni ezishisayo zavela phansi. UMax wazama ngokucasuka ukunyakazisa ukwakheka kweflaya ebambezelekile esandleni sakhe, eduze kwalokho kwavela idayimane elibomvu elikhanyayo lomlayezo wesevisi mayelana nesidingo sokuvuselela ama-codec. Indlovukazi emnyama egqoke ubhodisi ohlomile yanamathela kuyo ngokushesha, ilokhu immema ukuthi azame i-RPG yabadlali abaningi elandelayo yamadoda angempela.

    I-neurochip iphendule kukho konke lokhu ku-bacchanalia ngokuncipha okukhulu ekusebenzeni. Isithombe saqala ukudidizela, futhi ezinye izinto zaqala ukufiphala futhi zaphenduka iqoqo lezikwele ezinemibala eminingi ezimbi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngengozi engavamile, amamodeli we-bots wokukhangisa awazange acabange ngisho nokuba yi-pixelated, ngokungafani nezinto zangempela. Ekhubeka ezitebhisini ezizihambelayo, uMax wayeka konke futhi waqala ukunyakazisa izingalo zakhe, ezama ukusula isiteshi esibukwayo.

     - Izinkinga? - URuslan, emi ngezansi ku-escalator, wabuza ngesizotha.

     - Woza! Angikwazi nje ukuthi ungazisusa kanjani izikhangiso.

     — Ingabe usuzifakile izinhlelo zokusebenza zamahhala ezivela ku-Mariner Play?

     "Ngeke bangikhiphe esikhumulweni semkhathi ngaphandle kwabo."

    URuslan ukhombise ukukhathazeka obekungalindelekile ngokweseka uMax ngendololwane ngesikhathi ehla esitebhisini.

     - Bekufanele ngifunde isivumelwano selayisense.

     - Amakhasi angamakhulu amabili?

     "Ithi endaweni ethile cishe ikhulu namashumi amabili ukuthi i-chip ebuthakathaka iyinkinga yakho siqu." Ukukhangisa sekukhokhelwe, akekho ozokuvumela ukuthi kunqanyulwe. Yehlisa izilungiselelo ezibukwayo zibe ncane.

     - Hlobo luni lwesinengiso lolu?! Bheka izithombe-skrini, noma ubheke amaphikseli aqinile ngaphezu kwamamitha ayishumi.

     - Zijwayeze. Ngikuxwayisile: uma kuqhathaniswa nabathandi be-smoothie kanye ne-Segway abavela e-Neurotek, ngiyisibonelo nje sokuzithoba. Usazokuthokozela ukwethembeka kwami ​​mfowethu.

     - Yebo ... bhuti.

     - Uma usuthole uxhumano lwesevisi kwaTelecom, kuzoba lula.

    Lapho uMax ezithola egalaji elingaphansi komhlaba, waqale wadideka. Igumbi elingakhanyi kahle, elibonakala lishiywe dengwane linwebeka nhlangothi zonke ukusuka ekheshini kuze kufike lapho libona khona. Indawo yokupaka kwakuyihlathi langempela lamakholomu ukusuka phansi kuya ophahleni, akleliswe njalo ngezikhathi ezithile, nokukhanya kubi kakhulu kangangokuthi kwakunemigqa yokukhanya eshintshana nemigqa yokuhwalala. URuslan wama phambi kweSUV esindayo, enemibala futhi waphenduka. Ubuso bakhe bacwiliswe ngokuphelele ethunzini futhi i-silhouette yakhe efiphele ngokusobala iphefumula okuthile okuhlukile. Kwaba sengathi umkhumbi ulindele othile owayemiselwe ukumyisa endaweni engaphansi. Amandla adonsela phansi aphansi angeze amasenti awo amabili emcabangweni oyimfihlakalo. UMax wayengakwazi ukuhlukanisa umngcele oqinile wephansi lapho kuhwalala futhi ngemva kwesinyathelo ngasinye wayelenga emoyeni imizuzwana, okwakwenza kubonakale sengathi usezontanta enkungwini empunga, njengomphefumulo olahlekile. "Futhi anginazo izinhlamvu zemali zokukhokhela izinsizakalo, ngizibeka engcupheni yokuvaleleka phakathi kwemihlaba kuze kube phakade." UMax ubuyisele emuva izilungiselelo ezibukwayo futhi omunye umhlaba wanyamalala, waphenduka indawo yokupaka engaphansi komhlaba evamile.

    URuslan wayisusa kahle imoto esindayo endaweni yayo.

     - Wenzani ngempela emsebenzini, uma kungeyona imfihlo? — UMax unqume ukusebenzisa umuntu amaziyo ukuze athole ulwazi oluthe xaxa lwangaphakathi.

     - Yebo, ngibheka kakhulu izincwadi zomuntu siqu, zonke izinhlobo zezincwadi zothando kanye nombhedo ofanayo. Isithukuthezi esifayo, uyazi.

     "Ngiyakuzwa, ngiyaqonda, kusengumsebenzi omningi," uMax wamamatheka ngesizotha futhi, ebuka ubuso obubucayi bomuntu omkhulumelayo, wengeza ngokumangala. - Ngakho-ke lokhu akulona ihlaya noma yini?

     “Manganjani amahlaya, mngane wami,” kusho uRuslan emamatheka. “Yebo, nginezibopho ezihluke ngokuphelele, kodwa izinkathazo zakho ngempilo yakho zizodlula ngokushesha.” Bonke abasebenzi bakwaTelecom bangabheka noma yiziphi izinhlamvu nezingxoxo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zisemthethweni noma ngenye indlela.

     U-Ruslan wamamatheka kabi futhi, ngemva kwesikhashana, waqhubeka:

     - Kubasebenzi ababalulekile, kukhona ngisho nesiphakeli esikhethekile emathunjini eTelecom, lapho konke okubonayo nokuzwayo kubhalwe khona ku-chip.

     - Lezi zisebenzi ezibalulekile zinebhadi.

     - Yebo, uma ubona abafana abahlola izingubo zethu ezingcolile ... Izakhamuzi zezimbiza, ngokuvamile, azikhathaleli ukuthi zibukeka kanjani lapho.

     - Ngokubona kwami, konke lokhu akukho emthethweni, kwenqatshelwe, phakathi kokunye, ngezinqumo zoMkhandlu Owelulekayo.

     - Zijwayeze, awukho umthetho ku-Mars, ngaphandle kwalowo osungulwe isisebenzi yihhovisi lakhe. Noma yiziphi izinkinga, bheka omunye umsebenzi.

     - Yebo, ukuthola umsebenzi enkampanini lapho bengakushaya khona ngecala elincane.

     - Ukuphila kuyinto enonya. Zonke izinhlobo zabathandi bempilo yangasese zisebenza kanzima kubalindi nabanye abancelisayo benkonzo, akekho onentshisekelo kulokho abakhuluma ngakho nalokho abakucabangayo.

     “Hhayi-ke, ayikho into enjengenkululeko ephelele; ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele udele okuthile,” kuphawula uMax ngokwefilosofi.

     - Awekho nhlobo amalungelo nenkululeko, kukhona ukulingana kwamandla nezithakazelo zabadlali abahlukene. Uma ungeyena umdlali ngokwakho, le bhalansi kuzomele igcinwe.

     "Hhayi-ke, futhi maduze sizohlangana ne-Al Capone yendawo, ebusa i-Telekomovskaya SB? Lo mngane omusha, yiqiniso, ungumfana omncane, udinga ukuqaphela kakhulu lapho ujwayelana naye, kodwa ukwazana okunjalo kungase kube usizo,” kucabanga uMax.

    UMax wayehlala ephupha ngokuhlala ku-Mars. Nsuku zonke, ebuka ngamafasitela eMoscow edilikayo, engasekho, wayecabanga ngeplanethi ebomvu. Izikhonkwane ezizacile zemibhoshongo, ubuhle bezwe elingaphansi komhlaba kanye nenkululeko engenamkhawulo yengqondo yamhlupha emaphusheni angenakuphumula. Iphupho likaMax likaMartian lalisahluke kancane kwelendoda evamile: akazange aphuphe kuphela ngezinzuzo ezibonakalayo nezezinto ezibonakalayo. Izifiso zakhe ngengcebo nokuzimela, okuqondakala kunoma ubani, zazixhunyaniswe eduze namaphupho angenakufinyelelwa, cishe awobukhomanisi, okuletha ubulungisa nenjabulo emhlabeni kubo bonke. Yebo, akazange atshele muntu ngalokhu, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi wayekholelwa ngempela ukuthi angakwazi ukuzuza amandla kanye nengcebo ku-Mars kangangokuthi wayezoguqula iphakethe lezinkampani ezinonya zibe yisimo se-Mars ayibona. emaphusheni akhe ebuntwaneni. Futhi njengento yokuthuthukisa, akazange aneliseke ngeMoscow, ngisho neYurophu noma iMelika, kodwa iMars kuphela. Kwesinye isikhathi wenza ngokungenangqondo, edela amaphupho akhe ekunikezeni inzuzo eningi evela ezinkampanini ezingezona ezeMartian. UMax wayemagange ukuya eplanethini ebomvu futhi engafuni ukulalela izingxabano zesizathu, ngenxa yesizathu esithile eqiniseka ukuthi izindonga azishaya eMoscow ngokuzumayo zaziyowa ngomlingo phambi kwakhe ku-Mars. Cha, yena, yebo, uhlele konke kusengaphambili: thola umsebenzi eTelecom, uqashe indlu okokuqala, khona-ke angakwazi ukukhipha ifulethi ngesikweletu, ahambise uMasha, bese, esexazulule imisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu, vula ngokuthula. indlela eya esiqongweni esicwebezelayo. Kodwa kwakungewona umsebenzi ngenxa yomsebenzi, noma umsebenzi ngenxa yomkhaya, konke kwakungenxa yokufeza iphupho eliwubuwula.

    Lapho esemncane, uMax wavakashela inhloko-dolobha yaseMartian, futhi idolobha lezinganekwane lamjabulisa. Wayehamba yonke indawo ekhamisile umlomo evule amehlo. Njengokungathi umzingeli omubi wemiphefumulo, idolobha laseTule lasenganekwaneni limbambe ngenetha elikhazimulayo, futhi kusukela lapho intambo engabonakali, eyelulwe ngokuqinile ibilokhu ixhuma uMax naye. Ngokuvamile kwakubonakala kuwukusangana okuncane. Lapho uMax eneminyaka eyishumi nambili, waqoqa amamodeli e-Mars rover nemikhumbi, waqoqa amatshe ayivelakancane ekujuleni kweplanethi ebomvu; eshalofini lakhe kwakukhona imodeli enkulu, ecishe ibe yimitha ubude yeViking, ayinamathisela izinyanga eziyisithupha. Kancane kancane, wawedlula amathoyizi akhe, kodwa wadonseka kuMars ngamandla afanayo, njengokungathi othile wayelokhu ehleba endlebeni yakhe: “Suka, gijima, uyothola injabulo nenkululeko lapho.” Lokhu kuxhumana okungaqondakali kwakungaphambili empilweni yakhe, bonke abanye: abangani, uMasha, nomndeni ngandlela-thile bandiza benganakekile ngemuva komgomo womhlaba wonke, nakuba uMax afunda ukufihla ukunganaki kwakhe yonke into kahle yezwe. Ekugcineni, kwakungeyona inkanuko elimaza kakhulu abantu abanayo, futhi uMax wafunda ukuyisebenzisela okuhle. Okungenani uMasha wayeqiniseka ukuthi yonke le mizamo ye-titanic yayenzelwa injabulo yomkhaya wabo wesikhathi esizayo. Futhi yonke indlela yokuphila kaMax yaphenduka ukuyekethisa phakathi kwamaphupho angenakwenzeka kanye nalokho izimo zokuphila ezazimnqumela kona. UMax wayelokhu ezikhandle efuna umuntu ongaziwa, wayehlushwa cishe yimicabango elandelayo: “Oh, mah, sengicela eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu ubudala, futhi angikabikho ku-Mars. Uma ngigcina lapho lapho ngineminyaka engamashumi amane noMasha nezingane ezimbili, kuyoba ukunqotshwa okuphelele nokugcina. Yebo, futhi angisoze ngazithola ngilapho kulesi simo. Kudingeka senze konke ngokushesha ngisemusha futhi nginamandla.” Futhi wenza konke ngokushesha ngisho nangezindleko zekhwalithi nakho konke okunye.

    UMax walunguza ngefasitela: imoto esindayo yayigijima phakathi kwenethiwekhi eyinkimbinkimbi yemigudu engaphansi komhlaba, izindonga zayo zasendulo ezazibonakala sengathi azikaze zithintwe isandla somuntu. Cishe zazingekho izimoto kuthelawayeka omncane onemizila emibili. Ngezikhathi ezithile sasihlangana namaloli kuphela anophawu lwe-INKIS: inhloko eyenziwe isitayela ye-astronaut ene-visor yesigqoko sokuzivikela, ngokumelene nengemuva lediski yeplanethi.

    “Sizoyaphi vele? — UMax wacabanga ngokukhathazeka okuncane, eqhubeka nokugqolozela efasiteleni. “Akubukeki njengothelawayeka ophithizelayo oya eThule.”

     "Lona umzila wesevisi we-INKIS, sizondiza ngawo cishe emizuzwini engamashumi amathathu," uRuslan uphendule umbuzo ongashiwongo. - Futhi emgwaqeni ojwayelekile, kungathatha ihora nesigamu ukukhasa.

     “Ngabe yithi sodwa esihlakaniphe ngokwanele ukuba sishayele emigwaqweni yesevisi?”

     - Yiqiniso, ivaliwe kubashayeli abajwayelekile, ukuthi i-INKIS neTelecom banobungane obuseduze obudala.

    “Banobungani,” kucabanga uMax ngokungabaza. "Kusazojabulisa ukuthola ukuthi lo mfana wenzani ngempela."

    Ebuka umdweshu womgwaqo owembulekayo phambi kwakhe, wazibuza ukuthi uRuslan wayekwazi kanjani ukuzulazula ngokuthula kangaka ku-labyrinth yemigudu nemigede ababegijima kuyo ngesivinini esikhulu. Umzila wawulokhu uphenduka, bese undizela phezulu, bese uwe phansi, uphambana neminye, emincane ngisho imigwaqo. Kwakungakhanyi kahle kakhulu; izibani ezingaphambili zahlwitha ama-stalactite amakhulu kuphela nama-stalagmite, kwezinye izindawo eziseduze nomgwaqo wetiyela. Ukuphumela kwelinye igatsha eliseceleni okunetshe letshe elidlule. Ugandaganda wasemayini oklabalasayo wawusanda kuphuma kuwo, uchoboza amatshe amancane ngokuhlehla. U-Ruslan, ngaphandle kokunciphisa ijubane, wamfica cishe eduze, enganaki imfucumfucu endiza isuka ngaphansi kwamasondo amakhulu kagandaganda, wabe eseshona phansi futhi kwesokudla ezungeze ijika elivaliwe elivaliwe. UMax ngokutatazela wabamba isibambo somnyango futhi wacabanga ukuthi u-Ruslan wayengowozalo olukude olungaziwa luka-Schumacher futhi uyayazi indlela ngekhanda, noma kwakukhona uhlobo oluthile lokubamba lapha. Cishe ngokushesha wathola i-interface yekhompiyutha yokuzulazula futhi waphinda wamangala ukuthi kwakulula kanjani ukuphatha izinto ku-intanethi ye-Martian: sasingekho isidingo sokuvula ukusesha noma ukufaka abashayeli abasha, vele uchofoze isithonjana sedivayisi futhi kwaba. isilungele ukusetshenziswa. Imephu yendawo ezungezile yesikhumulo semikhumbi-mkhathi yaboniswa kuwindi lomoya, futhi imicibisholo yesikhombi sendawo eluhlaza yavela ngaphezu komgwaqo nazo zonke izincazelo ezidingekayo: irediyasi ephendukayo, isivinini esinconywayo kanye nenye idatha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhompyutha ehlakaniphile iqedele isithombe sezingxenye ezivaliwe noma ezingakhanyi kahle zomgwaqo omkhulu, futhi, njengoba uMax eqonda ngokuhamba kwamaloli azayo, isithombe sasakazwa ngesikhathi sangempela.

     - Ingabe i-autopilot yakho ayisebenzi?

     "Kuyasebenza, kunjalo," kusho uRuslan. — Lawa mathrekhi angenye yezindawo ezimbalwa ovunyelwe ukuziqondisa kuzo. Uyazi ukuthi kuyinkinga kangakanani ukuthenga imoto enesiteringi namaphedali. Angiliqondi ihlaya lokukhokha imigwaqo engamakhulu ambalwa yemoto nokugibela njengomgibeli. I-Fucking worse than non-alcohol beer and virtual women. Abenzi bobubi, beshova ama-chips abo lapho kufanele nalapho okungafanele bawenze khona.

     - Yebo, kuyinkinga ... Kukhona ihlaya elilodwa laseMoscow elinentshebe mayelana nokulawula okungenamuntu, okungahleki ikakhulukazi, ngempela.

     - Awu, ngitshele ukuthi yini.

     - Lokhu kusho ukuthi indoda nomfazi balele embhedeni ngemva kokufeza imisebenzi yabo yomshado. Umyeni uyabuza: “Sithandwa, ukuthandile”? “Cha, sithandwa, wenze kangcono kakhulu ngaphambilini. Uthathe omunye wesifazane!?" "Cha, sithandwa sami, ukuthi ngalesi sikhathi ngangihlale ngilwa nama-orcs, futhi i-chip yami yayingiphathele yona."

     “Leli akuselona ihlaya,” kusho uRuslan emamatheka. "Angingabazi ngisho namagundane asehhovisi." Fuck labo besifazane bangempela... Nokho, kukhona ngisho nenkonzo enjalo evele kamuva nje. Kubizwa ngokuthi "ukulawula umzimba". U-Chip ngokwakhe ukuyisa emsebenzini nasekhaya, ngokwesibonelo, futhi ngalesi sikhathi ungakwazi ukufaka ama-orcs akho ngendlela othanda ngayo.

     - Kufana ne-zombie noma yini? Kumelwe ukuba kusabisa ukuhlangana nabantu abanjalo emigwaqweni?

     - Yebo, awuboni lutho. Yebo, uhlobo oluthile lwe-cormorant luyeza, kahle, lugqolozele ngesikhathi esisodwa, manje wonke umuntu unjalo. I-chip enhle izophendula nemibuzo efana nokuthi: "hey kid, awukwazi ukuthola ugwayi."

     - Ingakanani inqubekela phambili ekhona? Ingabe amakhono esibhakela akhiwe kulawa ma-chips?

     - Yebo, emaphusheni anombala we-rose. Cabanga ngawe ngokwakho, amandla nokusabela kuzovelaphi? Kungaba izimila ezibizayo noma ukujuluka ejimini. Lokhu kuse-Warhammer kuphela: Ngikhokhele ama-kopecks amathathu nge-akhawunti futhi ngaba lesi sikhala sasolwandle.

     - Lolu uhlobo oluthile lwenkonzo engalungile. Ngeke wazi ukuthi i-chip yakho izokwenzela ini, ubani-ke onesibopho semiphumela?

     - Njengokuvamile, funda isivumelwano: isinkwa esiphukile sisho izinkinga zakho siqu.

     -Ingabe zikhona izindawo ezimbi ku-Mars?

     “Ngokuthanda kwakho,” kusho uRuslan ethuka, “uyazi, ukusebenza ezimayini ze-uranium akusizi, eh...

     “Ukwakhiwa kwezwe langaphakathi elicebile,” kusikisela uMax.

     - Impela. Ngakho-ke, kunezindawo eziningi ezigadwa amaqembu ezigelekeqe endawo, kodwa awubonisi nje lapho futhi uzogwema izinkinga eziningi.

     - Yiziphi lezi zindawo? - UMax wanquma ukucacisa, uma kwenzeka.

     - Indawo yokuhlala yokuqala, ngokwesibonelo. Lokhu kufana ne-gamma zone, kodwa empeleni kunemisebe ephezulu kanye nomoya-mpilo omncane. Ama-scumbag asendaweni athanda ukufaka izitho zomzimba ezilahlekile ngazo zonke izinhlobo zokubhoboza nokusika.

     - Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi izinkampani azikwazi ukubhekana nalezi zigebengu?

     - Ungayithola kanjani?

     - Usho ukuthini?! Emhlabeni ongaphansi komhlaba, lapho wonke umuntu ene-neurochip emakhanda akhe, yiziphi izinkinga ekubambeni bonke abahlukumezi?

     - Hhayi-ke, uyisisebenzi esithobela umthetho seTelecom, usuzifakile zonke izicelo zamaphoyisa ku-chip. Futhi othile uhamba ne-chip engakwesokunxele, futhi abanye osonkontileka be-Uranium One noma i-MinAtom abanandaba ngempela nokuthi ubani othole umsebenzi kubo. Futhi ngokujwayelekile, kungani iTelecom noma iNeurotech kufanele izihluphe? Amapunk asuka endaweni yokuqala awasoze agibela phezu kwawo. Futhi futhi, akunakwenzeka ngandlela thize kumuntu ohlakaniphile ku-Segway ukuthi acindezele i-software enamathelayo yamahhala ngokwakhe. Sidinga ochwepheshe abafanelekile balokhu.

     "Ngabe uqhamuka wena kule ndawo?" — UMax uveze ukuqagela ngokucophelela.

     - Cha, ngazalelwa eMhlabeni. Kodwa isitimela sakho somcabango sicishe silungile futhi asiphephile kakhulu.

     - Woza, kubuhlungu kimi ... Futhi izihlakaniphi ku-Segways ngeke zicasulwe ukuthi ukhuluma zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezimbi ngazo lapha?

     "Babheka izenzo zami, kodwa ungaxoxa ngendlela othanda ngayo, akushintshi lutho." Ubucabangani: abukho ubugebengu ku-Mars?

     - Yebo, ngangiqinisekile. Ungawenza kanjani ubugebengu uma i-chip yakho ingqongqoza ngokushesha lapho kufanele?

     - Yebo, kodwa inkantolo ye-elekthronikhi ikhipha inhlawulo ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi ingavula icala ngokuzenzakalelayo, ihlole zonke izimo futhi ikuthumele ejele. Futhi uma ubonisa kakhulu, bazothunga nge-minichip engeke nje ingqongqoze, kodwa izovala ngokushesha isimiso sakho sezinzwa ngokushesha nje lapho uzama ukwephula umthetho. Bengifuna ukuwela umgwaqo endaweni engafanele, kodwa imilenze yami yancama...iphakathi nendawo.

     - Yebo, kunjalo, yilokho engikhuluma ngakho.

     "Ngizokutshela imfihlo: konke lokhu ukufaka ingcindezi kubalandeli abathembekile njengawe." I-scumbag ene-chip yesokunxele ayikuniki lutho ngalokhu. Yebo, izinhlangano, vele, zingabuqeda ubugebengu uma zithanda. Kodwa abayidingi.

     - Kungani kungenjalo?

     - Ngikunike isizathu esisodwa. Nakhu okunye ongacabanga ngakho ngesikhathi sakho esikhululekile. Cabanga nje ukuthi ubuKhomanisi sebufikile, bonke odoti banikezwe i-minichip futhi basebenzela ukuzuzisa umphakathi. Yonke indawo ihlanzekile, inhle, awekho ama-gamma noma ama-delta zones; uma ugula, thola ukwelashwa kwempilo yakho; uma ulahlekelwa umsebenzi, phila ngezinzuzo. Yilowo-ke ozobe egobile aze alahlekelwe yinhliziyo impilo yakhe yonke. Wonke umuntu uzokhululeka futhi anikeze ama-eggheads ngama-Segway awo. Kodwa uma kunethuba lokungabi nakhaya endaweni ye-delta, lapho ungakwazi ukuphefumula, noma ukuya ohambweni olujabulisayo lwamakamu okuhlushwa e-Eastern Bloc, yilapho ugijima khona ngokwakho. Yingakho abanye abantu bengakwazi ukuhlala eMoscow? Kungani bejabulela ukubhoboza izimbongolo zabo ngenxa yabaphathi bakwaTelecom, abangababheki njengabantu ngempela?

     “Kusobala ukuthi uphusha izinto,” uMax ephakamisa isandla sakhe ngokucasuka. - Uma ucabanga ezinye izinkolelo-mbono zozungu, kuyacaca ukuthi noma yimaphi amaqiniso angalungiswa ukuze avumelane nawo.

     - Kulungile, ngicabanga ngamathiyori wozungu. Futhi wena, ngokusobala, ucabange ukuthi usufikile ezweni lama-elves. Kuzomele ulinde ubone, ngonyaka sizobona ukuthi ngubani phakathi kwethu oqinisile.

     - Ngonyaka, ngizoba umphathi kwaTelecom ngokwami, khona-ke sizobona.

     "Woza, kunjalo, ngimelene nakho noma okuthize," kusho uRuslan. — Ungakhohlwa, uma kwenzeka okuthile, ubani okunikeze i-lift usuka esikhumulweni sezindiza. Yilawa kuphela amaphupho onke...

     - Hhayi-ke, amaphupho, hhayi amaphupho, kepha uma uhlala endaweni ethambile impilo yakho yonke, akukho lutho oluzophumelela.

     -Ingabe usunqume ukujoyina isixuku samaMartians wangempela?

     - Yini ekhethekile? Ngimubi kanjani ngandlela thize kunabo?

     - Akuyona indaba yokubi noma engcono. Lena ikilabhu esezingeni eliphezulu yabantu bayo. Abangaphandle abavunyelwe ukungena lapho nganoma yikuphi ukufaneleka.

     - Kuyacaca ukuthi ukuphathwa kwanoma iyiphi inhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe kuyiqembu elivaliwe. Kufanele ngabe ubonile ukuthi hlobo luni lwemindeni ehlala ezindaweni ezinenzuzo ephansi eMoscow. Ayikho i-elitism, i-Asianism yasendle yakudala: abanandaba nalutho nhlobo ngaphandle kwesifiso sesilwane sokuhlwitha kakhulu futhi ngokushesha. Kunoma ikuphi, isigaba sokuqala ku-Mars sisangcono kunezindawo zakudala zaseMoscow. Mhlawumbe okungenani ngizokwenza imali.

     - Uzothola imali eyengeziwe eMoscow kumasayithi akudala. Kodwa ngokusobala awuzanga lapha ukuzoba umphathi omncane ngeminyaka engamashumi amane futhi wonge indawo yokuhlala esendaweni ye-beta. Ungaphinde uzikhandle futhi, kodwa ucabanga ukuthi ungowokuqala ukugadula lapha ngamehlo acwebezelayo? Kukhona ukulayishwa kwesitimela kwabaphuphi abanjalo nenqola encane, futhi abakwaMartians bafunde ngokuphelele ukukhama yonke ijusi kubo.

     “Sengiyazi ukuthi kufanele ngisebenze futhi akuwona wonke umuntu ozuza impumelelo, abanye bayehluleka, kodwa yini ongayenza?” Ingabe ngempela ucabanga ukuthi angiqondi lutho?

     - Yebo, ungumuntu ohlakaniphile, bengingafuni ukusho into enjalo, kodwa awulwazi uhlelo. Futhi ngabona ukuthi usebenza kanjani.

     - Futhi isebenza kanjani?

     — Kulula kakhulu: okokuqala bazokunikeza ukuthi usebenze kanzima njengomphathi noma ikhodi, bese bekhuphula iholo lakho kancane, bese mhlawumbe bazokwenza umphathi wokwelusa abasha abafikayo. Kodwa ngeke bakuvumele wenze noma yini enhle ngempela, noma bazokwenza, kodwa bazozithathela wonke amalungelo. Futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi kuzobonakala sengathi ususondele ephathini, kufanele uqhube kancane, kodwa lokhu kuyinkohliso, inkohliso, i-glass ceiling, ngamafuphi.

     "Ngiyazi ukuthi abantu abaningi bashaye uphahla lwengilazi." Ubunzima bonke wukuba phakathi kwabambalwa abanenhlanhla abaphumelela.

     - Abekho abantu abanenhlanhla, uyaqonda. Umgomo uthi: ungathathi abantu ongabazi.

     "Angiwuboni umqondo kunqubomgomo enjalo." Uma ungavumeli muntu ukuba angene, khona-ke, njengoba usho, wonke umuntu uzokhohliswa. Kungani uzihlupha uma umphumela waziwa? Uma ungadlali amavidiyo ngezigidigidi ezijabule, akekho ozothenga amathikithi elotho, akunjalo?

     - Lapha bazokudwebela amavidiyo. Akekho ozobamba isandla sikaNeurotek.

     - Ngabe ufuna ukusho ukuthi amaMartians akhohlisa wonke umuntu ngobuwula?

     - Hhayi empeleni, abakhohlisi ngobuwula, bavele bakhohlise ngobuhlakani obukhulu. Kulungile, ngizozama ukuchaza... Ngakho uthole umsebenzi kwa-Telecom futhi umnyango wabasebenzi uvule ifayela lomuntu siqu kuwe. Kukhona ifayela lapho yonke idatha eyaqoqwa, okuhlanganisa izivivinyo zesikole, kanye nawo wonke umlando wezicelo nokuvakasha okuvela ku-chip kuzofakwa. Futhi ngokususelwe kule datha nomsebenzi wakho wamanje, uhlelo luzoqapha ukuthi likutshele nini, likunike nini iphromoshini, likukhuphule nini, ukuze ungangeni ekushoneni kwelanga. Ngamafuphi, bazohlala bebambe isanqante phambi kwekhala labo.

     "Ugcoba yonke into ngopende omnyama." Nokho, basebenzisa amanethiwekhi e-neural ukuhlaziya idatha yomuntu siqu. Yebo, yebo, akumnandi, kunjalo, kodwa angiboni noma iyiphi inhlekelele kuyo.

     - Okubuhlungu ukuthi uma ungeyena umuntu waseMartian, uzokwabelana ngezinkinga zakho kuphela ngale nethiwekhi ye-neural. Lokhu ngokuphelele, njenge ... inqubo ehlelekile, abaphathi abaphilayo isigamu sekhulu ngeke basho lutho kuwe. Kubo uyindawo engenalutho.

     - Njengokungathi angiyona indawo engenalutho eMoscow nge-INKIS ethile. Kuyacaca ukuthi kuzofanele ngiqale ngidonse amehlo kimina ukuze abakwaMartians bachithe isikhathi bexoxa ngekusasa lami lomsebenzi.

     - Awu, awuqondi ngempela. Lokhu kuseMoscow yakho, noma okubi kakhulu eYurophu, ungabamba iqhaza emjahweni nesixuku sabantu abafana nawe. Futhi ngisho noma izindawo eziyisishiyagalolunye kweziyishumi sezivele zithathwe abafowabo noma izithandwa zothile, ungakwazi ngempela ukufuna okweshumi. Kodwa akukho lutho olungabanjwa ku-Mars, noma ngabe uhlakaniphe izikhathi eziyinkulungwane. AbakwaMartian kudala bakhomba bonke abantu futhi babela ngamunye isitolo somuntu siqu sedijithali... Hhayi-ke, khohlwa, ngamafuphi. Wonke umuntu uyazikhethela.

     "Ngingasho nokuthi: wonke umuntu uyazibonela lokho afuna ukukubona."

     “Inkonzo yezokuphepha yakwaTelecom iyaxaka,” kucabanga uMax ediniwe. - Yini ayefuna ukuyifinyelela ukuze ngindize ngibuyele eMoscow futhi ngihlale lapho ngenjabulo kuze kube phakade? Yebo, yebo, maningi amathuba okuthi imigwaqo yethu izolungiswa emakhaya futhi bayeke ukugwazelwa; kuwukuhlakanipha ukukholelwa kulokhu kunokukholelwa ezinhlosweni ezinhle zalolu hlobo. Kufana nokuthi uyazijabulisa. Noma uxhumene nohlobo oluthile lwe-mafia futhi ubona kuphela uhlangothi olumnyama lwedolobha laseTule. " Kodwa nokho, ukungabaza kwaqala ukuququda umphefumulo kaMax ngamandla avuselelwe: “Ngempela, kungani iTelecom kufanele ifune ochwepheshe eMoscow, okuyisifundazwe uma kuqhathaniswa neTula? Kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, kwakungengenxa yehlaya elibi ukuthi bangidonsele kude kangaka, bekhokhela izindleko zohambo? Kunoma yikuphi, ngisenayo imali yethikithi lokubuya. Kodwa kungani-ke ngiqale lezi zingxoxo? Awunaye omunye umuntu ongabelana naye? Kukhona okusanhlamvu okunengqondo engxoxweni yakhe. Nansi indlela yokuqonda emhlabeni wezinto ezingokoqobo ezibonakalayo: ingabe ngakha umsebenzi ngamanethiwekhi emizwa, noma ingabe ngixhumana namaMartians aphilayo? Ngenani lemali engenayo? Kodwa, kuyiqiniso, ungenza imali eMoscow, ikakhulukazi uma ungumuntu ongenamthetho oxhumene nokuxhumana. Futhi lapha noma yimuphi umphumela ungokoqobo ngokwezinga elithile noma kwelinye. Inethiwekhi ye-neural enamandla ngokwanele izoxazulula kalula wonke amaphupho ami futhi ingene emhlabeni omncane othokomele ukubukeka sengathi ayafezeka. Mhlawumbe ekujuleni komphefumulo wami ngikubona ngokucacile ukungafezeki kwamathemba ami futhi, ngasese kimina, ngangingahlosile ukuwenza agcwaliseke. Futhi nali ithuba elihle lokubona ukuthi umhlaba okahle ubukeka kanjani. Bheka nje ngeso elilodwa, akekho owenqatshelwe ukwenza lokhu, lokhu akusona isiyaluyalu, hhayi ukunqotshwa, kodwa ukuhlehla kwamaqhinga okungenangozi. Futhi lapho, esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, ngokuqinisekile ngizoqala ukwenza konke okwangempela: ngomzamo owodwa wentando ngizothatha futhi nginqume ikhebula lenethiwekhi bese ngiqala. Okwamanje, usengaphupha kancane, kakhudlwana nje... Hmmm, kuzoba kanjalo konke: kakhudlwana, kancane, kuzonwebeka amashumi eminyaka ambalwa, kuze kudlule isikhathi, ngize ngiphenduke i-amoeba enentando ebuthakathaka entanta esixazululweni somsoco. - UMax wabona kusengaphambili ngokwethuka. - Cha, sidinga ukuyeka nalokhu kungabaza. Kufanele ufane noRuslan, noma njengomngane wakho uDenis, isibonelo. UDan uyazi kahle ukuthi ufunani futhi akaniki lutho. Futhi zonke izinhlobo zama-chips namanethiwekhi e-neural avela embhoshongweni wensimbi ephezulu... Kodwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ingabe leli iphupho langempela? Lokhu kumane nje kuyimizwa engokwemvelo kanye nesidingo esinzima sokuphila.”

     "Cishe sesifikile," kusho uRuslan, ehlisa isivinini emhubheni wokwenziwa okhuphuka kakhulu, "manje sizongena esikhiyweni sigxumele edolobheni." Ungakhohlwa ukwenza iphasi yakho isebenze.

     - Kwakuyini indawo lena?

     - Epsilon.

     - Epsilon?! Futhi sinqamula lapha ngokuzola, cishe indawo evulekile.

     - Ngiyazi, okuqukethwe komoyampilo akulingani, ingabe izinga lemisebe liphezulu? Ingabe unazo izingane?

     - Cha...

     - Khona-ke kubi.

     - Kwenzenjani? – UMax wayekhathazekile.

     - Ukudlala nje, akukho okuzokoma kuwe. Le moto ifana nethangi: umkhathi ovaliwe nokuvikelwa emisebeni, kanye nama-spacesuits alula esiqwini.

     “Yebo, amasudu asemkhathini esiqwini uma kwenzeka ingozi embi ngokungangabazeki azosindisa izimpilo zethu,” kuphawula uMax, kodwa uRuslan akazange akunake ukuhlekisa kwakhe.

    Ngaphandle kokupholisa amaseko, badlula ingidi endala bangena emgwaqeni omkhulu eTula. URuslan uzipholele esihlalweni sakhe futhi walawula ikhompuyutha. Kunoma ikuphi, emigwaqweni enguthelawayeka yaseThule, lapho isivinini esiphezulu sasilinganiselwe kumamayela angamakhulu amabili ngehora, izinqumo zekhompyutha zaziza kuqala kunanoma yisiphi isenzo somshayeli. Ikhompyutha yethrafikhi kuphela eyayikwazi ukushayela ngokuphepha ngesivinini esinjalo esiminyaminyeni sezimoto. Uhlelo lokuphatha ezokuthutha lwaseMartian belufanele ukutuswa okukhulu; bekwanele ukukhetha indawo futhi uhlelo ngokwalo lwakhetha umzila ofanele ngesikhathi, kucatshangelwa isibikezelo sokuminyana kwezimoto esisekelwe ezihlosweni zabanye abasebenzisi. Ukube bekungeyena, ngabe uThule ngokungangabazeki uminyanisa esiminyaminyeni sezimoto, njengamadolobha amakhulu asemhlabeni.

    UMax uncome umsebenzi wendlela ehlanganiswe kahle yesistimu yomgwaqo ngokubuka ngeso lenyoni kumephu esebenzisanayo yedolobha. Imifudlana ecwebezelayo yezimoto ezazigeleza ezimpambanweni zezimoto yayifana nesimiso sokujikeleza kwegazi sento ephilayo. Amapulatifomu ezimpahla ezisindayo kanye nabagibeli athobeleka ahamba emigwaqweni engakwesokudla, izimoto ezisheshayo zigijimela kwesokunxele. Uma othile eshintsha imizila, bonke abahlanganyeli bethrafikhi behlisa ijubane ngokulalela, bamdedele adlule, bacishe baklwebhane obhampa babo. Akekho owagijimela phambili ngokudlula okuyingozi, akukho ukunqamula, wonke amasu aqhutshwa kusengaphambili ngesivinini esifanelekile nokunemba. Ukushintshashintsha kwamazinga amaningi kwakhiwa yonke indawo: awekho amarobhothi adingekayo. UMax wacabanga ngokumamatheka ukuthi lapho ebona umbukwane onjalo, noma yiliphi iphoyisa lomgwaqo laseMoscow lalizokhala. Nakuba, cha, esikhundleni sokudumala: lapho ikhompuyutha epholile, engenaphutha njalo iphethe, amaphoyisa omgwaqo akhohlakele ngokusobala azohlala engasebenzi.

    “Futhi isivinini singaba ngaphansi, futhi ibanga phakathi kwezimoto lingaba ngaphezu kwamamitha ayishumi kuya kwayishumi nanhlanu,” kucabanga uMax, “singathemba kuphela ukuthi uma ukulawulwa kwesiteji esithile sempahla kwehluleka, uhlelo luyoba nesikhathi sokusabela, uma kungenjalo kuzovela isiphithiphithi esibi kakhulu.” .

    Kwakukuningi okwakuthakazelelwa edolobheni ngaphandle kwemigwaqo emikhulu. Amandla adonsela phansi aphansi kanye nama-void amakhulu angaphansi komhlaba avumele ukuthuthukiswa okumangalisayo ekwakhiweni kwezakhiwo. IThule, ingcwatshwe emihumeni nasemihubheni futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo konke kuqondiswe phezulu. Yayingenalutho ngaphandle kwamabhilidi, ama-spiers, imibhoshongo kanye nezakhiwo ezinomoya ezinoxhaso oluncane, oluxhunywe iwebhu yemigudu nezindlela zokuhamba. Eduze kwesakhiwo ngasinye kwakukhona isixhumanisi sekhasi lewebhu; uma uthanda, ungafunda izinto eziningi ezithakazelisayo mayelana nedolobha elikhulu. Nali ibhola lengilazi elingamamitha angamakhulu amabili, njengokungathi lilenga emoyeni - leli yiqembu elibizayo. Ngaphakathi kuyo, abantu abagqoke ngokucebile nezintombi ezigqoke isigamu, ezikhohlakele bazijabulisa endaweni engokoqobo engathandwa. Kodwa, emabhuloki ambalwa, kunesakhiwo esiqinile, esimnyama esingenangilazi noma i-neon - isibhedlela nendawo yokukhosela yabampofu, etholakala endaweni "ye-beta", evumela impilo yonke. Kuvela ukuthi amaMartians aphucuzekile akulungele ukwabelana imvuthuluka yetafula lenkosi, nakuba kubonakala sengathi awukho umbuso othunjiwe kubo.

    Ezinye izakhiwo, njengamakholomu, zazihlezi ophahleni lwemigede, futhi uquqaba lwama-drone afika futhi ashesha asuka ngokuvamile ayewuzungeza. Izakhiwo ezinjalo zazihlala umlilo, imvelo kanye nezinye izinsiza zedolobha. Ezinika isikhathi sokubheka ikhasi labo, uMax wathola ukuthi la makholomu empeleni asebenza njengezakhiwo ezithwala imithwalo, avikela amakamelo angokwemvelo emigodini ukuba angawi. Isilinganiso sivikela; awukho umsebenzi othile we-tectonic obonwa ku-Mars: ingaphakathi leplanethi ebomvu kade lafa futhi alibahluphi abantu. Kodwa kunezinye izinkinga eziningi, kokubili nge-ecology: izinhlamvu zamabhaktheriya asendulo zitholakala njalo ematsheni, futhi ngemisebe: isizinda semvelo, ngisho nokujula ngenxa yokuhlushwa okuphezulu kwama-isotopes e-radioactive, kuphakeme izikhathi eziningana kunaseMhlabeni. . Ngakho-ke, amalabhorethri amakhulu ezinkampani ezinamandla ngokuvamile ayetholakala emigedeni ehlukene, evaliwe edolobheni elikhulu ngamazinga amaningana okuvikela.

    Kwakukhona nezibonelo ezingavamile kakhulu zezakhiwo zendawo: lapho kwakukhona izikhala ezijulile phansi emigedeni, imibhoshongo elenga ophahleni njengama-stalactites amakhulu, ewela endaweni engenalutho. Kusukela ezikhaleni kwavela i-hum yeziteshi ze-oxygen - amaphaphu ezinto eziphilayo zasemadolobheni. Futhi indima yomqhubi we-orchestra enkulu yenziwa ngamadivaysi kagesi. Babebanakekela kalula abantu abangaphelele, bebafaka esikhundleni cishe yonke indawo. Izakhamuzi zaseThule zazihamba ngokukhululeka emibusweni entekenteke esezingeni eliphakeme, zigijimela kuma-maglev, zihogele umoya ohlanzekile ohlungiwe futhi azizange zikhathazeke ngokuthi zazihlukaniswa ngokushesha noma, ngokuphambene nalokho, ukufa okubuhlungu ngama-nanoseconds nama-nanometer amaphutha angena ngephutha. kumakristalu amancane kakhulu wemishini yekhompyutha.

    Impela, ungakhetha noma yisiphi isikrini ukuze uhlobise i-cityscape. Okwakuthandwa kakhulu kwakuyi-screensaver yedolobha elise-elven, lapho ama-spiers aphenduka abe izihlahla ezinkulu, izimpophoma ziphuma ezindongeni, nesibhakabhaka esingavamile esinamalanga amaningana phezulu. UMax uthande isilondolozi sesikrini sedolobha labavikeli bempi abangaphansi komhlaba. Yayiseduze kakhulu nokuthungwa kwangempela kwemvelo, futhi, ngokufanelekile, yadla izinsiza ezincane ze-chip. Izimpawu ze-neon, eziphenduke izibani zobupristi, zenza ukukhanya okuhlekisayo ezindongeni zamatshe amnyama nabomvu, zihlwithe imithambo ekhanyayo yamaminerali ayigugu ebumnyameni. Futhi ama-drones, aguqulwa abe yizinto zokuqala kanye nemimoya, adansa ngaphansi kwemihume. Ubuhle bendalo ebonakalayo kanye nobuhle bemigodi yemvelo kwakusondelene kakhulu futhi kuhlangene kangangokuthi inhliziyo yami yacwila. Ngisho noma wayengowezizwe futhi ebanda, lobu buhle, noma ngabe wancibilikiswa ezigidini zeminyaka edlule yimimoya emibi yeplanethi efile, kodwa amakhaza akhe amncenga, futhi umphefumulo wakhohlwa ngenjabulo ebuthongweni obumnandi obunoshevu. Futhi izipoki ezinqobayo, zihleka kabi, zenza umdanso wazo ongaqondakali futhi zalinda isisulu esisha. UMax wabuka futhi wabheka uThule, okwasekunesikhathi eside efuna ukumbona futhi ngentshiseko, lapho kungazelelwe, umuntu ongabonakali nowesabekayo egqabula intambo enwetshiwe yaze yakhala futhi yahleba: “Awu, sawubona, Max, nami bengikulindele. ..".

     - Ingabe ulale noma okuthile? - URuslan wahlohla umlingani wakhe ehlombe.

     - Ngakho... Ngacabanga ngakho.

     - Ihhovisi eliphakathi, cishe lapho.

    Ngaphambili, ngasizathu simbe, uMax wayengenasithakazelo kulokho indlunkulu yenkampani enkulu yaseRussia eyayinjani. Wathola lesi sithombe sehhovisi le-Neurotek - "i-crystal spire" edumile - ku-inthanethi ngaphezu kwesisodwa. Yebo, futhi akumangazi: uhlobo, njengoba besho, luthuthukiswa kahle. Lo mbhoshongo wawutholakala ku-crater embozwe idome elikhulu futhi elidala kakhulu laseThule, elifinyelela ubude obungamamitha angamakhulu amahlanu. Kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, yayidume ngokuthi izakhiwo zayo ezisekelayo zazishintshanisa izinto ezisobala nezesibuko. Ngokusebenzisa izindawo ezisobala umuntu wayekwazi ukubona impilo yangaphakathi yenhlangano, njengabapheki kwezinye izindawo zokudlela, kanye nabasesibukweni bajikijela ukukhanya ngendlela exakile. Lokhu ngokusobala kwakufanekisela: ukuvuleka okuphelele kwenkampani, ukuhlanzeka kwemicabango yabasebenzi bayo kanye neziqongo ezikhazimulayo zenqubekelaphambili yesayensi nezobuchwepheshe. Ngokuvamile, yonke into yayicacile ngegatsha lombhoshongo we-Neurotek: ezibizayo, ezikhanyayo kanye ne-eyesore. Vele, iTelecom ibingeke ibe yiTelecom uma ingazami ukukala usayizi wemibhoshongo ngeNeurotek. Futhi lapho ukuphakama nokucwebezela bekungekho khona, iTelecom ithole amaphuzu ngesikali nobubanzi. Isakhiwo esikhulu sikakhonkolo esiqinisiwe esinesisekelo saso sangena emgodini ojulile futhi izitezi zaso ezingaphezulu ziphezu kophahla lomhume. Isibonelo esifanelekayo sezakhiwo zeGothic sasizungezwe indandatho yama-turrets amancane, afinyelela komunye nomunye kusukela phansi kanye nophahla lwemgodi, okukhumbuza kakhulu i-toothy maw. Ngokufanisa, isakhiwo esimaphakathi seTelecom sasifanekisela ukuvalwa ngokuphelele kwenkampani, ikakhulukazi kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilo ezikhohlakele ezizibiza ngokuthi "ifa lesine", konke kusobala ngezinhloso zabo, nokubambezeleka ekuthuthukisweni kwesayensi kanye nesayensi. inqubekelaphambili yezobuchwepheshe yanxeshezelwa kalula “ngenduku enkulu” ezuzwe njengefa kusukela ekupheleni koMbuso WaseRussia.

    URuslan wayithatha kalula indima yomqondisi. Mhlawumbe, ekuboneni isikhali esithandekayo sokwakha izimbangi ezesabekayo, uhlobo oluthile lwemizwa yokushisekela izwe lwavuka kuye.

     - Ubonile ukuthi sasizwana kahle kangakanani? Abantu ababenamehlo amancane base benomona.

    "Neurotech noma yini? Impela bazobulawa umona maduze nje.” - Ukungabaza kwengqondo kaMax cishe akuzange kubonakale ebusweni bakhe.

     “Lena ingxenye engaphansi komhlaba yokwesekwa kwe-power dome. Cishe uwabonile kutheminali. I-dome kagesi ayizange iqedwe, kodwa izakhiwo ezinkulu zaba usizo kithi. Lapha ungakwazi okungenani ukuhlala impi yenuzi, hhayi njengendawo yezinyoni zengilazi. Ngiqinisile?

    URuslan waphendukela kumkhulumeli wakhe ukuze aqinisekise amazwi akhe futhi uMax kwadingeka avume ngokushesha:

     - Ikhaya lami liyinqaba yami.

     - Impela. Empeleni, angeke kube khona ukuvikeleka okungcono kunangaphakathi kokusekela. Ngisho noma umhume udilika ngokuphelele, isakhiwo sizoma. Uzozibonela mathupha ukuthi kuhle kanjani lapha...

    "Yebo," uMaxim eqhaqhazela, "manje akukho ukubalekela." Wathi nje ecabanga kanjalo, umlomo omkhulu wagwinya igobolondo elincane elinamasondo amane.

    

    October 18, 2139 Izindaba zakamuva.

    Namuhla, ngehora leshumi nanye ngesikhathi sendawo, inhlangano ye-INKIS ithumele isicelo sobulungu obugcwele kuMkhandlu Olulekayo Wezindawo Zokuhlala EzikaMartian. Isicelo sisekelwe amalungu okuvota oMkhandlu: Telecom-ru, Uranium One, Mariner heavy industries nezinye. Ngakho-ke, isicelo sisekelwe ngamavoti agcwele angu-11 anenani elidingekayo lamavoti ayi-153. Lolu daba lufakwe ku-ajenda yeseshini elandelayo yoMkhandlu, evulwa ngoNovemba 100. Uma kuba nomphumela omuhle wokuvota esicelweni sayo, inhlangano ye-INKIS izothola ivoti elingu-1 eligcwele kanye nethuba lokuhambisa izinqumo ezisalungiswa ngehhovisi loMkhandlu. Okwamanje, ummeleli wenhlangano ye-INKIS eMkhandlwini unamalungelo anomkhawulo wokubuka. I-INKIS iphinde yamemezela i-IPO eyengeziwe yamasheya ayo anenani elilinganiselwe lama-krips ayizigidi ezingama-1.

    Lezi zindaba zenezelwa yi-video lapho izisebenzi ezazigqoke amasudu omkhathi ziqaqa i-Orion, i-Ural, iBuryu neViking ezisekelweni zazo, ezazikhonze ngokwethembeka iminyaka eminingi zase zigada ichweba lazo lokugcina lasekhaya. Kusolwa ukuthi lokhu kwenzelwa kuphela ukuthumela imikhumbi emidala eMuseum of Mars Exploration, lapho kwakuyoba lula khona ukuqinisekisa izimo ezifanele zokugcina. “Yebo, yilokho ebesikukholelwa,” kucabanga uMax ngokucasuka. Uma sibheka ukuthi umsebenzi wenziwe ngokuxhamazela futhi ngonya kangakanani, imibukiso emisha izofinyelela ezindaweni zokugcina imnyuziyamu isesimweni esibi, ngaphandle uma iqala ilahlwa ngaphansi kwesinye isisekelo esizwakalayo. AmaViking ahlupheka kakhulu. Abasebenzi abangama-Clumsy badabule konke ukuvikela okushisayo kwaba yizicucu lapho belayisha umkhumbi erempini. Yonke inqubo, enezinqwaba zemfucumfucu ehlakazeke esihlabathini kanye namabala anempandla anyanyekayo, yathwetshulwa ochungechungeni lwezithombe ezinamandla. Ngamafuphi, i-INKIS yashesha ukulalela izifiso zoMkhandlu Wokululeka.

    UMax ufisele ngokwengqondo abaphathi benhlangano ukuthi bathole amathumba ambalwa aluhlaza ngenxa yokukhotha izimbongolo zikaMartian ngokukhuthala ngokweqile futhi baqhubeke nokubuka izindaba ezilandelayo.

    Iziyaluyalu ziyaqhubeka ku-Titan. Ngemuva kokucindezelwa ngesihluku kwababhikishi, okuhambisana nokuboshwa kwenqwaba yabaphula umthetho, lesi simo asikakaxazululwa. Abasekeli benhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi i-Quadius bakhuthaza ukwakhiwa kwezwe elizimele ku-Titan, lapho kuzokwenziwa izinguquko ezinqala zemithetho ye-copyright futhi nokusekelwa kukahulumeni kuzohlinzekwa ngamaphrojekthi wokuthuthukisa isofthiwe ngelayisensi yamahhala. Basola izitho zokuvikela ngengcindezelo yezepolitiki kanye nokubulawa okuyimfihlo kwabaphikisayo, futhi baphinde basabise ngokuphendula ngokwesabeka ngenxa yokwesaba. Kuze kube manje, abaholi benhlangano "yenhlangano" - ama-quads - abakwazanga ukwenza izinsongo zabo, okuwukuphela kwempumelelo yabo kuhlala kuwubuwula obuncane kanye nokuhlaselwa kwabaduni. Naphezu kwalokhu, amaphoyisa ase-Titan Protectorate asevele ethule izinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe kwezokuthutha, izitshalo zezimboni, iziteshi ezisekela impilo kanye nezikhungo zezokwelapha. I-Neurotech Corporation yaba phakathi kwabokuqala ukumemezela ukungavunyelwa kokusetshenziswa kodlame; empeleni, yagxeka izenzo zomvikeli wendawo futhi yenza iziphakamiso ezifanele kuMkhandlu Wokululeka. Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, esimisweni esingajwayelekile kuzonqunywa udaba lokuhoxiswa kwesivikelo samanje se-Titan. Isikhundla se-Neurotech asikaqondwa izimbangi zayo noma ngisho nabalingani bayo abaseduze. I-Sumitomo conglomerate, etshala imali eningi ezimpahleni zayo zokukhiqiza ku-Titan, izwakalise ukuphikisana okuqinile nesiphakamiso esithunyelwe kuMkhandlu Wokululeka futhi izama ukuvimba ingxoxo yayo. Abamele i-Sumitomo bathembisa ukuphenya lezi zinxushunxushu besebenzisa isevisi yabo yezokuphepha futhi bamemezele ngokukhululekile ukuthi bayazazi izinombolo ze-neurochip zawo wonke ama-quad.

    “Hawu, kwenzakalani ohlelweni lukanozungezilanga. — UMax wacabanga, ephenya ingosi yezindaba ngobuvila. - Abanye abantu abahlanya banquma ukwenza umsindo kule sathelayithi eqandisiwe, behlanya ngempela, ngokusobala bafrize ubuchopho babo bokugcina... Izwe elizimele ku-satellite eyodwa, elincike ngokuphelele ezintweni zangaphandle, nami ngacabanga ngakho, kodwa bazochotshozwa. ngokuphazima kweso. Akukho lapho ungabalekela khona umkhumbi-ngwenya lapho kunechibi le-methane ewuketshezi nxazonke. - UMax ubecabanga ukuthi izinhlelo nezimfuno zababhikishi ziyimbudane, kodwa wenqaba ukusebenzisa umqondo ofanayo emaphusheni akhe okuguqula iMars. - Futhi i-Neurotech ngokuzumayo yaba iqhawe lentando yeningi namalungelo abantu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, nginqume ukunqamula izimpahla zokukhiqiza zozakwethu wakamuva.”

    UMax, ngenxa yelukuluku, wabheka uphawu "lwenhlangano" engaqondakali eshiywe kumasayithi agqekeziwe: idayimane eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ingxenye yesokudla eyayipendwe ngaphezulu, futhi ngakwesobunxele kwakukhona ingxenye yeso elibona konke. Wabe eseqhubeka ebuka indaba elandelayo yezindaba.

    Inkampani yakwaTelecom-ru imemezele ukwenyuka kwesivinini sokufinyelela kanye nosayizi wokugcina amafayela kubo bonke abasebenzisi benethiwekhi yayo, mayelana nokwethulwa kweqoqo elisha lama-supercomputer kuma-superconductors ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukushintshaniswa kwedatha. Inkampani ithembisa ukuqeda ngokuphelele izinkinga zokuxhuma okungenantambo ngale ndlela. I-Telecom-ru, ngokuphendula lezi zikhalazo zamakhasimende, yayihlale ibhekisela ekuntulekeni kwezinsiza ezizimele ezabelwe yona, futhi yathumela izicelo kuKhomishana Yomkhandlu Wokululeka Kagesi we-Electromagnetic Spectrum. Ngobulungiswa, kuyaphawuleka ukuthi insiza yemvamisa eyabelwe i-Telecom ingaphansi kancane kunezinsiza ezinikezwe abanye abahlinzeki ababili abakhulu kakhulu i-Neurotech ne-MDT. Futhi ngokwesilinganiso sebhendi yefrikhwensi eyabelwe enanini eliyisilinganiso labasebenzisi, iTelecom-ru idlula kude izimbangi zayo, okubonisa ukungasebenzi kahle kahle kwensiza etholakalayo. I-supercomputer entsha ihlose ukuqeda le nkinga esinesikhathi eside ikhona. Futhi, i-Telecom-ru imemezele ukwethulwa okuseduze kwesikhungo esisha sedatha kanye neziphindaphinda ezimbalwa zokuxhumana ngokushesha. Le nkampani izwakalisa ukuzethemba ukuthi izinga lezinsizakalo zayo manje alikho ngaphansi kweBig Two. Manje "amakhulu amathathu" aphelele akhiwe emakethe yezinsizakalo zenethiwekhi, izimangalo ze-Telecom-ru. Omele inkampani u-Laura May ngomusa wavuma ukuphendula imibuzo yethu.

    I-blonde ende, enohlobo lwe-diva ekhangayo kusukela enkathini yegolide yase-Hollywood, yamomotheka ngokumangalisayo, ikhombisa ukulungela kwayo ukuphendula noma imiphi imibuzo. Wayenezinwele ezigoqene ezifika ehlombe, amabele anele, futhi ezinkulu, izici ezingaphelele. Kodwa wabuka umhlaba ngokusineka okuncane ngisho nangenselelo, futhi izwi lakhe eliyisihosha lengeza uhlobo oluthile lozibuthe wesilwane kuye. Isiketi sakhe sasimfushane kancane futhi i-lipstick yakhe ikhanya kancane kunesimo sakhe esidingekayo, kodwa akazange akhathazeke ngaso nakancane ngakho futhi ngawo wonke amazwi nokuthinta kwakubonakala kuvusa ababukeli ukuba bangabaze ukuzinza kwakhe kokuziphatha, kuyilapho engakaze eqe umugqa omuhle. lokuhlonipheka okusemthethweni. Futhi imibiko yokunqoba esemthethweni ngokuphelele evela kuTelecom ekusebenzeni kwakhe izwakale ithembisa kakhulu.

    “Yebo, uma bekuthembisa isivinini sokuxhuma ezwini elinjalo, wonke umuntu uzogijima ngokushesha ukuze enze isivumelwano,” kucabanga uMax. - Nakuba, ngubani owaziyo ukuthi uyini ngempela, ukhuluma luphi ulimi nokuthi ukhona yini? Mhlawumbe abasebenzisi besifazane babona uhlobo oluthile lwendoda enonya”?

    U-Laura, ngakolunye uhlangothi, wakuxosha ngesibindi ukuhlaselwa kweqembu lakubo.

     — ...Bathanda ukusifaka ilebula njengabathi amasevisi ethu ashibhile, kodwa awekhwalithi ephansi nokwethembeka, futhi kuthiwa sisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokushintshisana kwenethiwekhi obuphelelwe yisikhathi. Nakuba siye sasebenzisa ukucwiliswa ngokuphelele kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo eziyisisekelo zezinsizakalo kudala, ezinye izinkinga zavela kuphela ngenxa yokuminyana kwenethiwekhi okuvamile futhi kuphela ekuxhumekeni okungenantambo. Kodwa manje, ngemva kokwethulwa kwe-supercomputer entsha, i-Telecom izohlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu ngesikhathi esifanayo, intengo ephansi ngokuphawulekayo kunezimbangi zayo.

     - Ungaphawula kanjani ngezimangalo ze-Neurotech kanye ne-MDT zokulahlwa yi-Telecom? Ingabe kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-Telecom isebenzisa imali engenayo evela ezimpahleni zayo ezingabalulekile ukuze igcine intengo yezinsizakalo zenethiwekhi iphansi?

     - Uyaqonda ukuthi inani eliphansi alisho njalo ukulahla ...

    “Yeka ukuthi iTelecom yethu ingumuntu onjani,” kucabanga uMax ngokucasuka, wavala iwindi lesizindalwazi wawela kusofa. — Uwakhathalela kakhulu amakhasimende akhe, nabasebenzi bakhe futhi. Umshwalense wezokwelapha, amagumbi okuphumuza, ukuphathwa kwemisebenzi - konke ngaphandle komsebenzi ojwayelekile. Hhayi-ke, noma bebengeke bangivumele ngisondele kumongo we-superconducting. Sengilungele ukufunda, futhi ngingakwazi ngempela ukusingatha ukuthuthukiswa kwemishini yocingo. Indawo yami isekuthuthukisweni, kodwa hhayi ekusebenzeni. Akukhona lutho ukuthi ngangingumklami wesistimu egatsheni laseMoscow, kodwa ngingubani manje? Esikhathini esifushane, ukuba ngumhleli-zinhlelo wesigaba seshumi emkhakheni wokwenza ngcono ukuhlukaniswa kwesiteshi, nawo okuyingxenye yesevisi yokusebenza kwenethiwekhi, kuyisiqalo esihle kakhulu somsebenzi ohlakaniphile. Okuwukuphela kwento eqinisekisayo ukuthi kunezigaba eziyishumi nanhlanu sezizonke zabazoba izinhlelo. Okubalulekile ukuthi ukukhula kwemisebenzi okudidayo okuseza ngaphambili - izigaba eziyisishiyagalolunye! Nakuba, yebo, induduzo ibuthakathaka kakhulu. Damn, ungakhuluma kangakanani ngento efanayo”!

    UMax wathuka wangena ekhishini egqoke isikhindi somndeni wakhe kuphela. Kuwubuphukuphuku, yiqiniso, ukuphindaphinda isimo esifanayo ekhanda lakho izikhathi eziyikhulu, ikakhulukazi lapho kungekho lutho olungashintshwa, kodwa uMax akakwazanga ukuyeka: ingxoxo yayizolo nenhloko yomkhakha okwakudingeka asebenze kuwo yadonsa ngempela umbhoxo. aphume ngaphansi kwemilenze yakhe Ngakho-ke, wenza impikiswano engapheli naye, eshova futhi esungula izimpikiswano ezintsha ezingenakuphikiswa futhi, isikhathi nesikhathi, ephoqa umphikisi wakhe onengqondo ukuthi ahoxe. Ngeshwa, ukunqoba okucatshangelwayo akuzange kube nomthelela esimweni sangempela. Ukuze uphendule imibuzo emibili eyinhloko: "ubani okufanele asolwe?" futhi "kufanele ngenzeni?", UMax akakwazanga ukuthola impendulo. Ngokunembayo, weza nempendulo yombuzo wokuqala: umngane wakhe omusha uRuslan unecala kukho konke, wagoqa, wayeyisihluku, kufanele athungwe umlomo wakhe, kodwa izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokulungisa lesi simo zazingaqondakali kakhulu. .

    UMax, vele, waqonda ukuthi isikhundla esisha sasiyisimangaliso esingemnandi kuye kuphela. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi konke kunqunywe izolo nje. Kodwa wazizwa enecala kulokho okwenzeka. Phela, ngisho naseMoscow akakwazanga ukuvumelana ngokucacile ukuthi uzoyiswa kuphi ku-Mars. Inkulumo ethi isikhundla sizofanelana kangcono nekhono lakhe, empeleni, ayizange ibeke umkhawulo ekunqumeni ubulungiswa benkonzo yabasebenzi. Ngakho-ke kuvele ukuthi akukho okukhala ngakho. Kuphela ngoba wayefuna ukufika ku-Mars kangangokuthi wayeselungele noma yiziphi izimo.

    Futhi izolo, njengoba besho, akukho lutho olwalufanekisela umphumela omubi kangaka. U-Ruslan wehlisa umuntu ayehamba naye endaweni yokupaka izimoto eduze nehhovisi eliphakathi, wathembisa ukuhlela ukuvakasha kwezindawo ezishisayo zedolobha laseTula uma engase adinwe ukuhlala eqinisweni elingokoqobo, futhi washayela kwenye indawo, ecasha endaweni. amathumbu ebhilidi elikhulu. UMax wabheka phansi kancane, wakhipha incwadi yokuqondisa wayesesuka ebheke lapho ayephokophele khona, elandela unogwaja onobungane ogqoke ivesti. Kwakufana, isici se-telecom, esikhundleni sezinkomba ezijwayelekile ezikhanyisa phambi kwekhala lakho.

    UMax wayengajahile neze. Ngaqale ngaya enkonzweni yabasebenzi, ngathatha i-DNA test, ngadlula amanye amasheke futhi ngathola i-akhawunti yesevisi efiselekayo - enye yezaqathi eziyinhloko izinkampani ezihlinzeka ngazo abasebenzi. Noma yimuphi umlawuli ojwayelekile, kodwa ngokufinyelela kwesevisi, ngokuzenzakalelayo, upholile izikhathi eziyikhulu kunomsebenzisi we-VIP okhokhe imali eningi ngentela yakhe. Umhlaba usushintshe kakhulu kusukela ekufikeni nasekudleni kwe-inthanethi. Manje akwaziwa ukuthi yini engcono: injabulo nenhlanhla emhlabeni wangempela noma kulowo obonakalayo, ngoba zihlangene kakhulu kangangokuthi akunakwenzeka ukuzihlukanisa, kanye nokunquma ukuthi iyiphi enye engokoqobo. Yebo, abantu abaningi babengenandaba nokuthi kwakunjani, lo mhlaba wangempela ongaziwa kusukela ezinganekwaneni zenkathi yangaphambi kwekhompiyutha, unenkinga yokucabanga ngempilo ngaphandle kwamathiphu e-pop-up nabahumushi bendawo yonke - impilo lapho kwakufanele ufunde kwamanye amazwe. izilimi bese ubuza abadlula ngendlela izikhombisi-ndlela eziya kulabhulali. Abaningi babengafuni nokufunda ukuphrinta. Kungani, uma noma yimuphi umbhalo ungakhulunywa, futhi ekukhanyeni kwentuthuko yakamuva ye-neurotechnology, ingafundwa ngokuqondile, ngokusebenzisa imiyalo yengqondo.

     Kube khona ukuphazamiseka okuthile nge-akhawunti yesevisi ka-Max; isistimu yokusebenza endala ku-chip yakhe yayidinga ukufakwa kabusha, kodwa inkinga yaxazululwa ngokushesha uma kuqhathaniswa. Umphathi wenza ubuso ngesikhathi ebuka irekhodi lakhe lezokwelapha, elibonisa imodeli ye-chip eyayiphelelwe yisikhathi ngokusobala ngokwezindinganiso ze-Martian, kodwa isakhipha incwadi yokudlulisela ukubuyisela uhlelo esikhungweni sezokwelapha senkampani. Khona-ke kwakukhona insizakalo yezenhlalakahle, lapho uMax aziswa khona ngokuzithoba ukuthi, yiqiniso, i-Telecom inikeza izindlu ezisemthethweni kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi, kodwa imvelaphi engaziwa, noma yiziphi ezinye izimo azithinti nganoma iyiphi indlela iqiniso lokuhlinzekwa: lena inqubomgomo yenkampani. Ngokuvamile, uMax wenqaba ikamelo elincane lamahhala endaweni yezimboni ye-Gamma futhi wanquma ukuhlala endlini eqashiwe endaweni ehloniphekile. Ngakho-ke, ngokuhlonishwa okuhloniphekile, wavakashela amanye amayunithi ambalwa, amanye enyameni, futhi amanye njengesipoki esibonakalayo, egcwalisa amafomu ahlukahlukene endleleni, noma ethola imiyalelo. Ngenxa yokuphothulwa ngempumelelo kwalezi zicelo ezilula, uMax wayekhululeke ngokuphelele futhi wafinyelela iphuzu lokugcina lohambo lwakhe - ihhovisi lomphathi - ngomoya wokunganeliseki futhi nokuzethemba. Ihhovisi kuvele ukuthi lihlome nge-biosecurity engathi sína: esikhundleni sokubingelela ngenhlonipho, ishawa elibandayo lezibulala-magciwane lalisilindile endaweni evala umoya.

     Umnikazi wehhovisi, u-Albert Bonford, wayengumlandeli wangempela waseMartian ngomqondo ophelele waleli gama. Unyawo lwakhe, ngokusobala, lwalungakaze lubeke unyawo eMhlabeni onesono: amandla adonsela phansi avamile ngokungangabazeki ayeyophula lesi sidalwa esintekenteke njengomhlanga. Emude, ephaphathekile enezinwele ezimhlophe, egqoke isudi empunga enothayi olula. Amehlo kaMartian ayemakhulu, amnyama, enama-irises acishe angabonakali, kungaba ngokwemvelo noma ngenxa yamalensi okuxhumana. Ubehlezi esihlalweni esijulile esinamasondo emoto nezixhumi eziningi, amatafula agoqayo ngisho nengalo ende ene-manipulator ephuma ngemuva. AmaSegway athenjisiwe ngokusobala aphumile emfashinini. Intshisekelo esobala ye-Martian yokuba nezimpumelelo zakamuva ze-cybernetics yaholela ekwakhekeni kwawo wonke umhlambi wamarobhothi andizayo azungeze umuntu wakhe. Ayelokhu enyakaza futhi aqhweba iso ngezibani ze-LED. Babenzela izivakashi itiye nekhofi, bathintitha izintuli kumniniyo, bamane benza umoya osegumbini uphile.

     "Sawubona, Maxim," i-Martian yabhala isithunywa esivuliwe, ngaphandle kokuphendulela ikhanda lakhe kumuntu omusha futhi ngaphandle kokushintsha isimo sobuso bakhe. "Ngizokhululeka emizuzwini embalwa nje." Ngena uhlale phansi." Isihlalo esifanayo sasondela kuMax, kodwa ngaphandle kwezinsimbi ezingadingekile namakhwela. “Kulungile,” uMax ebhala ngomshini ephendula futhi ngesizathu esithile waphinda amazwi akhe angasho lutho ngokuzwakalayo, ngokusobala ngenxa yesasasa. Ngempela, kuleyo mizuzu yokuqala, lapho ebona uMartian ophilayo, wakhathazeka kakhulu. Cha, uMax wayengelona i-xenophobia futhi wayecabanga ukuthi wayengenandaba nokubukeka kwabanye abantu. Kodwa, njengoba kwenzeka, lokhu okukhathazayo kuphela abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amapunk anukayo noma ama-goths, kodwa ukuxhumana nezidalwa ze-anthropomorphic ezingafani nawe kuyindaba ehluke ngokuphelele. “Ungumuntu wangempela wezinzwa,” kucabanga uMax ngaleso sikhathi, ngobunzima bokugwinya isigaxa esomile emphinjeni wakhe. “Kusasa ngizobhalisela ijimu futhi ngizozikhandla lapho ngize ngilahlekelwe ukushaya kwenhliziyo yami,” wazithembisa ethukile, ebuka ukunyakaza okunjengenyoni kwekhanda likaMartian, ehlezi entanyeni ende, ezacile. Ngaleso sikhathi uMax wezwa ngokomzimba ukuthi i-calcium yayigezwa kanjani emathanjeni akhe, futhi ayeqina, njengamagatsha omile. Futhi uMax wayengasafuni ngempela ukusebenza ngaphansi kobuholi besidalwa esinjalo. Ngesizathu esithile akazange amthande umphathi omusha ngaso leso sikhathi, kusukela kweyokuqala, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, incwadi enyathelisiwe.

     Ngaphezu komhlambi wamarobhothi anomsindo no-Albert, leli gumbi beliqukethe netafula elimpunga elipholishelwe isibuko, izihlalo zengalo kanye nezindawo ezihlala emanzini ezimbili ezakhelwe ezindongeni ezibhekene. Kwenye i-aquarium, izinhlanzi ezinkulu, ezikhanyayo zavula imilomo yazo ngokupholile futhi zanyakazisa amaphiko azo futhi zabuka ngokumangala odongeni oluphambene, lapho ngemuva kwengilazi ewugqinsi ephindwe kabili, endaweni yokugeza ye-methane ewuketshezi, amakoloni afana newebhu ama-polyp avela e-Titan ayevevezela. Emizuzwini embalwa kamuva, u-Albert waphaphama, futhi amehlo akhe abuyisa izithombo, okwenza uMax ethuke nakakhulu.

     "Ngakho-ke, uMaxim, ngiyajabula ukwamukela umkhakha 038-113 njengesisebenzi esisha," inhlonipho engapheli kaMartian ayizange imthande nhlobo. "Ngaziswa nokuthi kunenkinga encane nge-neurochip yakho."

     “O, akunankinga, Albert,” kuphendula uMax ngokushesha. - Ngizofaka kabusha isistimu yokusebenza phakathi nesonto elizayo.

     - Inkinga ayikho ku-eksisi, kodwa ku-chip ngokwayo. Ngesikhundla ngasinye emkhakheni wami kunezidingo ezithile ezisemthethweni, okuhlanganisa izici ze-chip. Ngeshwa, ungafaka isicelo kuphela esikhundleni sokuba i-programmer-optimizer yesigaba seshumi.

     - Faka isicelo? — Kubuza uMax ngokudideka.

     - Ekugcineni uzovunyelwa kubasebenzi ngemva kokuqeda isikhathi sokuhlolwa futhi uphumelele ukuhlolwa kokufaneleka.

     - Kodwa bengithembele esikhundleni somthuthukisi ... Cishe ngisho nomdwebi wesistimu ... Yilokho esasibonakala sivumelana ngakho eMoscow.

     - Umakhi wesistimu? — uMartian akakwazanga ukubamba ukumamatheka kwakhe okubhuqayo. - Awukayifundi imiyalelo yesevisi okwamanje? Umkhakha wami awenzi umsebenzi wephrojekthi kanjalo. Umsebenzi wakho uzohlotshaniswa nesizindalwazi kanye nokuqeqeshwa kwamanethiwekhi e-neural.

    UMax waqala ngokufutheka ephequlula amadokhumenti ayewatholile.

     - Umkhakha wokwenza ngcono ukuhlukaniswa kwesiteshi?

    UMax wanyakaza esihlalweni sakhe, waqala ukwethuka kakhulu. "Futhi-ke, ngiyisiwula futhi angizange ngithole ukuthi yini ebifihliwe ngemuva kwenombolo engenasici yomkhakha engithunyelwe kuwo."

     - Cishe kukhona uhlobo oluthile lwephutha lapha...

     - Inkonzo yabasebenzi ayinaphutha ezintweni ezinjalo.

     Kodwa eMoscow ...

     — Isinqumo sokugcina senziwa njalo yihhovisi elikhulu. Ungakhathazeki, lo msebenzi uhambisana kahle neziqu zakho. Unikezwa futhi isikhathi sokuhlolwa sezinyanga ezintathu sokuqeqeshwa kabusha, bese kuba ukuhlolwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi, uma unikezwe izincomo ezinhle kakhulu, ungakwenza ngokushesha. Inkinga nge-chip nayo iyaxazululeka ngokuphelele.

     "Inkinga nge-chip iyona encane yezinkinga zami manje."

     "Kuhle lokho," ngokusobala indida, njengeminye imizwa yobuwula, yayingajwayelekile kuMartian. — Uya emsebenzini ngakusasa, yonke imiyalelo nge-imeyili yomsebenzi. Uma unemibuzo, ungaxhumana nesevisi yabasebenzi. Manje ngiyaxolisa, kuningi okumele ngikwenze.

    Wacisha futhi uMax, wasala edidekile. Wahlala isikhashana phambi kwesidumbu sabaphathi bakhe esinganyakazi, wazama ukusho into efana nalena: “Ngiyaxolisa, kodwa...”, kodwa akazange azuze noma yikuphi ukusabela. Futhi, eququda amazinyo akhe kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokugedla, waphuma.

    “Yebo, wonke amaMartians anamanga. Futhi yini eyayingenziwa esimweni esinjalo? - UMax waphinda wazibuza, ehlezi ekhishini elincane futhi ephuza itiye lokwenziwa elinambitha. - Yiqiniso, akukho lutho ngokukhethekile, kwadingeka ngingaphumuli kusukela ekuqaleni. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhuluma ngazo zonke izimo emuva e-Moscow, futhi ungahlali unqekuzisa ikhanda njenge-dummy yaseShayina ngenjabulo yokuthi ngithunyelwa ku-Mars. Kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, bebezongijikisa khona lapho. Hhayi-ke, ngabe sengiya enkonzweni yabasebenzi futhi ini? Umphathi wangithumela ngendlela efanayo, ethi akagunyaziwe ukuxazulula izinkinga ezinjalo, kodwa ngingahlala ngishiya isicelo kubaphathi abakhulu futhi bazongithinta nakanjani. Yebo, yebo, maduzane bazongishayela ucingo, bathi kube nokungaqondi kahle okucasulayo futhi bazongiqoka njengomklami wesistimu wekhompuyutha ethile entsha. Ngokuvamile, i-logic ecacile ibeka ukuthi esimweni esinjalo ngingakwazi ukushaya umnyango futhi ngishiye i-Telecom. Futhi lokhu kusho ukuthi, cishe, kuzodingeka sikhohlwe i-Mars unomphela. Mancane amathuba okuthi, uma kubhekwa imithetho yendawo enzima, ngithole omunye umsebenzi lapha.” Kodwa wona kanye umcabango wokudela ithuba lokuhlala kuyi-Mars wabangela uMax ukudumala okubi kangangokuthi wayixosha ngomshanelo ongcolile. “Ngakho-ke akukho ukukhetha, kumele uvumelane nalokhu onakho. Ekugcineni, othile ongaqapheli kangako angabamba ngenjabulo noma yisiphi isikhundla kuTelecom. Akukubi kangako, sizodlula. ” Aphinde aphefumulele phezulu uMax kabuhlungu ahambe ayolungisa izinto ezidla lendawo eseyincane nje.

     Waphazanyiswa umlayezo ovela kuMasha emsebenzini wakhe wasendlini. "Sawubona! Noma kunjalo, kuyadabukisa ukuthi uhambe. Ngokuqondile, ngijabula kakhulu ngokuthi ukwazile ukuthola umsebenzi eTula, kodwa kuyadabukisa ukuthi uhambe ngaphandle kwami. Ngicela ungitshele ukuthi unjani emsebenzini, ngithemba konke kuhamba kahle? Banjani abaphathi? Ingabe ama-Martians angempela abukeka njengogogo wakho akutshele: aphaphatheka, aminyene, anezinwele ezincanyana futhi abukeka njengezicabucabu ezinkulu ezingaphansi komhlaba? Uyadlala nje ugogo wakho uyaziwa uthanda ukuqamba amanga. Kodwa ngicela, usadla i-calcium futhi uye ejimini, ngaphandle kwalokho ngesaba ukuthi uma ngifika ezinyangeni eziyisithupha, ngizothola okuthile ezindabeni zikagogo wami.

     Uthembise ukuthi uzongithola ngokushesha kwaTelecom mayelana ne-visa yesikhashana kimi. Ngizoza okungenani amasonto ambalwa, ngiyazi ukuthi amathikithi ayabiza, kodwa yini engingayenza: Ngifuna nokubona leli dolobha elihle laseTule. Sengiwaqoqile amaphepha, akunankinga, osekusele isimemo. Mhlawumbe kusengcono ukuza ohlotsheni oluthile lwephakheji yezokuvakasha, naphezu kokuthi zibiza kakhulu? Noma mhlawumbe awusafuni ngize. Kungenzeka ukuthi uthole intombazane yaseMartian, akukona ize ukuthi udonseke kule planethi. Ngiyadlala, kunjalo."

     “O, lokhu kuxaka kwezindawo zakhe zamanzi nezihlalo kungicasule kakhulu ngaze ngakhohlwa isimemo sikaMashino,” kucabanga uMax ngokudabukisa.

     “Ekhaya konke kuhamba kahle, ngibone unyoko. Ngempelasonto ngizoya edacha ngiyosiza abazali bami. Futhi, lapho ngihlanza, ngathinta ngephutha omunye wemikhumbi yakho, onempilo kunazo zonke, angikhumbuli ukuthi ubizwa ngani, kodwa angizange ngiphule lutho, ngahlola. Futhi ngokujwayelekile, sekuyisikhathi sokuyisa lawa mathoyizi kwenye indawo egalaji, avele athathe indawo. ”

     “I-Viking yami, kodwa hhayi lokhu! Akaphulanga lutho, uMax wacabanga ngokungabaza. "Ngakho ngikukholwa, kodwa empeleni ngeke uqaphele uma wephula okuthile kumodeli." Ngakucela ukuthi ungayithinti, inzima kangako?”

     “Ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi uhlela ukuzijabulisa kanjani ngesikhathi sakho okhululekile emsebenzini? Kumelwe kube nezindawo eziningi ezipholile ku-Mars, ngicela ningithumelele okuthunyelwe okwengeziwe, ngaphandle kwalokho lezi zindawo zakho eziwugwadule ngandlela thize azibabazi.

     Ngilinde, ngithemba, ukuthi ungiyise ku-Mars. Futhi, uma sikhuluma iqiniso, imilayezo, yebo, ipholile, kodwa ukuxhumana okusheshayo kusengcono. Mhlawumbe singakhipha imali ethile? Manje usuzuza imali eningi ku-Telecom.

    Noma mhlawumbe sizoya eParis ndawana thize, huh? Ukuphupha ngedolobha laseTula, kufanele ufane nawe. Ngingathanda, Max, into elula: Montmartre lapho, i-Eiffel Tower kanye nobusuku obufudumele, obunokuthula endaweni yokudlela encane. Ngokweqiniso angiqondi ngempela ukuthi sizophila kanjani kule Mars. Lapho, cishe ngeke ukwazi ngisho nokuhamba nibambene epaki; awekho ngisho namapaki lapho. Futhi ngeke uthande izinkanyezi, noma inyanga egcwele, akukho romance. Ngokuvamile ... bekungafanele ngiqale lokhu futhi, konke sekunqunywe kakade.

    Angazi ukuthi yini enye engingakhuluma ngayo, akukho okukhethekile okwenzeka ekhaya, isithukuthezi kanye nesimiso. Oh yebo, uma ungazange ujabulele imizamo yami ngencwadi, khona-ke mhlawumbe uzojabulela izingubo zami zangaphansi ezintsha efayeleni lesibili. Awu, yilokho, bye-bye. Ngicela, ucabange ngoxhumano olusheshayo.”

     “Uthenge izingubo zangaphansi, ngithemba mina kuphela,” uMax waxwaya. "Futhi ngempela, kungani ngishesha, ngishiya yonke into ngemuva?" Ubudlelwano bethu ngeke buhlale isikhathi eside kanje. Futhi amapaki, izinkanyezi kanye nendlela yenyanga esibukweni samanzi kuyatholakala lapha, kuphela okubonakalayo kancane. "

    

    Yebo, izinto esingazazi azivamile ukuba ngendlela esizicabanga ngayo. UMax wayazi ukuthi abukho ubulungisa emhlabeni nokuthi izinhlangano ezicebile nezinamandla zazizenzela umathanda, kodwa wayengalindele ngobuqotho ukuba yisisulu sokubandlulula.

    UMax wayazi ukuthi insizakalo yezemvelo yaseMartian yayingafanele ithathwe kalula, kodwa wayengenakukucabanga lokho kubusa kobushiqela bemvelo. Wayekwazi ukubukisa izingubo eziningi ayefika nazo ekhaya phambi kwesibuko; zazingahambisani nezimfuneko zendawo zokubumba uthuli, futhi i-airlock yendlu yakhe yayingabavumeli ukuba baphumele ngaphandle. Futhi imitshina efakwe esangweni yayizovimbela noma ubani ukuba aphathe izidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni, izikhali, noma izilwane, futhi ayeyobika ngokuzenzakalelayo lokho kwephulwa emaphoyiseni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, “umfowethu omkhulu” naye wayebika enkonzweni yomshuwalense uma umuntu efika ekhaya edakwe izidakamizwa noma utshwala, noma egula. Yiqiniso, kwakungekho izijeziso zalokhu, kodwa wonke lawa macala afakwe kahle emlandweni womuntu siqu futhi intengo yomshuwalense yakhula kancane kancane. I-Martian "smart home" yaba yimbi kakhulu kunomfazi othukuthele kakhulu.

    UMax wayazi ukuthi impilo yaseTula iyabiza. Ukudla okushibhile okutshalwe ku-invitro kunambitheka okomquba onomsoco okukhule kuwo, futhi ukudla kwangempela kwakubiza ngendlela eyichilo. Izindlu, izinsiza, ezokuthutha nomoya-mpilo onikeza ukuphila konke kubiza kakhulu. Kodwa uMax wayekholelwa ukuthi izindleko ezikhuphukile zizoba ngaphezu kokunxeshezelwa ngomholo wakhe kwaTelecom. Kodwa kwenzeka ukuthi iholo libe lincane kunelithenjisiwe, futhi ukuphila kwakubiza kakhulu. Iningi lemali yasetshenziswa ngokushesha kumshwalense, amanani, inkokhelo yefulethi elincane elingamamitha angamashumi amabili, futhi kwakungekho ngisho nenkulumo yokuthenga imoto noma ukonga okuthile.

    UMax wayazi ukuthi iqiniso elingokoqobo lifana nenkolo entsha, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi yonke imicabango nezifiso zezakhamuzi zaseMartian zizungeza kangakanani eksisini ebonakalayo. Futhi efulethini elincane likaMax, indawo enkulu yayisetshenziswa yileli altare lehlelo elisha elidla konke - i-biobath yokucwiliswa ngokuphelele. I-Biovanna ku-Mars iyinkaba yendawo yonke, okugxilwe kuyo kwencazelo yokuphila, isango eliya kweminye imihlaba, lapho ama-orcs ehlula ama-elves, imibuso iwa futhi izalwe kabusha, bayathanda, bazonda, banqobe futhi balahlekelwe yikho konke. Kukhona manje impilo yangempela lapho, futhi ngaphandle kukhona umuntu oshade naye ongasekho. Oh, umthombo wezinjabulo zasemhlabeni, ukuthintwa kohlangothi lwakho lwensimbi olupholile, njengomphimbo ogwadule, kulindelwe abathengisi abaningi, abakhi, abavukuzi, onogada, abesifazane nezingane abakhathele ezikoleni nasezindaweni zokusebenza. Babheka phezulu, begcwele ukulangazelela, lapho isibhakabhaka kufanele sibe khona futhi bathandaze konkulunkulu baseMartian ukuze kuphele ngokushesha lolu shintsho. Kwabanye, i-biobath iyinkimbinkimbi ebizayo, eyinkimbinkimbi ene-thermoregulation, i-hydromassage, i-IVs nemishini yezokwelapha, ekuvumela ukuthi uchithe amasonto nezinyanga kuyo. Abanye empeleni benza lokho kanye: bachitha impilo yabo yonke yabantu abadala bebhukuda esixukwini sikasawoti, ngoba ubungcweti abaningi bengqondo sekuyisikhathi eside bevumela ukusebenza bekude. Yebo, ngingathini, ungashada futhi, empeleni, uze ube nezingane cishe ngaphandle kokuphuma ngaphandle. Abashadikazi ababili becwilisa ama-flasks ngokumelene nomunye - umndeni okahle kaMartian. Kumuntu ongawajwayele kangako amanani abonakalayo, i-biobath empeleni iwubhavu nje ogcwele uketshezi olufudumele olunemaski yomoya-mpilo kanye nezinzwa ezimbalwa ezilula. Kodwa wonke umuntu wayenayo, ngaphandle kwayo akukho ukuphila ku-Mars. Ku-Max, ngenxa ye-neurochip ephelelwe yisikhathi, lesi sisetshenziswa sasingenzi lutho. Ngakho-ke, wayevame ukuba nesikhathi esiningi samahhala, ayengasichitha entweni ewusizo, kodwa ngokuvamile akazange achithe.

    Sekuphele cishe izinyanga ezimbili uMax efikile eTule. Ubuyisele uhlelo lokusebenza ku-chip, wathola i-akhawunti yesevisi egcwele ngokugcwele kanye nokufinyelela okuwolintshi kumanethiwekhi angaphakathi weTelecom. Kancane kancane ukuphila kwakhe kwangena enkathini yokuphila kwansuku zonke okumpunga, okuyisidina. I-alamu. Ikhishi. Isitaladi. Umsebenzi. Nakuba ingxenye yesine yekhulu yayingakadluli, kwakunomuzwa ophikelelayo wokuthi umjikelezo wawuziphindaphinda futhi wawuyoziphinda unomphela.

    Wazama ukuthumela njalo izincwadi kumama wakhe, futhi wake waxhumana naye ngoxhumano olusheshayo. Umama wayehlezi ekhishini elalisanda kulungiswa. Ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, irobhothi elihlanzayo, eligqoke ikesi likafudu elijabule, elicwebe njengekhaya, futhi isiphepho sokuqala sonyaka sashaya iwindi elimnyama. Ingxoxo yaqala ngokuthula nangokuthula ngemibuzo efanayo ngempilo, wabe uMax ezama ukuthola ngokungenangqondo ukuthi kwenzekani ohambweni lwakhe lokuqala oluya kuMars ebuntwaneni bakhe obukude. Isikhathi eside manje, imicabango mayelana nokuthi yini eyamshukumisela ukuba agwegwe kuze kube manje yaba igxile kakhulu. Cishe sasingekho isikhathi esiningi sokucabanga ngakho ngaphambili. Kodwa ku-Mars, ngokuxakayo, ngathola kokubili isikhathi nesifiso sokungena emaphela ami. UMax waqaphela ukuthi wayengenazo ngempela izinkumbulo zobuntwana ngaphambi kwalolu hambo, izingcezu ezimbalwa nje, nakuba ayeneminyaka eyishumi ubudala. Futhi cishe akazange alukhumbule uhambo ngokwalo - futhi kwakuyizicucu nje. Kodwa ngemva kwalokho sekuvele kunezithombe ezigqamile, ezigqamile zakhe ehlezi phansi egona amamodeli ama-Mars rover. Njengokungathi ngaphambi kwalokhu, umfana othile o-amorphous, ongenakulinganiswa wayehlala emzimbeni wakhe, kwase kuvela enye ingane ngokuzumayo, inokuqina okungenangqondo ngokuphelele ekufinyeleleni umgomo ongenakuqhathaniswa ngokuphelele. Futhi manje, ngobusuku obude, obunesicefe, uMax wazama ukuthola lowo mfana omdala, namadayinaso akhe ajwayelekile, ama-transformer namathoyizi ekhompyutha. Wazama wehluleka, wanyamalala kuhle kwentuthu yomlilo ekuseni. Umama, ephendula imibuzo kaMax, wamane wanikina amahlombe akhe ngokudideka futhi waphendula ngokuthi amadolobha angaphansi komhlaba abonakala eyisicefe futhi engathandeki kuye, njengalo lonke uhambo lulonke. Futhi ngokuvamile, kungaba ngcono uma uMax ebuyela ekhaya, ethola umsebenzi olula futhi waqala "ukukhiqiza" noMasha nokukhulisa izingane zakhe.

    UMax akazange awuthande ngokuphelele umsebenzi wakhe omusha kwaTelecom. Kwakungekho ukuhlela kwangempela emisebenzini yakhe yamanje: iqoqo elimangalisayo lesizindalwazi nokuqeqesha inethiwekhi ye-neural eyenza umthwalo nomthamo endaweni ethile. Esontweni lokuqala endaweni yakhe entsha, uMax wazibonela ngokugcwele ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba i-cog ohlelweni kanye ne-appendage ku-neurochip yakhe. Abahleli bohlelo abayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu emkhakheni wokuthuthukisa kuphela, bagcwele ngokuqinile, njengama-semiconductors abe yikristalu, kumahholo amade ahambisana namatheminali okufinyelela kunethiwekhi yangaphakathi. Inethiwekhi ye-neural kanye nesizindalwazi asebenza ngaso kwakuyingxenye encane yohlelo lokulawula umjikelezo wokuphila we-supercomputer. UMax wayengazi ukuthi lonke uhlelo lusebenza kanjani. Ukusebenza okulinganiselwe kuphela okwakutholakala kuye ngaphakathi kohlaka lwekhono lakhe elinesizotha, futhi noma kunjalo kuphela kunguqulo yokuqeqesha. Iqoqo lazo zonke izimo ezingenzeka kanye nezinketho zokuziphendulela lacaciswa ngokuningiliziwe izincazelo zemisebenzi, futhi kwakwenqatshelwe ngokuphelele ukuchezuka kuzo. Empeleni ukufunda imiyalelo kwaba umsebenzi oyinhloko kaMax ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo. Bonke abaphathi kanye cishe nabo bonke ochwepheshe abaholayo emkhakheni wokwenza ngcono babengabantu baseMartians abamsulwa ngokuphelele, bengenazo izixube zasemhlabeni, okwaholela uMax emicabangweni edabukisayo ngamathemba akhe ekusasa lomsebenzi. Njengokulindelekile, uMax wayelungiselela ukuhlolwa okuzayo. Wayezibamba ngekhanda kalula iziyalezo cishe igama nezwi; wayengaboni lutho oluyinkimbinkimbi kuzo futhi wayeqiniseka ukuthi noma yimuphi uchwepheshe oqeqesheke ngokwesilinganiso angazisingatha lezi zinto. Kodwa ngangisalinde ukuhlolwa ngokwesaba nangovalo, ngesaba ukuthi ngangizothola amaqhinga angcolile kumqashi.

    UMax uphinde wafunda ukuthi zonke izakhamuzi zaseMars, abomdabu kanye nalabo abavela kwamanye amaplanethi, ngaphezu kokunamathela kunoma yimuphi umhlinzeki wenethiwekhi, bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili amakhulu: "osokhemisi" - labo abathanda ukugcina ama-molecule ekhanda emakhanda abo, futhi "electronics", ngokulandelana, amadivaysi e-semiconductor abalandeli. Amaqembu amabili ayesempini engcwele njalo lapho ama-chips ayengcono. Ama-M-chips ahlanganiswe kangcono entweni ephilayo, futhi ama-semiconductor chips ayeguquguquka futhi ekhiqiza. Inhloko yomkhakha wokwenza ngcono, u-Albert Bonford, “wayengusokhemisi” ojwayelekile, egxile kakhulu ekuhlanzekeni nokwethuka lapho kutholwa noma iyiphi i-molecule yangaphandle emoyeni ozungezile. Futhi "ama-electronics" nawo ayegxile kakhulu ekuvikelweni kwe-electrostatic, esaba ukufingqa ukuthi omunye umuntu onecala elibi kakhulu noma onecala elihle angabangela ukuphazamiseka ebuchosheni babo befilimu encane. Osokhemisi bazungeza uxhaxha lwemishini yokuthungatha amarobhothi, futhi ochwepheshe be-electronics bafaka i-ion emoyeni ebazungezile, bagqoka izingubo ezikhethekile ezisebenza ngogesi namasongo avikelayo. Bobabili babesaba ukuthintana ngokomzimba nezinye izidalwa eziphilayo. Cishe kwakukhona abantu ababephila endaweni ethile ababona ukuthi zombili izinhlobo zamadivayisi zinezinzuzo zazo futhi zithembela ekuvikelweni okwakhelwe ngaphakathi, kodwa ngesizathu esithile uMax wayehlangana nabantu abanenkani yokuqhosha. Ngokusobala izinga le-cybernization alizange libe nomthelela ekonakaleni kwasekuqaleni kwemvelo yomuntu. UMax akakajoyini noma yiliphi ihlelo, njengoba i-neurochip yakhe yavusa ukuzithoba okunesizotha kuphela, hhayi isifiso sokubamba iqhaza engxoxweni yobuhlakani.

     Zonke lezi zimo ezinzima ziphinde zabekwa phezu kokushaqeka okuncane okutholwe nguMax ngokujwayelana nezindinganiso zenethiwekhi ye-Martian. Ngaphambilini, akazange acabange ngempela ukuthi amanethiwekhi aseMartian afinyelela kanjani isivinini sokushintshana kwedatha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza kwawo wonke amagajethi abonakalayo, njengezinhlelo zezimonyo, ngaphandle kwama-glitches namabhuleki. I-neurochip ngokwayo, iyisixhumi esibonakalayo kuphela phakathi kobuchopho bomuntu kanye nenethiwekhi, yebo, yayingenawo amandla adingekayo okusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ngakho-ke, kumanethiwekhi we-Martian, ukugcizelelwa kwakusejubaneni lokushintshaniswa kolwazi ukuze umsebenzisi akwazi ukusebenzisa amandla amaseva enethiwekhi. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke lawo mabhayithi e-peta ne-zetta angadluliselwa ngokuthembekile phakathi kwezigidi zabasebenzisi, amasistimu okuxhumana okungenazintambo e-Martian aguquke aba into eyinkimbinkimbi ngendlela emangalisayo. Awekho amaqhinga ngendlela yokuhlanganisa nokuhlukaniswa kweziteshi zomsakazo asesize isikhathi eside, ngakho-ke emadolobheni angaphansi komhlaba akugcwaliswanga kuphela i-spectrum yomsakazo otholakalayo, kodwa futhi ne-infrared, ngisho nemizamo eyenziwa i-ultraviolet. Okwaholela ezidingweni ezikhethekile ngisho nokukhanyisa nezimpawu zokukhangisa. Ngokuvamile, enye i-Martian golem - ikhomishana ye-EMS, yenza unya oluncane kunabo bonke abanye. Futhi angamphuca kalula ithoshi elingagunyaziwe.

     Abaphindayo bezokuxhumana okungenazintambo babecishe babe yonke indawo eTula. Kusukela kwezimile: emibhoshongweni nasophahleni lwemigede enama-antenna amaningi asebenzayo, kuya kuma-microrobots alula abambelele ezindongeni zezindlu nasemihumeni njengamakhowe ayizilokazane. Ukuphatha izinhlobonhlobo zezimpondo, izindawo zazo zokumboza, kucatshangelwa izinga lokuhlakazeka nokubonakaliswa kwezimpawu ezivela ezindaweni eziningi kwakungomunye wemisebenzi ye-supercomputer entsha. Ngaphansi kweso lakhe elibukhali lika-elekthronikhi, abaphindayo abaningi bathumela amasignali nomaphi lapho kudingekile khona ngefrikhwensi kanye nezinga elithile, ngaphandle kokuphazamisana bodwa, baqondisa abasebenzisi phakathi nokunyakaza kwabo okunesiphithiphithi edolobheni futhi bawadlulisela ngokushesha emishinini engumakhelwane. Ngakho, abasebenzisi bathole isithombe sekhwalithi ephezulu ngaphandle kwamabhuleki. Ngemva kokuthola umbono wokuqala wokuthi konke kusebenza kanjani, uMax, vele, walahlekelwa ukuzethemba ukuthi angakwazi ukubhekana nokuklanywa kwezinhlelo ezinjalo. Kodwa ukuchitha impilo yakhe yonke endimeni ye-appendage ku-neurochip yakhe kwakungeyona into ayeyifuna nhlobo. Ephendula imibuzo ecophelelayo, umhleli ohamba phambili ngokumamatheka kokuzikhukhumeza wabelane nge-Talmud enezinkulungwane eziningi enesihloko esithi: "izimiso ezijwayelekile zokuhlukaniswa kwesiteshi kumanethiwekhi angenawaya weTelecom" uMax osevele esekhasini lesibili leTalmud wazizwa ekude kakhulu. ungqondongqondo. Waqonda ukuthi wayengeke ayeke. Futhi waze wazibekela ezakhe izinto eziza kuqala: ukuqedela isikhathi sesivivinyo futhi wonge imali yokuthuthukisa chip yakhe eyisidala. Kodwa okwamanje bekufanele ngenze umsebenzi oyisicefe ngokwemiyalelo, cishe njengakulayini wokuhlanganisa. Futhi uMax wezwa ukuzimisela kwakhe ukuya ndawana thize kwancibilika nsuku zonke: wayengena ejula futhi ejula exhaphozini lomkhakha wokuthuthukisa.

    Okunye okuhlukahlukene kwakuhlinzekwa ngomsebenzi kanye njalo emavikini amabili, lapho izilungiseleli, zishaywe ukwaziswa okungapheli, ziyosebenza ensimini: ukulungisa amaphutha amancane emishinini yenethiwekhi noma izintambo zokukhanya. Kwakungenzeka ukwenqaba umsebenzi, kodwa uMax wawuthatha ngenjabulo, njengoba kwenza abaningi ozakwabo.

    Imvamisa, wonke amashifu nawo ayefana nomunye - uMax nozakwabo babefuna i-micro-relay ehlulekile bese befaka entsha. Kodwa-ke, lo msebenzi ozolile, owawungadingi imizamo ekhethekile noma amakhono, waba uhlobo lokuphuma ochungechungeni olungapheli lwempilo yansuku zonke eyisidina. Njengoba nje uMax wayengathandi ukufunda amanethiwekhi e-neural ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaMartians, yena, ngokuphambene nalokho, ngenxa yesizathu esithile wayethanda yonke into mayelana nomsebenzi wesifaki esilula. Ngimthandile umlingani wakhe, u-Boris, owabelana naye ngesinkwa sokuthuthukisa kwaTelecom. Babesebenza ekamelweni elilodwa, ezikhumulweni eziseduze, futhi baphinde basebenze ndawonye. U-Boris uthe iphuzu lomsebenzi, elamukelwa njengesiko kwaTelecom, vele, ukunxephezela inkampani ngokuntuleka kwabasebenzi abanamakhono aphansi. Kumayelana nokwazi umsebenzi weminyango eyahlukene yenkampani nokubumbana njengeqembu. Ngokusobala lo msebenzi wasungulwa umphathi othile ohlakaniphe ngokukhethekile ovela kwabasebenzi, esigabeni salabo abaqhamuke nazo zonke izinhlobo zemibuthano yezinkampani “ehehayo”, ongeqa ngokusemthethweni, kodwa ekusebenzeni akunconyiwe ngokwezigaba.

    UMax wayengabathandi abaphathi, futhi ubani obathandayo, kodwa wawuthanda lo mbono othile. “Futhi kwesinye isikhathi lawa ma-dicksucker angaba wusizo,” kuvuma uMax ngemva komsebenzi wakhe wokuqala. U-Boris naye waba negalelo elikhulu empumelelweni yomcimbi onjalo. Ukuzola, hhayi ukukhuluma, nombono wefilosofi nokhululekile ngokuphila. U-Boris, isithandwa sikabhiya esifushane, esimise okunjengomphongolo omncane, ama-RPG aku-inthanethi kanye nezindaba ezingalindelekile mayelana nezakhamuzi zaseMartian, indlela yazo yokuphila namasiko, wayefana ne-gnome, okungukuthi, i-dwarf, njengoba wayengakhathali ukucacisa, futhi emibuthanweni yakhe ayintandokazi ye-inthanethi wayehlala edlala umlingisi ohambisanayo . Futhi, wayephethe yonke indawo ubhaka osindayo onekhithi yezimo eziphuthumayo egcwele ngokugcwele futhi, ngokuphendula noma yikuphi ukuxaka, akazange akhathale ukuphinda ngokubukeka okungathí sina ukuthi, uma kwenzeka okuthile, yena yedwa wayezosinda, futhi bonke abanye babezofela ngaphakathi. ubuhlungu. Kodwa esikhwameni sakhe somlingo, ngaphezu kwamasilinda omoya-mpilo angenamsebenzi, kwakuhlale kukhona ubhiya namashidi, ngakho uMax akazange enze amahlaya ngakho ngempela.

    Yena noBoris, ngaphandle kwesivumelwano, bakhetha imisebenzi ezindaweni ezikude kakhulu zedolobha elingaphansi komhlaba. Emahoreni ayisishiyagalombili nje okusebenza, kwadingeka kuqedwe imisebenzi emithathu, okwakungenzima neze, ngisho noma wawuhamba kancane ngezithuthi zomphakathi. UMax wayethanda ukuhamba futhi ezithanda izitimela, ngakho wayekujabulela ngempela ukuba semsebenzini. Ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngale ndlela elandelayo: ukuhlangana nozakwethu esiteshini esithile bese kancane kancane behamba ezitimeleni ezinyakazayo noma ama-maglev asheshayo. Ukuthutha eziteshini ezimaphakathi kugcwele abantu noma ukulinda isikhathi eside izitimela eziyivelakancane eziteshini zamathayela abuthuntu endaweni ethile ekujuleni kwemigodi ekude. Edolobheni elikhulu laseTula sasingekho isikhungo esaziwayo futhi kwakungekho ngisho noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesistimu yentuthuko; lamane lasakazeka ezindaweni ezingokwemvelo zeplanethi, njengeqoqo lezinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni. Endaweni ethile kukhona ukuxutshwa kwamachashazi akhanyayo ahlangana endaweni eyodwa eyimpumputhe, futhi endaweni ethile kukhona ubumnyama bezindawo zezimboni, ezihlanganiswe nezibani ezingavamile. Futhi imephu ye-metro yaseTule yayiyinkimbinkimbi ngendlela emangalisayo. Wayebukeka njengobuciko bobungcweti besicabucabu esihlanyayo, esaluka ezinye izindawo ezinohleloxhumano olunamazinga amaningi, futhi ndawana thize lushiye umucu owodwa omncane. Ngobusuku bangaphambi kohambo, uMax akazange aziphike ubumnandi obungachazeki bokujika imephu enezinhlangothi ezintathu, ecabanga ukuthi kusasa uzontanta kanjani adlule kuleli qoqo lamaphuzu ayindilinga, bese edabula umugqa omncane, lapha nalaphaya efinyelela phezulu. weplanethi, wayezogcina eseqoqweni elibukeka njengoyinki okhuluphele, ofiphele lapho kufanele uqedele khona umsebenzi wokuqala. Noma ungafika endaweni evaliwe ngenye indlela, isikhashana futhi ngokudluliswa, kodwa udlula endaweni ethokozisayo esesabisayo yendawo yokuhlala yokuqala.

    Idolobha elingapheli laseTule, elintantayo, lalihlaba umxhwele ngokuhlukile: imigqa kakhonkolo empunga engenalutho endaweni ye-"gamma" kanye "ne-delta" yathathelwa indawo inqwaba yemibhoshongo exakile, embozwe inethiwekhi yezindlela namapulatifomu, aminyene. nabantu abagqoke izigqoko ezinemicu ye-light-guide elukwe kuzo ukuqinisekisa ukwamukelwa. Abanye abalandeli bezitayela zemfashini bakhetha izambulela zokuhlobisa zikanokusho. Abantu abanezambulela nezigqoko ezihlekisayo babonakala kuMax befana nabantu abavela kwamanye amazwe abanezimpondo emidwebweni yezingane, futhi iThule eyayintanta yadlula yayibukeka njenge-phantasmagoria ekubeni khona kwabo. Amadolobha aseMartian awazange alale, emigodini ukuguqulwa kwemini nobusuku akubonakali, ngakho wonke umuntu wayephila ngokuvumelana nesikhathi esasimlungele. Zonke izikhungo nezinhlangano zasebenza ubusuku nemini, futhi imigwaqo yayigcwele izimoto nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku.

    Imvamisa, yena no-Boris baqeda ibhodlela likabhiya elilodwa noma amabili ngaphambi komsebenzi wokuqala. Ngakho-ke, umsebenzi wokuqala waqedwa ngokushesha futhi ngomoya ophakeme, owesibili, ngokomthetho, futhi, ezinye izinkinga sezivele zavela ngokuqedwa kwesithathu, ngakho-ke sazama ukushiya umsebenzi olula ukuze ugcine futhi usondele ekhaya. Ngokuvamile uMax wayethule futhi ecishe engakhulumi no-Boris, nakuba u-Boris wayehlale ezama ukuxoxa indaba ethile yendawo, kodwa ebona ukuthi umlingani wakhe uphendule ngemishwana ye-monosyllabic, akazange amcindezele ngempela. U-Boris wayengumuntu eduze kwakhe uMax ayekhululekile ekuthuleni; ngesizathu esithile kwakubonakala sengathi wayazi u-Boris iminyaka eyishumi, futhi lolu kwakuwuhambo okungenani lwekhulu. UMax walunguza ngefasitela, ngezinye izikhathi ecindezela isiphongo sakhe kulo, kancane kancane eqhabula ubhiya wakhe futhi wabonisa okuthile okufana nalokhu: “Ngingumuntu ongaziwa - bengifuna ukufika ku-Mars kangangokuthi ngagijima ngazulazula njengethoyizi eliphefumulayo, cishe ngaphandle kwekhefu lokulala nokudla. Futhi manje ngiku-Mars futhi kwenzekani: Angisawudingi umsebenzi, akukho msebenzi, ngilahlekelwe ngokuphelele isifiso sakho konke lokhu okwenzekayo, njengokungathi uhlobo oluthile lokushintsha lushintshiwe. Cha, kunjalo, ngizokwenza izinto ezidingekayo ngokusobala, njengokuphasa izivivinyo zokufaneleka, kodwa ngokumsulwa, ngaphandle kwe-inertia. Ngilahlekelwe ngokuphelele inhloso kanye nogqozi. Hlobo luni lokwehliswa lokhu okwenzeka kuma-expanses aseMartian? Mhlawumbe ngizobe sengithola umsebenzi njengomfaki, njengoba ngithanda yonke into ngalolu hlobo lomsebenzi? Eh, ukube uMasha ubengangibona, bengingeke ngikwazi ukugwema ingxoxo engathi sína. Kodwa uMasha ukhona, futhi ngikhona.” – UMax waphetha ngokunengqondo futhi wavula ibhodlela lesibili.

    Ngokuvamile, phakathi nohambo lukaMax, kwafika imicabango engqondweni yakhe ngephupho lakhe elingaqondakali lokuguqula i-Mars, kodwa izibikezelo zikaRuslan mayelana nokuthi wayengeke enze noma yimuphi umsebenzi lapha azikwazanga ukuphuma ekhanda lakhe. "Lelo iphupho lami lonke likaMartian - ukuza eMars, ngiqonde ukuthi akukho lutho engingalubamba nokuphumula." - kucabanga uMax. Ukuze ahlanganyele ukungabaza kwakhe, waphendukela ku-Boris, owayebonakala eyindoda enengqondo futhi enolwazi:

     - Hhayi-ke, Bor, ubonakala wazi yonke into ngempilo yasendaweni. Ngichazele ukuthi hlobo luni lwento lena - iphupho likaMartian?

     - Usho ukuthini? Iphupho likaMartian njengento yomphakathi noma isevisi ethile yezinkampani ezithile.

     — Ingabe ikhona inkonzo enjalo? – UMax wamangala.

     - Yebo, yebo, uwe enyangeni? Noma iyiphi ingane iyazi ngalokhu, nakuba ukukhangisa kwalokhu kudla kuvinjelwe ngokusemthethweni, u-Boris wachaza ngomoya wochwepheshe. - Njengokuthi, uma ungazange uzuze lutho empilweni, udumale kukho, futhi ngokuvamile, uma ungumuntu olahlekile oyisiphukuphuku, khona-ke unomgwaqo owodwa kuphela, oya ephusheni likaMartian. Kunamahhovisi akhethekile okuthi, ngemali ephansi, alungele ukudala umhlaba wonke lapho konke kuzoba ngendlela ofisa ngayo. Bazokwenza umlingo omncane ebuchosheni bakho futhi uzokhohlwa ngokuphelele ukuthi umhlaba wangempela, empeleni, ukhona. Uzozulazula ngenjabulo ku-matrix yakho ethokomele inqobo nje uma unemali ku-akhawunti yakho yomuntu siqu. Kukhona inguqulo elula yalesi sidakamizwa, ungajabulela umhlaba wakho izinsuku ezimbalwa, ngaphandle kwe-amnesia yokwelapha, njengokuya endaweni yokungcebeleka. Kodwa, uyaqonda, injabulo evela enguqulweni yokukhanya ayiphelele; akunakwenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuzikhohlisa, okokuqala, ngokwakho.

     — Lezi zinguqulo zokukhanya zihluke kanjani ekucwilisweni okuvamile okugcwele?

     "Kufana nokuthi yonke into ipholile lapho, awukwazi ukukutshela emhlabeni wangempela." Basebenzisa ama-m-chips nama-supercomputers ahlakaniphile ukuze balingise yonke imizwa.

     - Abahluleki abadume kabi bangalisebenzisa kanjani ithuba lephupho likaMartian, mhlawumbe libiza kakhulu?

     - Oh, Max, awu, uwe ngempela enyangeni, noma kunalokho uvela eMhlabeni. Hhayi-ke, ama-supercomputers, ama-m-chips, yini-ke? Cishe ukushisa ilanga e-Canary Islands kusashibhe ngokuphindwe kayikhulu kunokundiza lapho ngomkhumbi-mkhathi. Cabanga ngalokhu, ukuphila endaweni yokugezela kunezinzuzo eziningi mayelana nokusebenzisa imali: awudli isikhala esiningi, ukudla nge-IV, akukho zindleko zokuhamba, izingubo, ukuzijabulisa, yebo, uma usebenzisa umhlaba ojwayelekile kusuka kukhathalogi yomhlinzeki, khona-ke iphupho likaMartian lizotholakala kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngisho nokusebenza njengoweta endaweni yokudlela, ungagcinela iphupho le-Martian, inqobo nje uma uqasha indawo yokulala endaweni ye-gamma futhi udle ama-briquette anomsoco.

     - Kusho ukuthini lokhu: endaweni ethile ekujuleni kweplanethi ebomvu kunemihume emikhulu egcwele kusukela phezulu kuya phansi enemigqa yamabhati e-bio nabantu ngaphakathi? Lokho kusho ukuthi amaphupho ama-dystopians asefezekile.

     - Hhayi-ke, mhlawumbe yonke into ayibukeki njenge-apocalyptic, kodwa ngokuvamile, yebo, kunjalo. Kukhona nakanjani amaklayenti amaningi ephupho likaMartian. Kodwa bazikhethela bona. Emhlabeni wanamuhla, ukhululekile ngokuphelele ukwenza ukukhetha kwakho inqobo nje uma kuletha inzuzo ezinkampanini.

     “Ngaphinde ngashaqeka ngokwesiko,” kusho uMax, egwinya ubhiya wakhe acishe awuphuze kanye.

     -Yini eshaqisayo ikakhulukazi ngalokhu? Abantu abaningi abavela kwamanye amaplanethi, sebelondoloze imali encane, balandela iphupho likaMartian. Ngendlela, banikezwa ama-visa ngaphandle kwezinkinga nhlobo, futhi amanani angenamkhawulo abuye anxephezele ngokwengxenye. Uxolo, ku-Mars nasemadolobheni e-protectorate azikho izinzuzo zomphakathi, futhi azikho izidakwa ezimbalwa, abantu abadala abalahliwe nabanye abangangeni emakethe. Ngakho-ke, balahlwa ngale ndlela enobuntu, yini engalungile ngalokho?

     - Yebo, lokhu kuyiphupho elibi. Lokhu akulungile neze.

     - Hhayi fair? Imigomo nemibandela icaciswe kunkontileka ngokucacile.

     "Akulungile, ngokomthetho, ukunikeza ukukhetha okunjalo." Umuntu waziwa njengobuthakathaka, futhi ezinye izinto azikwazi ukukhethwa.

     - Ngakho-ke kungcono ukufa kabuhlungu ngenxa yotshwala?

     - Ngaphandle kokungabaza. Uma indlela enjalo isivele isiwile, kufanele sidlule kuyo kuze kube sekugcineni.

     - Wena, Max, uphenduke waba umbulali.

     - Ingabe intela engenamkhawulo ngempela ayinqunyelwe ngesikhathi?

     - Uma unemali eyanele yokukhokhela izinsiza zokulondoloza usebenzisa inzalo evela ediphozini, khona-ke intela kuyoba ingunaphakade ngempela. Bangakwazi ngisho nokukhipha ubuchopho futhi babubeke embizeni ehlukile. Ubuchopho bokwenziwa bubonakala bukwazi ukusebenza iminyaka engamakhulu ambalwa.

     - Kazi bangaki amaphupho anjalo ku-Mars? Kungenzeka yini ukuthola ugesi kubo?

     - Sawubona, Max, kungcono ubheke futhi ubuze i-NeuroGoogle ukuthi bangaki nokuthi bathola ini kubo.

     — Kazi indlela yokuphetha inkontileka ibukeka kanjani?

     "Max, uyangethusa, ngiyabona unentshisekelo enkulu kule nto embi." Dlala kangcono i-Warcraft, isibonelo. Noma udakwe phela.

     - Ungakhathazeki, ilukuluku elingenzi lutho. Kodwa noma kunjalo, ufika ehhovisi futhi uthi: "Ngifuna ukuba yinkanyezi ye-rock eMelika eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha," ukuze kudume kakhulu futhi abalandeli beklabalasa emakhonsathini. Kulungile, bayakutshela, nasi isithasiselo esikhethekile senkontileka, chaza kuso ngokuningiliziwe ngangokunokwenzeka lokho ofuna ukukubona.

     - Kungenzeka ukuthi yilokho okwenzekayo. Amaphupho akho kuphela abiza kakhulu, lapho angempela ebiza kakhulu, ihora elijwayelekile labakwaMartians libiza kakhulu. Ngokuvamile banikeza ukukhetha kusethi evamile: usozigidi, i-ejenti eyimfihlo, noma, isibonelo, umnqobi onesibindi womthala kumkhumbi-mkhathi.

     — Ake sicabange ngomnqobi onesibindi womthala, bese-ke.

     - Yebo, angizange ngisebenzise lokhu kukhwabanisa, ngizenzele ngokwami ​​... Hhayi-ke, ake siqhubeke, ukuze ungabi nesithukuthezi sokunqoba umthala amashumi eminyaka, uzosindisa abesifazane abahle kakhulu izintambo zabafokazi ababi. Futhi wena, ngokusobala, uzobuzwa ukuthi yibaphi abesifazane obathandayo: ama-brunettes, ama-blondes, usayizi wesibili noma usayizi amahlanu ... kahle, noma amadoda.

     - Kuthiwani uma ungazazi ngempela?

    -Yini ongayazi, abesifazane noma amadoda? – Boris wamangala.

     - Yebo, cha, uma wena ngokwakho ungazi kahle ukuthi yini oyiphuphayo futhi awukwazi ukuyichaza, ngokwemvelo ucabanga ukuthi unemali eyanele ye-matrix yomuntu siqu.

     - Njengoba kukhona imali, bazoletha ukuncipha okuhlangenwe nakho futhi uzokhetha zonke izifiso ezifihliwe ekhanda lakho elibi. Ngaphandle uma, kunjalo, wena ngokwakho kamuva wesaba lokho onakho. Ngicabanga ukuthi esimweni somunye uFranz Kafka lokhu bekungeke kube iphupho, kodwa isihogo esiphilayo.

     - Kulowo nalowo eyakhe, mhlawumbe othile angathanda ukuguqulwa kube isinambuzane esinwabuzelayo.

     "Awukwazi ukuthi bangaki abahlanekezeli emhlabeni." Awazi ngempela ukuthi ufunani?

     - Yebo, leyo yinkinga yami enkulu.

     "Ngiyaphuthuma ukukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinkinga zakho zisekude kakhulu."

     - Yini ongayenza, umuntu olula unezifiso nezisusa ezilula, kodwa umuntu onenhlangano yengqondo eyinkimbinkimbi, uyazibonela, unosizi oluphelele oluvela engqondweni. Phezu kwakho konke okunye, nginovalo lokuthi abakwaMartians bangase bangibone ngaphambi kokuthi ngenze. Abazibandakanyi ekufuneni imiphefumulo okungenazithelo, kodwa babhekana nanoma iyiphi inkinga ngendlela esetshenziswayo nangendlela efanele. Yingakho ngicabange ukwenzeka kwephupho likaMartian ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele.

     - Futhi kanjani?

     - Okuthile okufana nezinhlelo ezikhethekile ze-supercomputer ezibilinini zezinkampani ezinkulu zabahlinzeki, eziklanyelwe ukucacisa ubuntu babantu ngokusekelwe emlandweni wemisebenzi yabo kunethiwekhi. Kancane kancane bathola ukuthi yini lena noma lowo msebenzisi ojwayelekile ayifunayo futhi ngokungabonakali angena emhlabeni wakhe wangempela lokho afuna ukukubona empilweni yangempela.

     - Kwani?

     - Hhayi-ke, kungani umuntu ecabanga ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle futhi akunyakazi. Hhayi-ke, ukucindezela, ukucindezela, bese ugcona abantu abancane abayiziphukuphuku futhi uthole ugesi wamahhala kubo. Yilokhu okufanele kwenziwe yinoma iyiphi inkampani yaseMartian ezihloniphayo. Noma, okubi kakhulu, ukukholisa othile ukuthi agxilise enye i-UberDevice entsha, ethuthuke kakhulu ebuchosheni bakhe obunesineke.

     - Yiziphi izinkolelo-mbono eziyinkimbinkimbi onazo mayelana neqiniso elizungezile? Nethezeka, umhlaba ulula. Yiqiniso, bazokuthengisela ukukhangisa, kodwa kukhona okumele ucabange ... Kungani ukhathazeka kakhulu ngenxa yabantu abadabukisayo?

     - Yebo, lokho kuyiqiniso, kunalokho kuphefumulelwe amazwi omunye umuntu. Ucabangani ngephupho likaMartian ngomqondo womphakathi?

     - Inganekwane enhle. Ukuze balondoloze inzuzo yabo enkulu yobuhlakani, abakwaMartians bakhipha wonke amandla angcono kakhulu esimiso sonozungezilanga ngezinganekwane zabo futhi lapha bawaphonsa phansi endlini yangasese, emisebenzini ewubuphukuphuku njengomklami we-optimizer. Futhi ekhaya, lezi zihlakaniphi ezikhulele ekhaya zazikwazi futhi zingenza okuthile okuwusizo.

     "Hhayi, ngakho-ke awukho owasemzini embonweni wokuthi abakwaMartians banecala kuyo yonke into," kusho uMax.

     "Yini ongayenza, incazelo ilula kakhulu," kusho u-Boris ehlehla.

    Bathula isikhashana. Indawo eqandisiwe, ebomvu ebusweni igijima ngendlela exakile. Ngemuva kukaBoris, ngezikhathi ezithile, umnumzane obukeka engenakhaya wayehona, abeke izihlalo ezintathu ngokungenamahloni ukuze aphumule.

     - Yebo, kwavela okungavamile. — UMax wephula ukuthula. - Ngokusobala iMars yami iyinqaba esihlabathini. Umhlangano wokuqala ngqá namaqiniso wawukhukhula ngaphandle kokushiya ngisho nomkhondo.

     - Uyazi, wena ngokwakho ubi kakhulu kunanoma yimaphi amaMartians. Cabanga kangcono ngezinkinga zangempela.

     - Futhi lokhu yilokho umlandeli ozinikele we-Warcraft kanye no-level 80 dwarf engitshela khona.

     - I-Dwarf ... kulungile, ingabe ngiyindoda elahlekile, kodwa lisekhona ithemba ngawe.

     - Kungani enyamalala ngokushesha?

     - Ukudalelwa akulula.

     - Ingabe uzokwabelana?

     - Kodwa lezi zilula. Isimo asifani, isimo asifani. Kade ngikubizela isikhathi eside ukuthi uhlale ndawana thize: Ngiyazi imigoqo embalwa emihle kakhulu, engabizi kakhulu futhi ewumkhathi, futhi ulokhu uqhamuka nezaba ezixegayo. Ngemva komsebenzi, uyabona, akakwazi ukuvuka ekuseni kusasa, futhi ngempelasonto unezinto ezithile okufanele azenze, ukulungiselela izivivinyo.

     “Cha, ngiyazilungiselela ngempela,” kuchaza uMax ngokungaqiniseki.

     - Yebo, yebo, ngiyakhumbula, udla umsebenzi omkhulu: "Izimiso ezijwayelekile zokuhlukaniswa kwesiteshi kumanethiwekhi angenantambo eTelecom." Futhi unjani, usufunde okuningi?

     “Hhayi okwamanje... kodwa ngidlala bani,” kuvuma uMax ngokudangala.

     - Ingabe usuwushintshile umqondo wakho wokuba umdwebi wezinhlelo?

     - UMax omdala, wasesikoleni saseMoscow, ubengeke amiswe amakhasi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, kodwa uMax omusha umile ngesizathu esithile.

     "Yebo, wonke la maphupho kanye nokufuna umphefumulo kuthambisa isifiso sokuwina," kusho u-Boris ngokubalulekile. - Futhi awuzange uvakashele isevisi yabasebenzi?

     - Ngavakashela. Umphathi wakhona uyathandeka kakhulu. Kubonakala sengathi i-Martian, kodwa incane ngomzimba, njengomuntu ojwayelekile. Nakuba eseyinhlakanhlaka: enesikhumba esincane futhi enekhanda elikhulu. Futhi ngandlela-thile uyaphila kancane kunabafowabo, ubonakala sengathi ufana nomuntu hhayi njengerobhothi.

     - U-Arthur Smith?

     - Uyamazi?

     - Angenzi abantu engibaziyo, kodwa ngisebenze kuTelecom isikhathi eside, abantu abaningi abathakazelisayo sebevele bajwayele. Amehlo akhe asemakhulu.

     - Yebo, yebo, amehlo amakhulu nje, futhi ampunga, futhi wonke ama-Martians ngokuvamile amnyama. "Izimvu ezimnyama" zangempela. Ngachaza ngobuqotho ukuthi babengeke bangiqashe njengochwepheshe oholayo, uma nje kungenxa ye-neurochip yami endala. Njengokuthi, uma ngibheka iminyaka yami, ukufaka i-chip yochwepheshe futhi okubaluleke kakhulu ukuqeqeshwa ukusebenza nayo kuzobiza inkampani kakhulu. Inkampani ingase iye ezindlekweni ezinjalo, kodwa ngenxa yabasebenzi abavelele ngokukhethekile.

     - Ngiyazi indaba eyodwa mayelana nalo Arthur.

     - Ngitshele.

     - Cishe hhayi ngisho nendaba, kodwa inhlebo.

     - Ngakho ngitshele.

     "Ngeke," wanikina ikhanda u-Boris, "futhi akahloniphekile." Uma ngizwa into enjalo ngami, ngeke ngijabule.

     - Bor, wena uhlobo oluthile sadist. Uqale wayisho le ndaba, wabe esecacisa ukuthi yinhlebo, wabe esengeza ngokuthi nayo iyinhlebo engcolile. Yini, wadakwa ephathini yezinkampani futhi wenza umdanso ovuthayo etafuleni?

     “Hhayi-ke, bengingeke ngize ngicabange ukukhuluma izindaba ezingezinhle kangako,” kubhoka u-Boris, “ikakhulukazi njengoba abakwaMartians, ngokwazi kwami, bengabuphuzi utshwala.”

     - Woza, ngitshele kakade, yeka ukudiliza.

     - Cha, ngeke. Ngiyakutshela, isimo asifani, isimo sengqondo asifani, ngemva kwezibuko ezintathu noma ezine ze-rum ne-Mars-Cola, wamukelekile njalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, awuzange uyijabulele indaba yami yokugcina.

     - Kungani ungazange ujabule? Indaba ethokozisayo kakhulu.

     - Kodwa...

     - Yini kodwa?

     — Okokugcina ungeze ngokuthi “kodwa.”

     “Kodwa akwenzeki,” kusho uMax, ephakamisa izandla.

     -Yini engalungile ngakho?

     - Yebo, ngakho awukholelwa eqinisweni lokuthi izinhlangano ezimbi zeMartian zilala futhi zibone ukuthi zingangena kanjani emphefumulweni wawo wonke umuntu? Futhi iqiniso lokuthi yonke inethiwekhi iwuhlobo oluthile lwento ehlakaniphe kancane, njengolwandle oluphilayo, oluzala izilo ezibonakalayo ezishwabadela abasebenzisi... Ngakho konke lokhu kuyiqiniso?

     - Yiqiniso, kuyiqiniso, ngakubona ngamehlo ami. Bheka nje abanye ozakwethu, kade baba yithunzi, ngiqinisekile.

     - Futhi yimuphi kozakwethu owaba isithunzi? Gordon mhlawumbe?

     - Kungani uGordon?

     - Ngokukhotha ngentshiseko izimbongolo zikaMartians, umhleli ohamba phambili uyinhlakanhlaka. Wazi kuphela ukwenza izethulo.

     - Cha, Max, abakwaMartians abahlangene nhlobo nakho.

     - Okusho ukuthi, iSolaris yakho yedijithali ayinandaba ukuthi idla bani, abantu noma amaMartians?

     "Inethiwekhi ayidli muntu ngamabomu, angicabangi ukuthi wangilalela nakancane." Isithunzi siwukubonakaliswa kwemicabango nezifiso zethu, kodwa asinayo indawo ethile ebonakalayo noma ingxenye yekhodi.

     — Unkulunkulu wedijithali okufanele akhulekelwe futhi ahlatshelwe?

     - Akudingekile. Amathunzi azalwa kuphela ngenxa yabantu ngokwabo. Ngakho ucabanga ukuthi inethiwekhi izobekezelela yonke into - zonke izicelo eziyiziphukuphuku, ezimbi, ezokuzijabulisa, futhi ngeke uthole lutho ngakho. Eqinisweni, ungahlukumeza amakati noma uhlukanise amantombazane amancane ngaphandle kokujeziswa. Yebo, kunjalo! Noma yisiphi isicelo noma isenzo kunethiwekhi senza isithunzi. Futhi uma yonke imicabango nezifiso zakho zigxile ekuzijabuliseni okungokoqobo, ngokushesha noma kamuva lesi sithunzi sizophila. Futhi lapha ngiyaxolisa ngendlela oziphathe ngayo, kanjalo nesithunzi. Uma umhlaba wangempela uyisicefe futhi ungathandeki, khona-ke isithunzi sizothatha indawo yakho ngenjabulo ngenkathi uzijabulisa ku-inthanethi. Futhi ngaphambi kokuthi wazi, isithunzi sizoba ngokoqobo, futhi uzophenduka isigqila saso esihlukanisiwe.

     - Yebo, ngokusobala isithunzi sakho sibukeka njengesincane esigqoke isivikelo se-mithril esinentshebe yehle iye enkabeni.

     - Ha ha... Ungahleka konke okufunayo, kodwa ngiyaphendula, lapho ngabona isithunzi sami. Khona-ke angizange ngingene ekucwilisweni okuphelele inyanga yonke.

     - Futhi lesi sithunzi esibi sasibukeka kanjani?

     "Njenge... i-dwarf enezici zami zobuso."

     - Oh, Borya ...

    UMax wawuminca ubhiya wakhe futhi isikhathi eside engakwazi ukuvala umphimbo noma ukuhleka.

     - I-dwarf enezici zakho zobuso! Mhlawumbe uzibuke esibukweni ngephutha?.. Ukhohlwe ukucisha izimonyo zakho ngaphambilini?

     - Ake uhlukane nami! - U-Boris wanyakazisa isandla sakhe wavula ibhodlela lesibili likabhiya. "Uma ulinda kuze kuvele isithunzi, ngeke kube yinto ehlekisayo."

     - Yebo, angizukuba nawe lapho, noma ngizenzise. Zonke lezi zikhathi ze-Warcraft ne-Harborian azingijabulisi ngempela.

     - Ukuze wenze lokhu, awudingi ukuhambahamba, vele uchithe isikhathi esiningi ucwiliswa ngokuphelele, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi injongo. Uyazi ukuthi yini okufanele ungalokothi uyenze?

     - Manje?

     - Lapho utshuza, akufanele neze ushaye ama-bots.

     - Ngokujulile? Mhlawumbe akufanele ubukele i-porn. Yebo, ingxenye yabasebenzisi i-oda ukuthuthukiswa kwakamuva kwe-chip kanye namabhati e-bio ngenxa yalesi sizathu.

     "Bona ngokwabo abaqondi abakwenzayo." Noma yimuphi umzwelo onamandla usiza ukudala izithunzi, futhi ubulili buyimizwa enamandla kakhulu.

     "Khona-ke wonke umuntu ngabe udale lezi zithunzi." Noma okungenani bazoba nezintende zezandla ezinoboya, uma ukholelwa inguqulo endala yale ndaba.

     - Noma mhlawumbe yebo, ngubani owaziyo ukuthi zingaki izithunzi ezihlala phakathi kwethu? Isithunzi sizokwazi ukufinyelela yonke inkumbulo yakho nobuntu ngenkathi uhlezi ebugqilini obubonakalayo. Ungamhlukanisa kanjani kumuntu wangempela?

     “Akunjalo,” uMax ephakamisa amahlombe. - Kunzima ukuhlukanisa i-bot yesimanje. Imibuzo embalwa nje enengqondo. Futhi mayelana nobubi, inethiwekhi ye-neural egqwayizayo ekhiqizwa ububi bemvelo yomuntu... azikho izinketho lapha. Mhlawumbe singabantu ababili bangempela kuphela, futhi sekuyisikhathi eside kunezithunzi ezizungezile?

     - I-apocalypse yedijithali ayinakugwenywa uma abantu bengasanguluki futhi bayeke ukusabalalisa udoti, ukusangana kanye nobungqingili ku-inthanethi.

     — Selinuka njengehlelo elithi: “Phendukani, zoni”! Ngokubona kwami, abanye abantu bachitha isikhathi esiningi becasula zonke izinhlobo ze-orcs, njengoba umngane oyedwa ebeka, ngakho baqala ukubona izithunzi nezinye izinto ezimbi.

     - Unesithukuthezi, Max. Yonke inganekwane isuselwe kokuthile...

     “Ngicela ungixolele,” umnumzane ongenakhaya waphazamisa uBoris ngokuzumayo, “kodwa isihloko sengxoxo yenu sabonakala sithakazelisa kakhulu kimi... Ungasivumela?”

    Ngaphandle kokulinda isimemo, umngane osanda kumiswa wagibela eduze kwabo. Ubuso bakhe: buncane, bushwabene futhi bukhule, bakhaphela indoda eyayigugile okwakusobala ukuthi yayingenayo imali yesofthiwe yezimonyo. Ikhabethe elinesizotha lalihlanganisa ijini elidabukile, isikibha nebhantshi eligugile elinamaphedi angcolile ampunga alenga kulo. “Futhi ibhekephi inkonzo yezemvelo? - kucabanga uMax. "Kuzwakala sengathi le Greenpeace eguquliwe ibingibhekile ikwirempu yeshuttle, kodwa umfana obhekene naye bekuzofanele avume." Nokho, uMax akazange ezwe iphunga elithile, ngakho akazange abonise ukunganeliseki ngomakhelwane wakhe omusha.

     - Ake ngizethule: Philip Kochura, abangane Phil. Njengamanje isazi sefilosofi esizulazula mahhala.

     “Yeka inkulumo-ze eyinkimbinkimbi,” kuphawula uMax ngokubhuqa.

     - Imfundo yakudala izenza izizwe. Uxolo, angizange ngibambe igama lakho, mngani.

     — Max. Njengamanje usosayensi othembisayo ophunyuke ebugqilini bezinkampani usuku olulodwa.

     "Boris," u-Boris wazethula ngokungabaza.

     - Ungangivumela ukuthi nginambithe isiphuzo sakho esinikeza ukuphila? Ukoma kungiqede amandla.

    U-Boris wabuka eceleni umngane wakhe owayengamenyiwe ngokucasuka, kodwa wathatha ibhodlela likabhiya esikhwameni sakhe.

     - Ngibona kakhulu. - UPhil wathula isikhashana, emunca i-freebie. "Ngakho-ke, mayelana nengxoxo engiyizwe ngephutha, ngiyaxolisa futhi ngokungena, kodwa kubonakala sengathi wena, Maxim, awukholelwa ethunzini?"

     - Cha, ngikulungele ukukholelwa kunoma yini uma okungenani kuvezwa ubufakazi obuthile?

     - Hhayi-ke, kholwa noma ungakholwa, ngibone isithunzi sangempela esigqwayizayo ngakhuluma naso.

    U-Boris wawuqapha ngokucophelela ubhaka ekungeneni okwengeziwe kukaPhil. Ukungabaza okubhalwe ebusweni bakhe mhlawumbe bekungaba nomona isazi sesayensi yezinto eziphilayo esaxabana nomuntu okholelwa ukuthi izinto zadalwa, njengokungathi yena akazange amsole umngane wakhe ngokuba nesicefe emzuzwini odlule.

     — Ahlushwe kittens virtual? Kulungile, inde indlela, qhubeka ungitshele,” kuvuma uMax kalula.

     - Indaba yami yaqala emuva ngo-2120. Kwakuyisikhathi esibi kakhulu: izipoki zezifunda eziwile zisazulazula esimisweni sonozungezilanga. Futhi mina, ngimncane, nginamandla, hhayi neze njengoba nginje manje, ngangimagange ukulwa nezinkampani ezitholakala yonke indawo. Ngaleso sikhathi, ama-neurochips ayesakhiqizwa enenketho yokukhubaza ukuxhumana okungenantambo. Ama-chips anjalo avumela umuntu ohlakaniphile kakhulu. Ngaleyo minyaka, ngangizazi kahle izinto eziyinkimbinkimbi zomsebenzi ongekho emthethweni. Manje, vele, akekho okhathazwa ukwakhiwa kwasekuqaleni kwawo wonke ama-axes, kanye nezimbobo ezingenazintambo ezihlala zivulekile ku-chip. Uyazi ukuthi amachweba ayi-10 kuye kwayi-1000 ku-chip ahlala evulekile.

     “Siyabonga, siyazi,” kuqinisekisa uMax.

     - Uyazi ukuthi kungani zidingeka?

     — Ukudlulisa imininingwane yesevisi.

     - Yebo, ngaphezu kolwazi lwesevisi, izinto eziningi zidluliselwa ngazo. Isibonelo, abathuthukisi bezinhlelo ze-cosmetic kudala bavuma ukusebenzisa lawa machweba. Uma kungenjalo, uma usebenzisa ezivamile, khona-ke abantu abavamile badinga nje ukufaka i-firewall futhi amaklayenti alawa mahhovisi azovela ngendlela yawo yangempela. Kodwa into esemqoka ukuthi akekho onendaba ngempela ukuthi ilungelo labo lokuba yimfihlo liphucwe...

     - Kuyadabukisa kakhulu, ngempela. “Sizisola kakhulu ngokusilahlekela kwangasese,” kusho uMax ngezwi lokugomela ngamabomu, “Kodwa bekubonakala sengathi uzokhuluma ngesithunzi esivuselelwe.”

     - Yilokho engikuholelayo. O, awukwazi ukumanzisa umphimbo wakho kancane? - UPhil wabuza, ebonisa ibhodlela elingenalutho futhi waphendukela ku-Boris ngokucophelela, kodwa wahlangana nokubukeka okubuhlungu okungazange kuhambe kahle. "Cha, kulungile." Ngakho-ke, lapho ubanjwa umgomo othile omkhulu, ugijimela phambili njengehhashi elinxuswayo. Lapho ngisemncane, ngangiyihhashi eligadulayo. Uma uphuthuma ungawazi umgwaqo, izwe elikuzungezile liyavevezela futhi lintanta enkungwini ebomvu, futhi amazwi okucabanga ashona phansi ngokuduma kwezinselo. Ngacabanga ukuthi ngingakwazi ukuphatha yonke into futhi ngingagijima umzila omfushane wokuya egoli ngokushesha. Kodwa abantu basendulo basho kahle ukuthi i-samurai yangempela akufanele ibheke izindlela ezilula ...

     - Lalela, sithandwa, ngiyaqonda ukuthi uyisazi sefilosofi nakho konke lokho, kodwa asikwazi yini ukusheshe sifinyelele iphuzu?

     "Wenzani, Max?" U-Boris wagibela ecasukile, "Ngithole umuntu engingamlalela."

     - Kulungile, Bor, vumela indoda iqede.

     “Phela bengigijima ngingayazi indlela, base bengijikijela i-lasso entanyeni bangidonsela phansi. Futhi ngokushesha futhi ngokungalindelekile, njengokungathi ngingunodoli we-rag obuthakathaka. Futhi ukuwa kwaqala, kubonakala sengathi, ngombhedo ophelele: nganikezwa umsebenzi obalulekile, futhi ngenjongo yokwakha uzungu kwadingeka ukuba okwesikhashana ngibe isakhamuzi sephupho likaMartian ...

     - Ngakho wawusephusheni likaMartian? - UMax ujabule. - Ngitshele, ubukeka kanjani?

     "Angikwazi ukukuchaza ngamafuphi." Sengike ngaba khona izikhathi eziningi. Okwamanje, sekuphele iminyaka emibili saqala. Kodwa ngisanda kuthola isivumelwano esihle kakhulu, ngakho ngizoba lapho futhi maduze. Isikhathi esigcwele seminyaka emihlanu, ama-creeps ambalwa akwanele. Eqinisweni, iphupho likaMartian lifana nephupho elihle, elicacile. Kunzima ukukhumbula imininingwane, kodwa ngifuna ngempela ukubuyela emuva. Kancane nje futhi lesi sitimela esinukayo kanye nengxoxo yethu izophenduka iphupho elingemnandi, kodwa elingenangozi lapho ... Damn, buddy, umphimbo wami womile ngempela, uluhlaza ngempela. — UPhil wagqolozela ngokuhaha ubhaka womlingo.

     - Bor, nika umngane wethu injabulo.

    U-Boris ukhulume noMax ngendlela ezwakalayo, kodwa wabelana ngebhodlela.

     - Ngakho-ke, ephusheni lakho likaMartian usakhumbula impilo yangempela?

     "... Yebo, kunezinketho ezahlukene," uPhil akazange aphendule ngokushesha, okokuqala ethatha kahle i-elixir yokuphulukisa. - Uma izinkumbulo zibangela ukungakhululeki okungabekezeleleki, zizosuswa, akunankinga, kepha kuphela uma uthenga inketho engenamkhawulo. Angikaze ngibe nalolo hlobo lwemali ekuphileni kwami, ngakho kufanele ngenelise ukuhamba iminyaka emithathu kuya kwemine. Ohambweni olufushane noluphakathi, i-amnesia ayivunyelwe, ngaphandle kwalokho ungabuyiswa kanjani. Kodwa onjiniyela bomphefumulo bendawo baqhamuke nomphumela okhaliphile ongokwengqondo. Emaphusheni, iqiniso libonakala njengephupho elifiphele, elikhohliwe ingxenye. Njengoba uyazi, kukhona amaphupho amabi lapho ugcina khona ejele, noma ufeyila izivivinyo enyuvesi. Bese uvuka futhi ubone ngokukhululeka ukuthi leliphupho nje elibi. Kucishe kufane ephusheni likaMartian. Uvuka umjuluko obandayo bese ukhipha umkhovu...into engekhoyo iphupho nje elingenabungozi. Yiqiniso, kunomphumela omncane ohlangothini: iphupho ngokwalo, lapho libuya, lithola izici ezifanayo.

     - Kuyamangaza, ingabe kukhona umbono, noma ake sithi uhambo lwezivakashi, lunanzuzo uma ulahlekelwe inkumbulo yalo? – uMax wabuza.

     “Yebo,” kuphendula uPhil ngokuzethemba, “Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi kwakukuhle kangakanani kimi.” Kukhona futhi inketho evamile yokusula inkumbulo ngokukhetha ukuze iphupho likaMartian lithuthuke njengokuqhubeka kwempilo yangaphambilini. Kubonakala sengathi uphila njengokujwayelekile, kodwa inhlanhla ijika ubuso bayo ngokuzumayo, hhayi endaweni yayo evamile. Kungazelelwe uthola ithalente elimangalisayo kuwe, noma uphumelele ebhizinisini, uhola imali eningi, uthenga i-villa ogwini, abesifazane bakunikeza noma yini, futhi. Ayikho inkohliso: yonke into oyi-odayo iyenzeka. Futhi ngeke uzizwe ubambe iqhaza: uhlelo luphonsa izithiyo ezahlukahlukene okufanele zinqotshwe ngesibindi.

     - Kuthiwani uma uyala ukunqoba kwe-anti-Martian revolution kulo lonke i-Solar System, futhi wena esikhundleni somholi, ushayela ama-Martians emakamu okuhlunga, lapho ama-neurochips abo asuswa khona?

     “Yebo, okungenani ungawafaka ushevu ezindlini zegesi, noma wakhe ubukhomanisi,” kuhleka uPhil. — Abafana abathengisa amaphupho bavumela izifiso zamakhasimende abo.

    U-Boris uphinde wakubona kudingekile ukuba akhulume:

     "Futhi ubucabanga ukuthi othile unendaba nezinkolelo zezepolitiki zamaphupho aphelele." Awusoze wazi emhlabeni ukuthi obani abacasulwa ubulungiswa obunonya bezinkampani. Awuyena owokuqala, futhi awuyena owokugcina, ofuna ukwenza uguquko futhi akhe ubukhomanisi.

     - Yini ekwenza ucabange ukuthi ngifuna lokhu? – UMax waphakamisa amahlombe.

     - Ngoba kakade ngingene enkingeni ngenkulumo yami mayelana nephupho likaMartian. Ingabe nawe ufuna ukuzulazula enqoleni?

     - Kungani uthukuthele, Bor?

     - Yebo, kungani lokhu kukhetha okunolaka? — UPhil wacasuka kancane. “Wonke umuntu uyaphuza, udlala imidlalo ye-inthanethi usuku lonke, kodwa lapho ebona umphuphi ongenangozi, uhlasela esixukwini ngezihlamba eziwubuzenzisi. Uzithukuthelele, kodwa khipha kwabanye. Sihamba kancane kunomuntu ojwayelekile. Futhi, khumbula, asenzi lutho olubi kunoma ubani.

     - Blah blah blah, ukukhala okujwayelekile. Akekho osithandayo, akekho osiqondayo...

     “Ngamafuphi, unganaki, Max,” kuqhuba uPhil. - Eqinisweni, uma ungathinti inkumbulo, khona-ke iphupho alihlukile emidlalweni ye-intanethi, noma kusuka kumanethiwekhi omphakathi afanayo, ngaphandle kobude bokuhlala. Emhlabeni ojwayelekile ovela kukhathalogi, kuzoba nabantu abaphilayo, ungahlala lapho nabangane. Ungakwazi ukujoyina iphupho lomuntu siqu, kuyoba eshibhile, kodwa kuzodingeka wamukele ukuthi umnikazi wephupho uzoba uhlobo oluthile lombusi-umbusi lapho. Ngokuvamile, kunezinketho ezahlukene.

     “Kepha isiphetho sihlale sifana,” kusho u-Boris. - Qedela ukungalungi kahle komphakathi kanye ne-progressive sclerosis emiphumeleni yakho yengqondo.

     "Akuzona ezami ... Kodwa inkumbulo yami iya iba yimbi," uPhil wavuma ngokuzumayo. - Yebo, futhi ukubuya, kunjalo, kuba nzima nakakhulu ngaso sonke isikhathi. I-Lousy reality ayisilindi ngezandla ezivulekile. Umhlaba uyashintsha ngokugxuma kanye nemingcele njalo, futhi ngemva kohambo oluthathu noma olune uyayeka ukuzama ukubamba ukuthi yini. Usebenza njengerobhothi ukonga omunye unyaka noma emibili. Imvamisa awunaso isineke esanele, uyahluleka ukuzuza okuthile... - UPhil usevele wozela ngemva kwamabhodlela ambalwa. U-Boris wanyakazisa isandla sakhe ngokuhoxa futhi wanikela ngesesithathu.

     “Ukube ubengagcina evale umlomo,” echaza, “lena ngeyokugcina.”

     “Ngizoyithenga endleleni,” kuthembisa uMax. - Kunento eyodwa engingayiqondi: kungani ungahlali ephusheni likaMartian ngaphandle kwe-amnesia noma imiphumela emibi. Khona-ke izophenduka ibe ukuzijabulisa okungenangozi.

     "Ngeke ijike," kuphendula u-Boris. - Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abaphuphayo nabahlinzeki bakhuluma ngani ngokuthi abanangozi futhi bayafana kangakanani nemidlalo ye-inthanethi evamile, bona bazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ngaphandle kwemiphumela yengqondo wonke lo mbono ulahlekelwa incazelo yawo ngokuphelele. Iphupho likaMartian lasungulwa ukuze lidale inkohliso yempilo ejabulisayo, futhi hhayi ukuqeda isilo futhi uthole elinye izinga. Futhi injabulo yinto ebuthakathaka. Lesi isimo somqondo; asizona izilwane zasendulo, lapho inani elingenamkhawulo lemali nabesifazane banele ukujabula. Futhi ephusheni likaMartian, izinto ze-prosaic ezifana nokuqashelwa komphakathi nokuzihlonipha akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kwe-amnesia ephelele noma eyingxenye.

     “Futhi uyasiqonda isihloko, hi,” kusho uPhil. - Uyazi ukuthi yini eshaya ingqondo yakho okwamanje. Kusukela ephusheni lomuntu siqu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi une-amnesia ephelele noma ingxenye. Ngabona ikhekhe elilodwa elithathwe ephusheni lomuntu siqu. Wakhipha uhlobo oluthile lomkhonyovu lapho ukuze akhokhe, kodwa kwatholakala. Ngahlala lapho cishe iminyaka emine, kodwa kwakuwumbono odabukisayo...

     -Okubuhlungu kakhulu kunawe?

     - Yebo, kulungile, Boris, ungangixoshi. Konke ngikulawulwa. Angisona isiwula, ngiyaqonda ukuthi uhambo olufanele kufanele lube yini. Futhi lelo khekhe libe nephupho elifana nezulu, yonke into iwa esibhakabhakeni futhi awudingi ukuphakamisa umunwe. Njengokungathi azikho izimanga ezivela emvelweni emoyeni wenselele nokusabela, ngakho ukwazi kwehlisa isithunzi ngesivinini esimangalisayo. Yebo, futhi ngenxa yokuntuleka okuphelele, abantu bangempela abazange bangene engozini yokuvela emhlabeni wakhe omncane othokomele. Amanye ama-bot abezijabulisa naye. Eqinisweni, ungakwazi ukuhlukanisa kalula i-bot kumuntu uma wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke. Kimina kubonakala sengathi akekho ogcina abantu abanenkani kangaka isikhathi eside. Ngakho-ke, bazophotha i-kinzo iminyaka eyishumi kuze kube yilapho ubuchopho buthambisa ngokuphelele, bese bethela okuqukethwe ku-biobath phansi komsele futhi bavumele okulandelayo kungene, hic," futhi uPhil wahleka kancane.

     - Uyabona, uMax, walibeka lonke iqiniso.

     - Yebo, yeka umfana omuhle. Lokhu kuphakamisa umbuzo ovusa inkanuko: uma iphupho likaMartian lingenakuhlukaniswa neqiniso, mhlawumbe kulapho esikhona. Ngingaqonda kanjani, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi i-Phil akuyona i-software bot?

     - Kungani ngiyi-software bot? Angiyona i-bot, ik.

     “Mdwebele i-captcha,” kusikisela u-Boris. - Noma buza owakho umbuzo olula onengqondo.

     - Phil, phinda igama lesithathu emushweni osanda kuwusho.

     - Ini? - UPhilip wacwayiza amehlo akhe.

     - Njenge-bot, noma isithunzi. Ngempela saqala ingxoxo ngalokhu: njengokuthi, endaweni ethile uhlangane nesithunzi esiphilayo. Mhlawumbe ungangitshela ukuthi ukutholephi?

     - Ephusheni likaMartian, kunjalo.

     "Yebo, indawo yabo leyo," kuvuma uBoris, elinganisela kancane ukungabaza kwakhe kuPhil.

     - Sawubona, Phil, ungalali. Ngitshele.

    UMax wanikina ikhala lakhe elinqekuzisa ikhanda ebuka isazi sefilosofi esasizulazula.

     - Nokho, ngokuvamile, ngangiyilungu lenhlangano ye-Quadius. Wayeyi-quad evamile futhi wenza imisebenzi ehlukahlukene kulo lonke uhlelo lweSolar. Ngithole yonke imiyalo ngokuchaza imilayezo evela kumsebenzisi onesidlaliso esithi "Kadar" kunethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu. Cishe angikaze ngibabone amaqabane ami, ngangingazi lutho ngokuthi ubani owayesihola, kodwa ngangikholelwa ukuthi sase siseduze nokunqoba futhi amandla aphelele ezinkampani ayezowa maduzane. Manje sengiyaqonda ukuthi yimiphi imbudane engawela ngayo, nokuthi ukuphapha kwethu kwakungakanani ngaphambi kwesibani se-Neurotek efanayo.

     "Pho-ke, kuwubuwula, kodwa silwela isizathu esifanele." Noma yini ingcono kunokuvele uhlangane nomhlaba wangempela.

     - Kungcono, ngiyavuma.

     - Ufike kanjani lapho okhona namuhla?

     “Ufike kanjani lapho, ufike kanjani, myeke alale,” uBoris wayemagange ukuyiqeda ingxoxo. "Udoti abanjwe kuwo udala ukulutheka okukhulu kwengqondo." Uma usuzame, ngeke wehle.

     “Angizange ngize lapho okokuqala ngingedwa,” eqala uPhil ngezwi lokuxolisa kancane. “Okokuqala ngathunyelwa lapho bekuwukuthola ulwazi olubalulekile bese ngiluletha kwa-Titan njengomhambisi wezincwadi. Ulwazi luphonswa ebuchosheni kusetshenziswa i-hypnoprogram, bese kuba yilowo ophimisa igama lekhodi kuphela ongaluthola. Ngemva kokuzwa ikhodi elungile, umthumeli ubanjwa yingqondo futhi akuveze ngokunembile lokho okulandiwe kuye, ngisho noma kwakuyisethi yezinombolo noma imisindo engasho lutho. Ulwazi lugcinwa ngokuqondile kuma-neurons, futhi wena ngokwakho awukwazi ukufinyelela kulo, futhi akukho nkampani yenethiwekhi yokwenziwa engatholwa. Angazi ukuthi iqhinga elinjalo lenziwa kanjani, kodwa liphephe kakhulu endaweni yokubuka imfihlo. Ngisho noma i-courier ibanjwe yi-Neurotek, ngeke bathole lutho kuye.

     “Futhi le Quadius inolwazi olunzulu ngobuchwepheshe,” kuphawula uMax.

     - Yebo. Ngamafuphi, kwadingeka ngithole ulwazi ngephupho likaMartian. Inhlangano yayivame ukusebenzisa iphupho njengendawo ephephile yokuhlangana. Phela inenethiwekhi yayo, ayixhumekile ku-inthanethi, ngisho nezindawo zayo zokuxhumana ezifana nama-m-chips. Izinkampani kufanele zisebenze kanzima ukuze zingene lapho. Ngaphandle uma abaphathi be-Martian baphupha ngokwabo ngephutha babheka izingodo. Kodwa ngokuvamile akekho onendaba nokuthi amaklayenti enzani lapho.

     - Inhlangano yakho ibingesabi yini ukuthi ama-quads anesibindi angase aphuphe ngokungazi emihlanganweni evamile? – uMax wabuza.

     - Cha, bengingesabi. Futhi bengingesabi, besinomgomo omuhle...

     - Awu, usibonile isithunzi esigqwayizayo? — UMax wabuza ngokuphikelela, ebona ukuthi uPhil wayezama ukuhlanganisa amaphiko.

     - Saw.

     - Futhi ubukeka kanjani?

     - NjengeNazgul enwabuzelayo engutsheni emnyama edabukile enehood ejulile. Esikhundleni sobuso, unebhola lobumnyama obuyinki, lapho kukhanya khona amehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

     - Uwuthathephi umqondo wokuthi kwakuyithunzi elibi? Ephusheni likaMartian, ungabheka noma yini oyifunayo.

     - Angazi ukuthi bekuyini: igciwane eliyinkimbinkimbi elishumekwe kusofthiwe yephupho likaMartian noma ukuhlakanipha kwangempela kokwenziwa. Ngiqinisekile ukuthi bekungeyena umuntu noma i-bot yesevisi. Ngabheka kulawo mehlo futhi ngazibona, impilo yami yonke ngesikhathi esisodwa, zonke izinkumbulo zami ezidabukisayo namaphupho okunqoba izinkampani. Ikusasa lami lonke, ngisho nale ngxoxo, yayikulawo mehlo. Ngeke ngikwazi ukubakhohlwa..., manje ayikho enye indlela efanele yokuphila kwami ​​​​ngaphandle kokukhonza ithunzi, ngaphandle kwalokhu akwenzi umqondo ... Ngabe sengizwa umyalo futhi ngokushesha ngaphuma. , ngathi uma ngiphaphama isithunzi sase sinyamalele.

     “Yebo, kubonakala sengathi lesi sithunzi siyayikhubaza imiqondo entekenteke,” uMax eqhaqhazela.

     - Phil, vuka. Yini elandelayo? Hlobo luni lokuhleleka?

     - Thumela umlayezo oyimfihlo ku-Titan. Lapho uya ezindaweni ezithile nsuku zonke amasonto amathathu bese ulinda ukuthi kufike othile ezofuna umlayezo.

     -Ingabe usuwuqedile umsebenzi? Ingabe ukhona ofikile?

     "Angazi, ngenze konke njengoba isithunzi singitshelile." Uma kufika umuntu, ngingakhohlwa ngakho. Ngikhumbula nje ukuthi ngangivaleleke kulo mgodi oqandisiwe amasonto amathathu agcwele.

     "Ingabe umlayezo usengaphakathi kuwe?"

     "Mhlawumbe, kodwa ngikholwe, ayifinyeleleki kune-Alpha Centauri."

     "Ngenze konke njengokuyalwa kwesithunzi," u-Boris wabeka emazwini akhe izinga lokubhuqa ayekwazi ukulenza. "Awuzange ucabange ukuthi ubucabanga yonke into?" Umthelela oseceleni omncane wokusetshenziswa kabi kwezidakamizwa zedijithali.

     "Ngisho ukuthi angihlukumezanga lutho ngaleso sikhathi." Nokho, mhlawumbe uqinisile, ngisanda kucabanga. Ngemva kokuphenya iqiniso elibi kakhulu, ngabona ukuthi kokubili umhlaba wesofthiwe yamahhala kanye nokunqoba izinkampani kwakuyiphupho nje, futhi ngangihlale ngiwumphuphi ovamile oyisiphukuphuku. Manje anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi inhlangano yeQuadius ikhona, ukuthi kwakungezona izinkampani ezazidlala ikati negundane ngathi. Bekufanele ngenzeni? Ngabuyela kulelozwe lapho umzabalazo wami wawungokoqobo. Khona-ke, yiqiniso, ngazama ukuyeka, ngabambelela iminyaka emihlanu ... kodwa, kunjalo, ngaphuka ... Futhi-ke kwaqhubeka futhi ...

    UPhilile wayesephelelwe amandla wavala amehlo.

     - UMax, ungamhluphi, ngicela umvumele alale.

     - Myeke alale. Indaba ebuhlungu.

     "Akunakuba lusizi kakhulu," kuvuma uBoris.

    UMax waphendukela ekucabangeni kwakhe efasiteleni. Kusukela ebumnyameni bomhubhe odlulayo, omunye umphuphi wamgqolozela. “Yebo, izwe lanamuhla ligcwele umoya we-solipsism, futhi ikhanda lami ligcwele indalo yalo edidekile,” esho. - Ukubanjwa kwephupho likaMartian akukhona ukuthi kuyalutha, njengesidakamizwa, ukubamba kufihliwe ebukhoneni bawo. Ake sithi uzuze lokho obukufuna kulokhu kuphila: watshala isihlahla, wakhulisa indodana, wakha ubukhomanisi, kodwa ngeke ube nokuqiniseka ukuthi akukho nkohliso eduze kwakho ... "

    Isitimela sabhuleka esiteshini, saphazamisa ukugeleza kwemicabango ngokuhayiza kokuvula iminyango.

     — Akusona yini isiteshi sethu lesi? - U-Boris wabuyela ezingqondweni.

     - Damn, bamba izikhwama zakho!

     - Aphi, aphi ama-chips?

     - Oh, ukhohlwe into ebaluleke kakhulu. Abambe umnyango.

     - Shesha, Max, lena akuyona iMoscow, ngokuba "ubambe umnyango" bazokuthumelela inhlawulo enkulu.

     “Ngiyagijima...Bye, Phil, uzoba ngokoqobo kithi, mhlawumbe sizobonana,” uMax ekugcineni waphusha omunye umuntu owayehamba naye wagijimela endaweni ephumayo, egxumagxuma ngendlela engavamile esinyathelweni ngasinye, ukufika kwakamuva kusuka eMhlabeni bekuchaza.

    

    UMax wazama ukususa ngokushesha umguquli ongenangozi kanye nezindaba zakhe ezibuhlungu ekhanda lakhe. Kodwa njalo, lapho nje ethatha ikhefu kancane endleleni yokuphila yansuku zonke, imicabango yakhe yabuyela ohlangothini olufanayo. Futhi ekugcineni, ngobunye ubusuku obuhle ngaphambi kwempelasonto, ngenkathi kwenziwa itiye lokwenziwa ekhishini elincane lamarobhothi, lapho, ngokomthetho, ayengenza okuthile okuwusizo, noma wayengase alahle yonke into, uMax akakwazanga ukukumela futhi wabiza. . Ngavuma ngakho konke, ngenza i-advance payment futhi ngenza i-aphoyintimenti yakusasa ekuseni. Kuyaziwa ukuthi ekuseni kuhlakaniphe kunakusihlwa, kodwa, ngeshwa, ekuseni, egxuma embhedeni, uMax akazange acabange nganoma yini. Ikhanda lakhe licwebile futhi lingenalutho, njengebhaluni, wahamba ebheke ephusheni lakhe.

    Unobhala wayehlezi edeskini lokwamukela izivakashi le-DreamLand corporation, ejabule ngokushintsha izithombe ezibukwayo. Kuphakathi kokuthi waphenduka waba blonde obukhazimulayo, noma waba ubuhle obushisayo basempumalanga. Kodwa lapho ebona iklayenti, washiya ngokushesha lo mbhedo futhi wamema umphathi, u-Alexey Gorin. Wayeyindoda ejwayeleke ngokuphelele, enempandla, ephakathi nendawo, futhi engeyona ingulube ethambile, eveza umusa wamanga phezu kwenhloso ecashile yokuthengisa. Ephendula ihlaya likaMax elinovalo lokuthi kufanele asayine kuphi igazi, wamomotheka ngesizotha futhi wathi asikho isidingo sokuphuthuma futhi ahambe, eshiya iklayenti yedwa imizuzu embalwa.

    Mhlawumbe lokhu kungabaza kwemizuzu emihlanu kwamsiza uMax ukuphuma; ngomzuzu wokugcina, eselinganise ngokucophelela yonke into futhi wahlola imiphumela engaba khona, wenqaba. Kodwa-ke, intengo yephupho lezinsuku ezimbili, ngokucabangela izinkinga nge-neurochip endala kanye nesidingo sokushintsha ngokuphuthumayo uhlelo olujwayelekile ngokuvumelana nezifiso zomuntu siqu, nayo yayihlaba umxhwele. Futhi ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, ehlezi ezitebhisini eziphambi kwebhilidi, egwinya amanzi amaminerali abandayo eqhwa, uMax wezwa sengathi uphaphame ngenxa yokuthatheka. Imibono ehlangene equlekile yedolobha labathakathi iThule ayibange isafika kuye ngamaphupho angaphumuli. Enamahloni kancane ngobuwula bakhe, wakhohlwa ngenkuthalo naphakade ngephupho likaMartian futhi wabonga bonke onkulunkulu abahlangene ngokumbamba isandla ngomzuzu wokugcina, bamthumelela ukungabaza nokuhaha okuyisisekelo. Ukucabanga nje indlela ukucabanga okungahleliwe nokuphuphuthekile okwamvimbela ngayo ekwenzeni isinqumo esingenakulungiseka kwamenza wajuluka wabanda. Hhayi-ke, lokho kulungile, ngoba abantu bahlulelwa ngezenzo zabo, hhayi izinhloso zabo.

    Ngemva kokuxosha emicabangweni yakhe izipoki ezingenangqondo ezibangelwa ukuntula amandla angaphakathi okumelana nezilingo, uMax wazizwa ezethemba kakhulu. Okwakubonakala kungenakufinyeleleka ngaphambili kwavela ngokusobala enkungwini yemicabango engaqondakali mayelana nencazelo yokuba khona futhi kwaphenduka inkinga yobuchwepheshe. UMax ngokuphikelela nangokugxila wakhuphuka ileli lomsebenzi. Okokuqala kuze kufike kunjiniyela wezinhlelo zephrojekthi. Ekuqaleni, wayenenkimbinkimbi enkulu ngenxa yokuhlakanipha okusobala kwamaMartians ngaphezu kwabantu abavamile. Futhi inkumbulo ye-eidetic, nesivinini esimangalisayo somcabango, kanye nekhono lokuxazulula izinhlelo zezibalo ezihlukene engqondweni kwahlaba umxhwele kakhulu umuntu ongakulungele. Kodwa-ke, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwaba sobala ukuthi amakhono ekhompiyutha enezinyosi ayehlaba umxhwele nakakhulu. Lonke iqhinga kwaba ukuhlanganisa le khompyutha nama-neurons ekhanda futhi ufunde ukuyilawula ngokwengqondo. Ngokwesiko, kwakunenkolelo yokuthi umuntu omdala akasenakho ukuguquguquka kwengqondo okudingekayo ukuze abone ngokugcwele izinguquko ezingathi sína zesimiso sezinzwa. Kodwa uMax wazikhandla ngokuqeqeshwa okude, okude, njengendoda ethatha izinyathelo futhi ngemva kokulimala kabi komgogodla. Yena ngokwakhe wamangala lapho ukuzimisela okungaka nokholo empumelelweni kuvela, ngoba izinyathelo zokuqala eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi zazinzima futhi zifana nokuhlushwa. Kancane kancane, uMax wayeka ukuzizwa ephansi phakathi kwezicukuthwane zaseMartian.

    Ngemuva komsebenzi okhiqizayo njengonjiniyela wezinhlelo, uMax wanikwa umsebenzi wokumela izintshisekelo zeTelecom kuMkhandlu Wokululeka. Ngenxa yakhe, i-Telecom, kanye ne-INKIS, babambe iqhaza ngokunenzuzo ekuhloleni okwengeziwe kwamaplanethi namasathelayithi eSolar System. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuphazamiseka koMhlaba njengento eyinhloko kanye nesisekelo sobuchwepheshe bempucuko kwaba sobala. Amandla adonsela phansi ajulile akhuphula izindleko zokuhamba kakhulu, futhi zonke izinsiza ezifanayo: amandla namaminerali, ayetholakala ngobuningi kumaplanethi amancane nama-asteroids. Isintu sathuthela kancane kancane emkhathini, amadolobha okuqala asemhlabeni ambozwe amandla avela ku-Mars, inqubo yokwenza umhlaba ube yi-terraforming iqhubeka ngokugcwele, futhi iphrojekthi yokwakha umkhumbi omusha wezinkanyezi wawusemoyeni, futhi uMax wazizwa ehilelekile. lentuthuko esheshayo.

    Lapho nje izinto eziza kuqala ekuphileni sezibekiwe futhi nendlela eya kuzo ihamba ibanga elifushane kakhulu, isikhathi sahamba njengokungathi sihamba ngokushesha. Kungase kubonakale kuyindida: kumuntu ogxile kulokho akuthandayo izinsuku eziningi ekugcineni, isikhathi sivame ukudlula. Futhi lapho izinkinga zomkhaya zixutshwa, iminyaka ihamba ngemizuzu. Ngakho iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu yandiza ngokuphazima kweso. Amaviki nezinyanga zidlula, njengemigqa yekhodi yohlelo engapheli, yaskrola ngenkathi ibambe ukhiye. Imigqa engapheli yagijimela phezulu ngokushesha nangejubane phambi kwamehlo akhe, futhi kulokhu kuphelezelwa uMax kancane kancane waguquka esuka kumuntu ovamile waba uMartian onobuso obuphaphathekile ohlezi endaweni yesikhulumi. Nge-chord yokugcina, ukungabaza nokukhathazeka kwanyamalala emehlweni akhe amakhulu amnyama, futhi esikhundleni sawo, imigqa egijima yekhodi yabonakala. Wabuye washada noMasha, wathuthela unina emhlabeni obomvu, wakhulisa izingane ezimbili, uMarku noSusan, ababengakaze babone isibhakabhaka noma ulwandle lomhlaba, kodwa, noma kunjalo, izingane azizange zizisole. Kwakungabantwana bendawo ekhululekile.

    “Yebo, isikhathi sihamba ngokushesha kangakanani, njengokungathi izolo bengiqosheme efulethini eliqashiwe elimpintshana emaphethelweni e-beta zone ekujuleni komhlaba, futhi namuhla ngivele ngiphuze itiye ekhishini lesithabathaba sami endaweni ehlonishwayo yase-Io. yaseMarineris Valley,” kucabanga uMax. Waqeda itiye wajikijela inkomishi ngasesinkini engabhekile. Irobhothi lasekhishini elinjenge-octopus, elilunguza ngaphansi kukasinki, lacosha ngobuchule into endizayo layidonsela phakathi komshini wokuwasha izitsha, labe seliyibuyisela ihlanzekile futhi icwebezela emizuzwaneni embalwa.

    UMax waya efasiteleni, lavuleka, kwatheleka ukukhanya kwelanga kumfanekiso wakhe ontekenteke. Umuntu wayezwa iphunga elimnandi lehlobo laphakade esigodini esiluhlaza, esimbozwe ngokuvikelekile i-dome yamandla futhi ngaphezu kwalokho akhanyiswa unyaka wonke ngesibonisi selanga emzileni omile. UMax welula isandla sakhe elangeni eliphindwe kabili, isandla sakhe saba ntekenteke futhi sizacile kangangokuthi ukukhanya kwakubonakala kungena kulo futhi wawubona ukuthi igazi lishaya kanjani emithanjeni emincane kunazo zonke esikhumbeni. “Ngisashintshe kakhulu,” kusho uMax, “manje angivunyelwe ukubuyela eMhlabeni, kodwa yini engiyikhohlwe kuleli bhola eligcwele abantu abaningi, elingcolile. Indawo yonke ingivulekele, uma, kunjalo, ngivuma ukubamba iqhaza ohambweni lwe-interstellar, futhi uma uMasha evuma. Angifuni ngempela ukundiza ngaphandle kwakhe. Izingane cishe sezikhulile, zizozibonela ngokwazo, kodwa udinga ukuncengwa nganoma iyiphi indlela, angifuni ukundiza ngedwa..."

    UMax wathatha ibhodlela le-Mars-Cola etafuleni kanye neqhwa esiqandisini wahamba wayolala emthunzini wama-cherry akhule kakhulu ngasechibini. Amandla adonsela phansi aphansi kanye nezimo ezicishe zifaneleke ze-biosphere yokwenziwa kube nomthelela ekuchumeni kwe-biocenosis yomuntu siqu. Uhlaza lwalunganakwa kancane, ngakho kwabonakala sengathi ngemva kokuthatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa, wazithola usekhoneni lepaki elidala, ufihlekile emehlweni abukayo, lapho ukuzindla kwamaqabunga aphuzi antanta emanzini kuletha ukuthula nokuthula emphefumulweni. UMax waze wafuna ukuba nenhlanzi enkulu yokuhlobisa enamehlo aqhumile echibini. Kodwa-ke, umkhandlu womndeni wanquma ukuthi ichibi kufanele lisetshenziselwe injongo yalo, futhi i-aquarium kufanele ithengwe izinhlanzi, futhi ngokuvamile, indlu yonke yayigcwele amamodeli wemikhumbi-mkhathi; zazingekho izinhlanzi ezanele echibini. . Ngemva kokuceba, uMax wasebenzisa imali eningi ngempela ekuzilibaziseni kwakhe kokumodela, kuyilapho amamodeli awathenga aqhubeka eyinkimbinkimbi futhi ephelele, kodwa kancane kancane umsebenzi wakhe watshalwa kuwo. Ngenxa yokuntuleka kwesikhathi nomzamo, kwakhethwa kakhulu amakhophi asevele enziwe. Ezibizayo, zenziwe ngokuphelele, zaqoqwa, zagcinwa ekamelweni eliphezulu, izingane zawaphula ngenkathi zidlala, kodwa uMax akazange akhathazeke ngazo. Kuphela "i-Viking" ethandekayo, egqoke impilo eyathuthela ekristalu esobala enomoya ongasebenzi futhi yayigadiwe ngokuqinile kunamagama ayimfihlo wesikhwama. Futhi i-“Viking” yangempela, ngokunakekelwa komthandi wayo oyinhloko, yabuyiswa isuka eMnyuziyamu Yokuhlola I-Mars yayiswa endaweni engaphambi kwe-cosmodrome futhi yafakwa kukristalu obunye obufanayo obulingana nobukhulu obufanele. Izivakashi nezakhamuzi zaseThule zaqala ukuwubiza ngomkhumbi wekristalu.

    Umhlambi wamarobhothi walandela umnikazi wawo ungene engadini ngesitimela esifushane. Amaphrosesa wamangqamuzana ahlakazeke ohlelweni lwezinzwa ayedinga ukuqapha okuqhubekayo kwendawo ezungezile. Futhi, ukuphila ngaphandle kwezifo nama-pathologies kuze kufike eminyakeni eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu ubudala kwakudinga isiyalo esiqinile sezinto eziphilayo. Umgadi we-cyber-gardener waphuma emgodini wakhe futhi, ngokubukeka okunecala, okufana nebhizinisi, waqala ukubuyisela ukuhleleka endaweni ephathisiwe.

    UMasha kanye nezingane kwakufanele bavele kusihlwa kuphela, kodwa okwamanje uMax wayesenamahora amaningana okujabulela ukuthula. Wayefanele ukuphumula kancane ngemva kweminyaka eminingi yokusebenza kanzima ukuze kuzuze iTelecom. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kwakudingekile ukuba ucabange kahle yonke into futhi. UMax ngokwakhe uthole isithembiso sokubamba iqhaza ohambweni lwezinkanyezi muva nje futhi wayengazi ukuthi uMasha uzosabela kanjani ethembeni lokushiya iSolar System unomphela ukuze aqale impilo kabusha ngokoqobo nangokomfanekiso. Okungenani, ngenxa yobuchwepheshe bakamuva be-cryo-freezing, ngeke bachithe iminyaka engamashumi amabili endizeni yasemkhathini. UMax akazange acabange ngisho nokwehluleka okungenzeka nezingozi. Wayeqiniseka ngokuphelele emibusweni emikhulu eyatholwa phakathi neminyaka yokuphila ku-Mars. Amakhompyutha amakhulu ahlakaniphile awakwazi ukwenza amaphutha. Phambili kulele ukunqoba okungenangqondo nokungenasihawu kwesistimu entsha yezinkanyezi.

    Elala ngokunethezeka phambi kwechibi, wanqotshwa umuzwa omnandi wokungenzi lutho. Indlu yayisegqumeni elincane. Ngemva kwendlu, udonga lwe-Valles Marineris lwalunwebeka esibhakabhakeni lunezikhukhula namaphutha amakhulu. Eduze konqenqema olungaphezulu lodonga, kulandela amajika alo ahlekisayo, phoqelela ama-emitters enkambu akhiphela kude. Umqhele wombani omncane wawucwebezela futhi waklabalaza uzungeze ama-emitters, okukhumbuza amandla asabekayo agijima emizimbeni yensimbi aye ngaphesheya kwesigodi. Ngezikhathi ezithile, amachashaza amakhulu othingo asakazeka phezu kwamakhanda ezakhamuzi zalesi sigodi, njengasebhamuzeni lensipho, ezikhumbuza indlela ifilimu ezacile eyayibahlukanisa ngayo nendawo ezungezile. Udonga oluphambene lwalungabonakali, kunalokho kwakunezintaba ezinqwabelene ezihamba phakathi nendawo yalesi sigodi. Sebezitholile kakade izingqimba zeqhwa ezivamile nezintaba eziluhlaza, njengalezo zemidondoshiya yasemhlabeni. Eceleni kancane, ebunzini obuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kwavela imidwebo yedolobha ehlanganisa izinsipho nemibhoshongo. Imifula yokwenziwa yayigeleza iphuma onqenqemeni nasezindongeni zesigodi, idolobha lagqitshwa uhlaza, ebusuku umoya wawugcwala iphunga elishisayo lezimfunda eziqhakaza kanye nokutshiyoza okuvala izindlebe kwezintethe. Futhi konke lokhu kwakungokoqobo ngokuphelele, nakuba kufana nephupho.

    Ngeshwa, ukuhlala yedwa okujabulisayo kwasheshe kwaphazanyiswa umakhelwane ocasukile. Akukho okuhle okungahlala isikhathi eside kakhulu. USonny Dimon wayengumbhali we-inthanethi odumile owayegxile ekuhlanganiseni izinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe, nakuba yena wayengenalo ulwazi oluningi ngobuchwepheshe. Ubuso bakhe babungobujwayelekile kakhulu, obungaphawuleki futhi, ngokujwayelekile, wayebukeka njengomuntu ompunga, ongaziwa ongaziwa walabo abagijima bedlula ezinkulungwaneni besendleleni eya emsebenzini. Futhi wayegqoke ngesitayela esifanayo, ngokujwayelekile, i-jeans edabuke kancane kanye nejacket empunga ekhanyayo ene-hood. Futhi waze wenza ngaphandle kwesikhafu esiphuzi esiphuzi esiboshelwe entanyeni yakhe ezacile.

     - Sawubona, mngane, unawo umzuzu?

    UMax wabuka isivakashi esingamenyiwe ngeso lokungabaza.

     - Ngakho uze ukuzoxoxa?

     “Yebo,” uSonny wahlala eduze kwakhe, wakhuluma amazwi ambalwa angasho lutho mayelana nesimo sezulu, washayela iminwe yakhe etafuleni wabe esebuza. — Ungangisiza ngibhekane nomgadi we-cyber-gardener?

     - Ngibheke ibhulogi yakho izolo. Ubonakala uthanda ubuchwepheshe, akunjalo?

     “Yebo, nginamanga,” esho evala.

     - Awukhathele ukutshela wonke umuntu mayelana nezinto ezintsha zakamuva embonini yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu?

     - Ngakho-ke, abakhiqizi bemikhiqizo emisha bayakwazi ukwenza izimpikiswano ezicindezelayo ngokuhambisana nendaba engabonakali mayelana nemikhiqizo yabo.

     - Yebo, kunezikhangiso ezingaphezu kokwanele kubhulogi yakho, ezifihliwe futhi ezisobala. Bheka, uzolahlekelwa yizo zonke izithameli zakho.

     "Ngeke ukholwe, ezezimali zimapeketwane, kufanele sithathe izinyathelo ezinqala." Kodwa kumelwe uvume, yayisabulawa ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu. Indaba evamile, ehlekisayo ngokusesilinganisweni, nefundisayo ngokusesilinganisweni mayelana nendlela umngane wami omkhulu ayenze ngayo imisebenzi emisha ye-neurochip.

     - Hhayi-ke, ngokuzayo uzoba yingcweti ye-neurochip yenkampani eqhudelanayo.

     - Ukuphila kuyashintsha. Noma kunjalo, kuthiwani ngomlimi we-cyber gardener?

     - Futhi kwenzekani kuye? Ngisike okuthile okungalungile.

     - Yebo kukhona kancane. Umkhwekazi wami, nama-tulips akhe asabekayo, wawatshala yonke indawo, futhi lesi siqeshana se-silicon esiyisiphukuphuku sazisika kanye notshani, nakuba ngangibonakala ngimnika yonke imithetho. Kuzokhala manje...

     — Zama ukufaka buthule isilondolozi esikhethekile se-tulip ku-chip kanyokozala, ngeke aze awubone umehluko. Kulungile, nginike iphasiwedi yocezu lwakho lwe-silicon.

    UMax ungene esibonakalayo esingenantambo sengxenye yensimu yehadiwe futhi, njengenjwayelo, esheshisa ukugeleza kwesikhathi se-subjective, walungisa ngokushesha amaphutha asobala omsebenzisi wangaphambilini.

     - Kwenziwe, manje uzogunda izinwele zakhe ngokwemithetho.

     - Wenze kahle, Max. Yazi sengikhathele ukuzenzisa.

     - Ungazenzisi. Bhala ngokwethembeka ukuthi ama-neurochips avela ku-N. ayi-bullshit ephelele.

     - Ukulingisa kuyizindleko zomsebenzi wami. Uyazi, uma ubhala ngethalenta mayelana nokuthi ingakanani i-neurochips evela ku-N. incela ngempela, ngokuqinisekile kuyoba nommeleli ovela ku-M. ozokucela ukuthi ubhale okuthunyelwe okumbalwa ngomoya ofanayo. Kunzima ukumelana.

     - Kulungile.

     "Kulungile, okungenani nawe akumele ngizenzise."

     - Akulungile, ukwethembeka. Lawa ma-neurochip akimi, njengamaphutha ohlelweni olusha lokusebenza lwe-Telecom. Ngakho-ke angisona izethameli zakho ozihlosile.

     - Yebo, akukubi ukuba yi-superman.

     - Ngamuphi umqondo?

     “Yebo, ngempela,” kuphendula uSonny ngendlela engaqondakali, echofoza ngokunyelisa elinye lamarobhothi agcwele phama kuMax. - Ingabe uyathanda indima ye-superman?

     - Angidlali noma yiziphi izindima.

     - Sonke siyadlala. Ngidlala indima, uyadlala, kodwa ngifundile umbhalo wami futhi awukakawufundi.

     - Futhi iyini indima yakho?

     - Hhayi-ke, indima kamakhelwane othize oyisithukuthezi lapho amakhono akho ahlakaniphile abukeka ehlakaniphe kakhulu.

     - Ngempela? – UMax uminyanise i-cola yakhe ngokumangala. - Siyakuhalalisela, ubonakala wenza kahle.

     - Iyazama...

     “Lalela makhelwane othandekayo, uyaxaka namuhla, kufanele ngihambe ngiyolala ekhaya.” Eqinisweni, bengifuna ukuba ngedwa, ngingahlanyi nawe.

     - Ngiyaqonda, wena, empeleni, uhlale uphupha ngokuba wedwa.

     - Yebo, ngiphupha ngingedwa njengamanje, okungenani amahora ambalwa.

     - Kulungile, Max, ake silahle ukuzenzisa. Angizenzisi kuwe. Eqinisweni, nami ngiyaphupha ngingedwa, angidingi muntu futhi. Yonke le mizwa yomuntu engenangqondo kanye nobudlelwano bukwenza uhlupheke futhi kukuphazamise ezintweni ezibaluleke ngempela. Kungani udlula kule mijikelezo engenangqondo yokuzalwa kabusha. Wazalwa, wakhula, wathandana, waba nezingane, wabakhulisa, umkakhe washada - wadivosa, futhi izingane zahamba futhi ziphindaphinda into efanayo. Yeka ukuthi kungaba kuhle kanjani ukuphuma embuthanweni ononya, ube umshini ongenamdlandla, ohlakaniphile futhi uphile phakade.

     - Yebo, sengivele ngiyingxenye yomshini. Futhi kungani ungazithandi izingane?

     "Bengiqonde ukuthi kungaba kuhle ukuba nengqondo ekahle emhlabeni wangempela."

     - Ucabanga ukuthi sisemhlabeni onjani?

     - Umbuzo wefilosofi ukuthi ngabe konke okusizungezile kumane nje kuwumcabango wethu. Cabanga ngakho.

     - Yebo, phakathi nengxenye. Ingxenye yezwe elisizungezile iwumphumela wokucubungula isignali yedijithali, kanti enye ingxenye, ngubani owaziyo.

     — Zibuze futhi uzame ukuphendula ngokwethembeka: ingabe okubonayo kuyiqiniso?

    UMax wabuka owayekhulume naye ngenhlanganisela yokuzithoba kanye nokubhuqa okuncane.

     - Akunakwenzeka ukuphendula imibuzo enjalo. Lawa ma-Gnostic postulates awaphikiswa, okufana nokuzama ukufakazela ubukhona bomqondo ophakeme.

     - Kodwa kufanele sizame? Ngaphandle kwalokho, iyini injongo yokuphila kwethu?

     - Namuhla usuku lwemibuzo yokukhuluma noma yini? Ngokweqiniso, ngizama ngandlela thize ukukuqeda ngesizotha, kodwa wanamathela kimi ngokungenasizotha njengeqabunga lokugeza. Sicela ushiye izingxoxo zakho zefilosofi ezijulile ukuze izethameli ze-inthanethi zidle.

     - Eh, Max, bengingahlosile ukuzijwayeza indlela yokudlisa izethameli kuwe. Kulungile, futhi ngizokusho ngokuqondile: umhlaba wakho uyijele, ubuthakathaka bomuntu kanye nemikhuba emibi kukuholele ekhejini legolide. Thola indlela yokuphuma lapha, fakazela ukuthi ukufanele ukuthola amandla phezu komhlaba wethunzi.

     - Ngeke ngifune lutho. Yini ngempela onamathele kuyo?

    USonny wayebukeka edidekile ngempela.

     - Hhayi-ke, ake sithi umhlaba wonke uyijele langempela. Ingabe unendaba ngempela, noma udlala ngami nje?

     - Empeleni ngiyayithanda impilo yami, futhi amathemba angenzeka ayamangaza. Okuwukuphela kwento engiyifunayo ukuthi ngingayi endizeni ephakathi kwezinkanyezi ngizihlukanisele ndawonye, ​​noma ngabe uqhamuka nani. Nokho, angikutshelanga, nganikezwa ukubamba iqhaza ohambweni oluya e-Alpha Centauri.

     “Akunandaba ukuthi uthanda izindonga zejele noma cha. Futhi, yebo, uMasha uzovuma ukuhamba nawe ukuze anqobe umhlaba omusha, futhi uzowanqoba futhi wonke umuntu uzokuthanda?

     - Wazi kanjani? Akekho ongazi ikusasa.

     — Onogada bazi kahle ukuthi iziboshwa zizokwenzani esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.

     - Kulungile, ake sithi, uma ungomunye wabagcini bejele, kungani-ke ungisiza, futhi ngokungenangqondo?

     - Cha, kufanele ukuthi udlala ngami, lesi sihluku sakho. Ngikutshelile ukuthi ngiyazenzisa. Njengamanje ngizenza umakhelwane wakho kodwa eqinisweni...

     - Eqinisweni, unguSanta Claus. Uqagele kahle?

     - Hhayi ubuhlakani kakhulu. Ngeke ucabange ukuthi hlobo luni lokuhlushwa lapho umzuzwana owodwa ulingana neminyaka eyinkulungwane, futhi kukhona ugu lolwandle olukhulu olunesihlabathi, lapho kunohlamvu olulodwa kuphela lwesihlabathi oluyigugu oludinga ukutholakala. Kusukela ekhulwini kuya ekhulwini ngihlunga esihlabathini esingenalutho. Futhi njalo i-ad infinitum futhi alikho ithemba lempumelelo. Kodwa manje, kimi kwabonakala sengathi ngithole othile owayezophinde abuyisele injongo ekuphileni kwami. Futhi uphenduke isithunzi esilula, njengezigidi zabanye.

    USonny wayebukeka edangele kakhulu. UMax wayekhathazeke kakhulu.

     - Lalela, mngane, mhlawumbe singakubizela udokotela. Uyangethusa kancane.

     "Akufanelekile, ngicabanga ukuthi ngizohamba," esukuma etafuleni.

     - Kufanele uyeke ukubhuloga kwakho. Kungcono ukuya e-Olympus izinsuku ezimbalwa, ube nesikhathi esihle, ngaphandle kwalokho ungangitholi kahle ... kodwa angifuni ukuhlala eduze nomakhelwane ohlanya.

    Manje uSonny wabuka owayekhuluma naye ngokudumala kwangempela.

     “Ungasikhulula mina nawe, kodwa esikhundleni salokho uyaqhubeka nokuzikhohlisa.” Futhi manje sobabili sizozulazula kuze kube phakade emhlabeni wethunzi.

     - Vele wehlise umoya, kulungile. Uma uthanda ungangikhulula ejele, anginankinga...

     “Bekumele uzikhulule.”

     - Kulungile, kodwa kanjani?

     - Funda ukuhlukanisa iphupho neqiniso futhi uvuke.

    UMax waphakamisa amahlombe akhe ngokudideka, wafinyelela engilazini yakhe, futhi lapho ephakamisa amehlo, uSonny wayesevele wanyamalala emoyeni. “Ingxoxo ethile engaqondakali, ngokusobala eyenzelwe ukuzijabulisa nje, yanquma ukukhohlisa ingqondo yami. Kuzokwaziwa ukusho amazwi akhe ukuze aziphindiselele.”

    Umoya omncane waphephula amaqabunga aphuzi ngaphesheya kwamanzi. UMax washo igama elibi ngomakhelwane wakhe ocasulayo, owayephazamise ukuvumelana okubucayi okungokomoya ezingxoxweni zakhe, kodwa isimo sengqondo esivilaphayo, esikhululekile asizange sibuye, futhi kunalokho kwafika ikhanda elicasulayo. “Kulungile,” wanquma ngemva kokungabaza okwengeziwe, “phela, akunzima neze ukwenza isilingo esincane.” Akhuphukele ekhishini uMax, athele amanzi epuletini, athole ingilazi, nephepha kanye nogesi. "Hhayi-ke, ake sizame, ebuntwaneni yonke into yayihamba kahle - intuthu emhlophe namanzi ashayelwa engilazini yingcindezi yangaphandle." Walinda kuze kube yilapho iphepha likhanya ngokukhazimulayo engilazini futhi, waliphendula ngokucijile, walibeka epuletini. Isikhashana isithombe sabonakala sishuba, kodwa uMax akakwazanga ukumelana - wacwayiza, futhi lapho evula amehlo futhi, intuthu emhlophe yayisivele igcwele ingilazi futhi amanzi angena ngaphakathi. “Hmm, mhlawumbe zama okunye: uhlobo oluthile lokuhlola amakhemikhali noma ukuqanda amanzi. Yebo, yilokhu okudingayo - umphumela womzimba oyinkimbinkimbi - ukuguqulwa okusheshayo kwamanzi apholile abe yiqhwa. Ngakho-ke, kubonakala sengathi kukhona isiqandisi esinembile namanzi acwecwe. Nakuba, ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma kungasebenzi, khona-ke ubani okufanele asolwe - ukuhlanzeka okunganele kwamanzi noma ubuqili bomuntu, futhi uma kuphumelela, kufakazelani? Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngisemhlabeni wangempela, noma ukuthi uhlelo luyayazi imithetho yefiziksi futhi, uma amakhodi enekhono, khona-ke kungenzeka ukuthi iwazi kangcono kunami. Akadingi ukumodela inqubo ngokwayo; kwanele ukwazi umphumela wokugcina. Sidinga ukuhlolwa okuyinkimbinkimbi ngempela. Kodwa futhi, noma yiziphi izinto zokulinganisa ngokuhambisana nohlelo zizobonisa noma yiziphi izinombolo ezidingekayo. Maye,” uMax ebamba ikhanda lakhe ngokudangala, “nawe awukwazi ukuchaza into enjalo.”

    Ukuhlukunyezwa kwakhe kuphazanyiswe ukuvunguza kophephela bendiza ehlala ophahleni lwendlu. "Awu, uMasha ngandlela thize usheshe wabuya, ngingaxhumana kanjani naye manje?"

    UMax wangena ehholo ngesikhathi esifanayo nesinye isigamu sakhe, bahlangana ekholomu enamaphethini ahlotshiswe kahle, asebenza njengokumelela i-crystal Viking.

     - Unjani, Mash?

     - Kuhle.

     - Kungani ekuseni kangaka? Ingabe Ibhodi Labaphathiswa alihlangani namuhla?

     - Kuseseshini, kepha ngabaleka. Ubufuna ukukhuluma ngento ebalulekile.

     - Ngempela?

     - Yebo, ngishayele futhi namhlanje ekuseni.

    “Kuyaxaka,” kucabanga uMax, “kunento eyenzekile enkumbulweni yami, kodwa inkumbulo yami ibonakala iyiphutha. Pho, benginzani izolo ngehora lesithathu ntambama?” Wazama ukukhumbula, kodwa esikhundleni serekhodi elicacile, eliphelele, ezinye izingcezu zavela ekhanda lakhe, njengephupho elikhohliwe ingxenye. Umzamo owedlulele wengqondo wenza ikhanda lami laba buhlungu nakakhulu.

     “Hmm, awufuni ukuhamba nami kumkhumbi-mkhathi endizeni yeminyaka engamashumi amabili eya ohlelweni luka-Alpha Centauri,” uMax wabuza engasho lutho, efuna ukuhlola izinsolo ezazingene ekhanda lakhe.

     - Ngokujulile? Endizeni ye-interstellar? Kuhle! Ngijabule kakhulu.

    UMasha wamemeza ngenjabulo futhi waziphonsa entanyeni yomyeni wakhe. Wayisusa kahle entanyeni.

     "Mhlawumbe awuqondanga kancane." Lena indiza njengengxenye yohambo olukhulu lwezinkanyezi. Umkhumbi uzothwala amakholoni ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, akhethelwe ngokukhethekile ukuhlola uhlelo olusha lwenkanyezi. Lokhu akulona ukuvakasha kwendawo yokuzijabulisa yezinyanga zeJupiter neSaturn. Kungenzeka noma yini kithi futhi cishe ngeke siphinde sibuye, kodwa izingane zethu nabangane bazohlala lapha.

     - Ngakho-ke, ungaphatha yonke into. Ubuphethe njalo.

     "Kulula kakhulu kuwe ukuthi uvume ukungena endaweni engaziwa ngokuphelele."

     - Kodwa ngizoba nawe. Angesabi lutho nawe.

     - Usho okuthile okungalungile.

     - Kungani?

     "Kunjengokungathi usho ngamabomu lokho engifuna ukukuzwa."

    UMax ambuke ngendlela entsha umkakhe avele abonakale njengomuntu ongamazi. Esikhundleni sentombazane evamile eminyene, enezinwele ezimhlophe, enamehlo ansundu, iMartian ezacile, enomoya ophansi enamehlo amakhulu amnyama, aphelele kukho konke, yamoyizela. "Ngisho nomfokazi: kungani kimi kubonakala sengathi kufanele ahluke? Sahlala ku-Mars iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu.”

     - Ngitshele ngosuku lwakho?

     - Kuhle.

    "Futhi uphendula ngaso sonke isikhathi ngemishwana ye-monosyllabic."

     - Ihambe kanjani eyakho?

     - Yebo, lokho kulungile futhi.

     -Ingabe uzizwa ungaphilile?

     “Ngizizwa njengoPontiyu Pilatu, ikhanda lami liyaduma.” Uyakhumbula ukuthi savakashela kanjani e-Titan ngonyaka odlule? Azikho izingane, azikho abazali, mina nawe kuphela.

     - Yebo, kwakukuhle.

     — Ingabe ikhona imininingwane oyikhumbulayo ngaphandle kokuthi “mikhulu”?

    UMax wathola ngokukhathazeka okukhulayo ukuthi yena ngokwakhe wayengakhumbuli noma yimiphi imininingwane. Kodwa ngokusobala i-migraine yaba yimbi nakakhulu.

     “Kitty, asihambe siyokwenza okuthile okuthakasela kakhulu,” kusikisela uMasha ngokudlala.

     - Yebo, angikho esimweni ngenxa yesizathu esithile. Wake wacabanga ngalokho okusele emhlabeni wethu okungokoqobo? Phela yonke into esiyibonayo nesiyizwayo kudala yakhiwa yikhompyutha.

     "Kwenza muphi umehluko, into esemqoka ukuthi mina nawe singamaqiniso." Ngisho noma umhlaba osizungezile wadalelwa ukuba sibe ndawonye kuphela. Izinkanyezi nenyanga kudalwe kuphela ukuze kukhanye ubusuku bethu.

     - Ingabe ucabanga kanjalo ngempela?

     - Cha, kunjalo, nginqume ukudlala nawe.

     “Ahh..., ngiyabona,” uMax ehleka ngokukhululeka.

    “Cha, akayona neze inethiwekhi ye-neural,” wacabanga futhi wehlisa umoya. Laphela kancane ikhanda.

     — Ingabe kukhona okuhlupha ikati lami? - UMasha ucwebile, wanamathela kuMax.

     - Yebo, ngasizathu simbe ngakhathala ukukhuluma ngemvelo yazo zonke izinto.

     - Yeka umbhedo, phumula. Futhi yenza okufunayo, ukufanele.

     - Yiqiniso, wayemfanele.

    “Kuyiqiniso, ezinye izinto eziwubulima zifika ekhanda lakho, kodwa okudingeka ukwenze nje ukuphumula uthole okufunayo,” kucabanga uMax. Ngokulalela waya lapho ayedonswa khona, kodwa ngephutha wazithela phezu kwekholomu enomkhumbi oyikristalu. Isandla esincane sowesifazane sasilokhu sidonsela ohlangothini olulodwa, kodwa “iViking” endala yakhanga amehlo amnyama ngamandla, njengokungathi ifuna ukusho okuthile okubaluleke kakhulu ngokubukeka kwayo.

     "Ngiyahamba manje," kusho uMax kumkakhe ngenkathi ekhuphuka ezitebhisini.

    “Pho ubufuna ukungitshela ngani mngani wami omdala? Mayelana nemizuzu emangalisayo esichithwe ndawonye: nguwe kuphela, mina kanye ne-airbrush. Kodwa lezi zikhathi ziyohlala njalo enhliziyweni yami. Kungenzeka ukuthi awunembile ngandlela thile, wenziwa ngobunono, kodwa awukaze ube khona umsebenzi ongilethele ukwaneliseka okungaka. Kwaphela izinsuku ezimbalwa ngizizwa njengonjiniyela omkhulu, umpetha owakhe umsebenzi wobuciko. Kwaba mnandi kakhulu ukubona ukuthi ukuphila kufushane, kodwa ubuciko bungunaphakade. Ufuna ukusho konke lokhu esikhathini esidlule. Futhi yonke impilo yami yangempela ayinanjongo ngoba angenzanga lutho olungcono kunawe. Kodwa, ngempela, kule minyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu edlule ngizwe ukwaneliseka kwengikwenzayo. Cha, kubonakala ngokusemthethweni, yonke into ihlelekile, kodwa yini ngempela engiyenzile futhi ngijabule ngani, uphi umphumela wangempela wemizamo yami, okufanele ngibheke ngayo amehlo angapheli. Akukho lutho ngaphandle komkhumbi wekristalu. Ingabe ngempela ngilawulwa nguyena mina owabhala ngothando igama lakho eminyakeni eminingi edlule? Noma kukhona okunye? Mhlawumbe usho ukuthi ubukeka uphelele kakhulu. Yebo, ngikhumbula yonke imininingwane yakho, yonke indawo, ngikhumbula wonke amaphutha ami: upende ugijima ezindaweni ezimbalwa ngenxa yokuthi i-solvent eningi yathelwa futhi yaqhekeka egiyeni lokufika ngenxa yokuhlukaniswa okungalungile ne-sprues. Ngikhumbula irack eyodwa kwaze kwadingeka ukuthi ishintshwe ngelenziwe ekhaya. - Ngokugqolozela okuqinile, uMax wezwa yonke imilimitha eyisikwele yendawo. - Cha, ngesizathu esithile angikwazi ukukubona, yonke into ifana nenkungu. Kumele sibhekisise kabanzi."

    Ngezandla eziqhaqhazelayo, uMax waqaqa ivalve, walinda kwaze kwaba yilapho ukucindezela okukhulu kwegesi engasebenzi, wajikijela isivalo esibonisa ngale futhi waphakamisa ngokucophelela imodeli imitha ubude. Kwakufanele aqinisekise ukuthi kwakuyiViking yakhe, kwakufanele ayithinte ngesandla sakhe indawo yayo efudumele, emagebhugebhu. Ukuthintwa kuvele kwaba ongaziwa futhi kubanda. Kwakunzima kakhulu ukususa umkhumbi esakhiweni esijulile.

     - Woza, ungangigcini ngilindile? - kwavela izwi ezitebhisini.

    Waphenduka kabi uMax, esekhohliwe ukuthi usaphethe imodeli ngezandla, wayibamba onqenqemeni lwethangi wahluleka ukuyibamba. Kwaba sengathi uhamba kancane wabona umkhumbi usuka ezingalweni zakhe azelule. “Kusazokwazi ukukuhlanganisa,” kwaqhamuka umcabango othuthumelayo. Kuzwakale umsindo okhalayo ovala izindlebe nezinkulungwane zezingcezwana ezinemibala ehlukahlukene ezihlakazeke phansi.

     - Kwenzakalani? – UMax wahlebela ngokushaqeka.

     "Akusilo ize ukuthi si-ode isicoci esisha se-cyber." Ungahlali lapha sithandwa.

     - Yile ndlela izifiso zami ezigcwaliseka ngayo. Ngibuyisele iViking yangempela, akuyona ikristalu ngempela! - UMax wamemeza endaweni engenalutho.

    “Mhlawumbe akekho umuntu ongamsola ngaphandle kwakho. Ezweni lokuzikhohlisa, amaViking aphenduka isikhumbuzo sekristalu esingaphili samaphupho ayisiphukuphuku. Nasi isixazululo esilula: kule thiyetha engenangqondo, mina ngokwami ​​ngidlala zonke izindima, futhi ukucabanga okugwegwile kuphinda imicabango yami. Noma mhlawumbe angiwudingi umhlaba wangempela,” kwavela umcabango wobudeveli, “umhlaba wangempela awuwona owawo wonke umuntu, owabantu baseMartians kuphela.” Futhi lo mhlaba uthanda wonke umuntu. Phela, bekulokhu kunje: iqiniso elinonya kanye nezwe lezinganekwane ezinhle. Futhi izinganekwane zaba ngcono nakakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi zaze zaphenduka iphupho likaMartian. Iphupho likaMartian nalo lilungisiswa ngendlela yalo, likhulula ukuhlupheka, lenza umuntu amukele ukungalingani nokungabi nabulungisa kweqiniso elinonya.”

    UMax wathatha igxathu eliya phambili futhi izingcezu zomkhumbi zacwila ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

    "Kodwa lokhu akusebenzi kimi, angilona uhlobo oluthile lwe-rag, angikaze ngikholelwe izinganekwane."

     - Sawubona Sonny! Ukuphi, ngashintsha umqondo, ngifuna ukuzikhulula?

    UMax waphuma egijima endlini, ikhanda lakhe lase lihlukana, futhi iqiniso elizungezile lalincibilika njengengcina eshisayo.

    Kwavela umuntu ogqoke ingubo emnyama ovela endaweni ehlanekezelwe ngendlela exakile. Imililo emibili ehlabayo ehlabayo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yasha ebumnyameni obuyinki be-hood ejulile.

     - Ekugcineni umholi, angizange ngishiye ndawo, ngangazi ukuthi lokhu kwakuyisivivinyo nje. Asikho isidingo sokuphinda ngivivinywe, ngiyohlala ngithembekile ekubangeleni uguquko, noma ngabe sihlala sobabili sohlangothini lwethu.

     “Sonny, yeka ukukhuluma umbhedo.” Ngingumholi onjani kini, uguquko olungaka! Ngikhiphe lapha.

     "Angikwazi, angilutho ngaphandle komhlahlandlela emhlabeni wethunzi."

    UMax, enganaki izinhlungu ezibuhlungu, wazama ukukhumbula kahle ingxoxo yakhe nomphathi wenkampani ye-DreamLand, okuthiwa yenzeka eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu edlule. Indawo ezungezile yaqhekeka, kodwa okwamanje imile.

     - Qaphela, ukuvuka kwakho kuzotholakala maduze.

     "Ngidinga ukuphuma lapha futhi ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka."

     - Kungani uze lapha?

     - Ngephutha, kungani futhi?

     - Ngephutha? Bekufanele uqale kabusha isistimu. Isho ingxenye yakho yokhiye.

     - Yimuphi omunye ukhiye?

     - Ingxenye ehlala njalo yokhiye okufanele uyazi. Ingxenye yesibili, eguquguqukayo, kufanele ikhulunywe ngumgcini wezikhiye, lokhu kuzoqala kabusha uhlelo futhi uzophinde ube inkosi yethunzi.

     "Lalela, Sonny, kusobala ukuthi ungidida nomuntu, angiqondi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani." Hlobo luni lokhiye, hlobo luni lomgcini?

     -Awuwazi ukhiye?

     - Vele akunjalo.

     "Kodwa uhlelo ngeke lube nephutha, lukhomba wena ngokusobala."

     - Ngakho kungenzeka. Noma mhlawumbe ngikhohliwe ukhiye, kuyenzeka.

     - Awukwazanga ukumkhohlwa. Wakwazi ukuzikhulula emaketangeni ezwe lamanga. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ingqondo yakho ihlanzekile futhi iyakwazi ukuthola inkululeko yangempela. Khumbula...

    Isigodi esizungezile, idolobha, isibhakabhaka, ilanga lokwenziwa kwahlangana kwaba uhlobo oluthile lwesiphithiphithi esingenakuhlukaniswa, futhi uMax wabonakala kuyena eyi-amoeba engenamamo entanta kumhluzi wedijithali wakudala. Iwindi elibomvu elithusayo lalilenga phambi komqondo ovuthayo: "Isimo esiphuthumayo siqalise kabusha, sicela uhlale uzolile."

     "Sonny, kukhona ongakusho okuwusizo ngaphambi kokuthi bangiqalise kabusha?"

     "Kufanele ukhumbule ingxenye yakho yokhiye futhi uthole unozinti."

     - Futhi kuphi ukumfuna?

     "Angazi, kodwa akekho emhlabeni wethunzi." Uma ukhumbula ukhiye wakho, ungakwazi ukulawula izithunzi ezisele.

     - Ngahlangana nomuntu oyedwa kuleyo mpilo yangempela, ogama lakhe linguPhilip Kochura. Wangitshela ukuthi wayebona isithunzi futhi wayengumthumeli ukuze adlulisele umyalezo obalulekile.

     - Kungenzeka. Mthole futhi.

     - Sonny, ngitshele ukuthi hlobo luni lomlayezo okufanele awudlulisele?

     - Anginayo. Ngiyisixhumi esibonakalayo sesistimu; ngemuva kokuvalwa kwesimo esiphuthumayo, lonke ulwazi luye lwasulwa.

    Kwaba sengathi izwi elithulile nelihlanekezelwe livela kude:

     - Endaweni ephephile, lapho zingekho izindlebe ezigoqayo, yisho ukhiye ukuze umthumeli aqonde wonke amagama. Thola umgcini wezikhiye... Buya, qala uhlelo, ubuyisele inkululeko yeqiniso kubantu... - izwi laphenduka ukuhlebeza okungezwakali futhi ekugcineni laphela.

    UMax waya efasiteleni, lavuleka, kwatheleka ukukhanya kwelanga kumfanekiso wakhe ontekenteke. Umuntu wayezwa iphunga elimnandi lehlobo laphakade esigodini esiluhlaza, esimbozwe ngokuvikelekile i-dome yamandla futhi ngaphezu kwalokho akhanyiswa unyaka wonke ngesibonisi selanga emzileni omile.

    "Yini manje? Kwanele!" - UMax wagigitheka, wavula amehlo akhe, waqala ukuzabalaza njengenhlanzi ephithene kumanethiwekhi wezifihla-buso zomoya-mpilo kanye namashubhu okuphakela ngaphakathi kwe-bio-bath. Ubuso, bese kuba umzimba, kancane kancane buphuma oketshezini olucwila kancane kancane. Masinyane kwehla ubunzima phezu kwami. Ukulala phezu kwensimbi eshelelayo kwakungemnandi. Ukukhanya okunzima okuphuma esivalweni esigoqiwe kwamphuphuthekisa amehlo futhi uMax wazama ukuzivikela ngesandla sakhe.

     — Isikhathi sakho sokusebenza siphelelwe yisikhathi. “Siyakwamukela emhlabeni wangempela,” kusho izwi elimnandi lesibhamu somshini.

     “Ngikhulule ngokushesha,” kumemeza uMax maqede aphume ebhavini, ashibilike futhi angenzi lutho phambi kwakhe.

     - Ulindeni? Mjove njengamanje,” kusho elinye izwi lowesifazane elomile.

    Izidladla zensimbi zabahlelekile zacindezela uMax, futhi kuzwakale ukuhayiza kanye kanye nobuhlungu obubukhali ehlombe lakhe. Ngokushesha nje, umzimba waba buthakathaka, futhi amajwabu amehlo aba nzima. Izidladla ezifanayo zensimbi zasusa uMax owayesevele waphelelwa amandla kubhavu futhi zambeka esihlalweni sabakhubazekile ngokucophelela. Endaweni ethile kwavela ithawula elincanyana le-waffle, kwase kuba ingubo endala egeziwe kanye nenkomishi yekhofi esheshayo eshibhile. UDkt. Eva Schultz wema eduze, ecisha izindebe zakhe ebeka izandla ngemuva. Yilokho elakusho ebhejini. Wayezacile futhi eqondile njenge-mop. Ubuso bakhe obude, obuphuzi bukhombisa ukuzwela isiguli njengobuso bukasosayensi ohlinza amaxoxo.

     “Lalelani, izindlela zenu zokusebenza zishiya okuningi kungafunwa,” waqala uMax, enyakazisa izindebe zakhe ngobunzima.

     - Uzizwa kanjani? - esikhundleni sokuphendula, u-Eva Schultz wabuza.

     “Kulungile,” kuphendula uMax ngokungananazi.

    U-Eva wabonakala ephoxekile kancane ngempendulo, ikakhulukazi ngokuthi wayengasadingi ukuluka nokugwaza.

     - Ngakho, umsebenzi wami usuphelile. Auf Wiedersehen. – udokotela wavalelisa ngephimbo elingakubekezeleli ukuphikiswa.

    Ekhungatheke kancane ngempatho enjalo futhi esalulama ekuphaphameni nasekwelashweni, uMax wamane waphushelwa ngaphandle emgwaqeni, njengenkukhu ehlutshiwe. Inkampani yaseDreamland manje yayingasenandaba neze nekusasa lakhe.

    Ehlezi ezitebhisini eziphambi kwesakhiwo, egwinya amanzi amaminerali abandayo eqhwa, uMax wazizwa ekhohlisiwe, ngesibindi nangonya, ngokuhlukile kancane kunalokho uRuslan ayekubikezele, kodwa namanje engathandeki kakhulu. Futhi-ke, wayehlushwa imfihlakalo yokuthi wayengubani uSonny Dimon nokuthi kungani ayehlose ukuba abe “inkosi yethunzi” ethile. Ingabe kwakuyisithelo somqondo ovuthayo noma ingabe umakhelwane oyisipoki wayekhona ngempela? “Hmm, nokho, le nkulumo kulo mongo nayo ayifaneleki ngokuphelele,” kucabanga uMax. - Yebo, futhi izwe lamathunzi cishe lilungile. Ngemva kokufa, bonke abahedeni bawela ezweni lethunzi, lapho bechitha isikhathi emikhosini yaphakade nokuzingela, noma ekuzuleni phakade. Mhlawumbe kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokuhlola "izinto ezibonakalayo" zikaSonny: zama ukuthola umthumeli ... "

    Eduze kukaMax, esinye isakhamuzi sadilika esitebhisini, sinesineke nesigwegwile kusukela endlebeni kuya endlebeni.

     — Uke waba futhi ephusheni likaMartian? - isakhamuzi sabonakala silangazelela ukuxhumana.

     - Yini ephawulekayo?

     "Hhayi-ke, awubukeki ujabule kakhulu."

     - Empeleni, ngombono, kufanele ngibukeke ngijabule: iphupho lami eliyigugu lifezekile, ungacabanga?

     - Ngicabanga ukuthi nginendaba efanayo.

    UMax waqeda amanzi akhe futhi, ngokuthukuthela okukhulu, waliphonsa phezulu ibhodlela elingenalutho, kodwa alifikanga ngisho naseminyango yengilazi ayesanda kukhishwa kuyo.

     - Umkhonyovu onyanyekayo.

     Wavuma ngekhanda lowo owayephethwe uMax.

     “Bonke ububi obusemhlabeni buvela kumaMartians,” enezela ngokucabanga.

     - Kusukela Martians? Ngempela? Kunalokho, bonke ububi buvela kithi: esikhundleni sokulwa nalezi zilo ze-cybernetic, ngobuvila bethu kanye nemizwelo yakudala, siyakulingisa kukho konke, ngaphandle kokungabaza sigcwalisa ubuchopho bethu ngayo yonke inhlobo yemfucumfucu eyakhiwe yizo, futhi siphila emhlabeni ama-phantoms adalwe yibona. Siwumhlambi odabukisayo wezimvu, imilomo yethu igqitshwe emikhombeni yethu yedijithali egcwele i-digital slop, ezaneliseke ngokuphelele ngempilo enjalo. Singakhala ngokudabukisayo kuphela lapho beqala ukugunda izinwele zethu!

     UMax, ebonisa ukuzisola okujulile nokudelela ubuso bakhe obufana nezimvu, wawela esitebhisini.

     “Ube nesikhathi esimnandi,” kusho isakhamuzi ngokuzwelana, “igama lami nginguLenya.”

     - Max, ake sijwayelane.

     - Max, uke wacabanga ngokuqala ukulwa nabakwaMartians, empeleni, hhayi ngamazwi?

     - Uthando lomzabalazo wenguquko nakho konke lokho, akunjalo? Lezi yizinganekwane, njengephupho likaMartian. I-Neurotech Corporation ingahlulwa kuphela yinhlangano enamandla kakhulu.

     - Cabanga ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukufinyelela abantu abavela enkampanini enjalo. Futhi laba bantu bangabaphikisi abangenakulungiseka bokuhleleka kwezinto ezikhona njengani.

     "Futhi bacabanga ukuthi amaMartians anganqotshwa."

     - Hhayi-ke, kuze kube yilapho uzama, ngeke wazi.

     Ngakho-ke uMax wajoyina inhlangano ye-Quadius futhi wanikela impilo yakhe ekulweleni ukuzimela kweSolar System.

    Ngemva kokukhipha emicabangweni yakhe konke ukutuswa kwabantu baseMartians, okwabangelwa impumelelo yabo emangalisayo emkhakheni wezobuchwepheshe bolwazi, uMax wazizwa eqiniseka ngokwengeziwe. Okwake kwabonakala kukhanga futhi kukuhle kuye kuvele kwavela ngokusobala phambi kwakhe kukho konke okunengekayo. UMax ngokuphikelela nangokuzimisela wafunda ubunkimbinkimbi bomsebenzi ongekho emthethweni. Ekuqaleni, wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngokulawulwa okuphelele okusobala kwamaMartians phezu kwazo zonke izigaba zokuphila kwabantu abavamile futhi ethuthumela ebusuku, ecabanga ukuthi "izikhulu zezokuphepha" ezivela eNeurotek zase zifikile kuye. Futhi izimbobo ezingenantambo ezihlala zivulekile ku-chip, kanye nekhono le-chip ukwazisa ngokuzenzakalela izinsiza ezifanele mayelana nokwephulwa komthetho, nezitholi usayizi wechashaza lothuli, elingena kunoma yiliphi igumbi elivuzayo, kwethuse kakhulu umguquli onomoya obuthakathaka. Kodwa-ke, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwaba sobala ukuthi amanethiwekhi we-neural wezinsizakalo zokulawula ayakwazi ukubona kuphela lezo zenzo abaqeqeshelwe zona, futhi akekho ozomosha isikhathi sabasebenzi ehlaziya amarekhodi okunye okuthosiwe okuncane okungaziwa. Iqhinga laliwukuba ungazihehi kakhulu. Vele, uma ngaphandle kokungabaza ungene ku-axis evaliwe ye-chip bese ufaka izinhlelo ezimbalwa ezingabhalisiwe noma kuphi, khona-ke imibuzo engathandeki ayinakugwenywa. Lapha kwakudingeka ukukhombisa ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe. UMax wahlukunyezwa ukuhlinzwa okungekho emthethweni. Okokuqala, i-neurochip esemthethweni yakhululwa ngokucophelela ohlelweni lwezinzwa zomnikazi futhi yafakwa ku-matrix ephakathi, okuthi, uma kunesidingo, yondla ulwazi olulungiselelwe ku-chip. Khona-ke, i-chip eyengeziwe yafakwa, yaxhunywa eziteshini zokuxhumana ezibethelwe futhi yagcwaliswa emaphethelweni ngamagajethi “e-hacker” angavunyelwe. UMax ngokwakhe wamangala lapho ethola khona isibindi esingaka nokuzinikela emibonweni yenguquko, ngoba izinyathelo zakhe zokuqala ezingekho emthethweni ku-inthanethi zazivame ukunganaki futhi ziyingozi kakhulu. Futhi, isistimu yokusebenza evulekile ku-chip idinga ukuzithiba okuqinile; iphutha elilodwa lingacekela phansi idivayisi kuhlanganiswe nesistimu yezinzwa. Kodwa, kancane kancane, uMax wafunda ukumboza iminonjana yedijithali yemisebenzi yakhe futhi ahlole ngokucophelela amakhodi wezinhlelo ezifakiwe. Ngakho wazizwa njengomshisekeli wangempela ongenalo ukwesaba noma isihlamba.

    Lo muzwa ojabulisayo wamphakamisa kakhulu uMax ngaphezu kwesixuku esingenabuso, ngaso sonke isikhathi esiminyaniswe uhlaka lwesofthiwe esemthethweni, isilawuli sangaphandle esiphelele kanye ne-copyright. Wayengenandaba nemikhawulo nemikhawulo eqinile, wabona abasebenzisi be-VIP abacebile ngaphandle kwe-mask yezinhlelo zezimonyo futhi bachitha imali eyebiwe kwezinye izikhwama zabanye abantu.

    Ngemva komsebenzi okhiqizayo njenge-quad evamile, uMax wanikwa isikhundla sokuba ngumqaphi wesifunda. Manje yena ngokwakhe wabhala futhi wathumela imisebenzi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana zabalandeli abaningi futhi waxhumanisa ukuhlaselwa kwabo kumawebhusayithi ezinkampani. Ngenxa yolwazi lwakhe lwangaphakathi olunembile oluvela kuma-ejenti amaningi, izithunywa zenhlangano zikwazile ukuvikela ukuzimela kwe-Titan. Lokhu kwanika inhlangano isisekelo esiqinile. Kwakudingeka ukuthuthukisa impumelelo. Umgomo olandelayo omkhulu kwaba ukuvuselelwa kombuso waseRussia. UMax wayesenesikhathi eside ethathe umhlalaphansi kwaTelecom futhi, njengekhava, wasebenzisa imali yenhlangano ukuqhuba ibhizinisi elikhulu eliletha izibiliboco zemvelo kuMars. Akushiwo ukuthi imikhumbi emidala yokuthutha yayithwala okungaphezu nje kwezibiliboco. UMax waqala ukuphatha izimpilo zabanye abantu kalula njengokukhetha umculo ewashini le-alamu. Amandla avelayo enza ikhanda lakhe lazulazula kancane ekuqaleni, futhi laqala ukuthathwa kalula. Wabuye wahlala uMasha nonina kude emaphandleni aseJalimane futhi wazama ukubabandakanya kancane ezindabeni zakhe zobumnyama.

    UMax wasondela ngasemnyango wekheshi, wavuleka, kwase kuthi ukukhanya kwezibani ezikhanyayo kwachaphazela emfanekisweni wakhe, egqoke isudi eyisivikelo, elandelwa ukuduma okunamandla kwemishini eminingi yokusebenza. Indawo yokugcina impahla engaphansi komhlaba ye-INKIS cosmodrome inwebeka yaze yafika lapho iso lalingabona khona. UMax, eqondise ngokucophelela phakathi kwezilayishi ezinyakazayo, waya esikhumulweni sakhe. Isudu yakhe empunga yasemkhathini enamapuleti e-Kevlar athungelwe ngaphakathi kanye namalensi amakhulu, afana nojekamanzi, aphuzi acashelwe ngaphakathi kwesigqoko sokuzivikela esisindayo adonse ukunaka kwezisebenzi ezimbalwa. Yiqiniso, okuningi akuthola kwakuwukubheka kafushane ngaphansi kwezandla zakhe; abantu abasebenzayo babengathambekele ekubuzeni imibuzo engadingekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isandla sikaMax safinyelela embotsheni efihlekile ukuze ahlole ukuthi isikhali sikhona yini. “Ngisashintshe kakhulu,” esho, “indlela ebuyela emhlabeni wokuchuma okungokoqobo emhlabeni wonke manje isinqatshelwe kimi. Nokho, yini engiyikhohlwe kule nqwaba kadoti yedijithali: inkohliso ngokuphelele futhi idakayo. Zonke izindlela zingivulekele, uma, kunjalo, isiphetho sivuna umzabalazo wethu weRussia. Kufanele siwine. Cha, kufanele ngiwine, noma ngabe yikuphi, ngoba konke kusengcupheni. Angifuni ngempela ukuchitha impilo yami yonke ngigijima ngisuka e-Martian bloodhounds emabhalekisini asendaweni ye-delta. "

    Itheminali yakhe yayiphithizela ngempilo. Izintambo zamabhokisi epulasitiki ezempi zanyamalala esiswini sesithuthi sasemkhathini. UMax walahla isigqoko sakhe esisindayo futhi wagibela kwelinye lamabhokisi. “Isikhathi sethu sesifikile,” ecabanga, ebukisisa ukulayisha. - Abalweli benguquko bazoba nezinhlamvu ezanele zokuthatha i-imeyili enemibandela kanye nocingo. Futhi ngidinga ukuba nesikhathi sokuzulazula ezintini zokudoba ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale isiphithiphithi, miningi kakhulu imicu eholela kumthengisi onesizotha.”

    ULenya wagijima egqoke isudi yezikhali ezifanayo.

     - Konke kulungile? - UMax ucele i-oda.

     - Well, ngokuvamile, yebo. Nokho, kunenkinga encane... Kungamane kuchazwe njengesimo esingaqondakali...

     “Yeka nalezi zingeniso ezinde,” kungene uMax kabuhlungu. - Kwenzenjani?

     - Yebo, emizuzwini eyishumi nje edlule, khona lapha, kwaqhamuka umfana ongenakhaya wathi uyakwazi futhi udinga ukukhuluma nawe ngokushesha.

     - Kuthiwani ngawe?

     "Ngithe angiqondi ukuthi sikhuluma ngobani." Kodwa akazange ahambe, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, njengesihogo, wachaza kahle ukuthi ungubani, kungani kufanele uze lapha, futhi ngisho nokuthi yisiphi isikhathi. Ukuqwashisa okumangalisayo.

     - Futhi ngokuqhubekayo.

     "Uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi ufuna ukulwela uguquko kuze kube sekugcineni kwegazi." Ukuthi ebusheni bakhe wenza amaphutha amaningi, kodwa manje uyaphenduka futhi ulungele ukuhlawulela yonke into. Njengabangane bakhe bakudala bamtshele ukuthi uzokutholaphi. Kodwa, uyaqonda, abantu abangahleliwe abezi kithi, kodwa lona wazizela yena, akekho noyedwa kubantu bakithi owamletha.

     - Qonda. Ngithemba ukuthi ufake ubuso obudidekile futhi uthumele lo Don Quixote endleleni yakhe?

     - Eh..., empeleni, abafana bami bamvalele. Kuze kube ukucaciswa, ukusho kanjalo.

     “Ukhuthele kakhulu, umuhle nje,” uMax enikina ikhanda. "Mhlawumbe akayona i-ejenti ye-Neurotech noma i-Advisory Council, ngaphandle kwalokho ngabe sesivele silele sibheke phansi."

     “Sivule i-jammer samfaka ikepisi ekhanda.

     "Kuhle, manje akukho okumele sikwesabe." Kodwa-ke, uma sivunyelwa ukuthi sihambe, lokhu ngeke kusaba nandaba kakhulu. Wozani, sekuyisikhathi sokuqeda ukulayisha bese sihamba ngomkhumbi.

     - Akulayishiwe yonke into, asekhona amajeneretha nazo zonke izinhlobo zemishini...

     - Khohlwa, kufanele sihambe.

     - Kufanele senzeni ngale "ejenti"? Mhlawumbe ungambheka?

     - Nansi enye. Ukuze amvumele aphefumule uhlobo oluthile lwe- sarin noma aziqhumise. Konje, umhlolile wamsesha?

     - Siseshile, kwakungekho lutho. Akukho ukuskena okwenziwe.

     - Ngikhululekile, ngiyabona. Kulungile, endleleni sizonquma ukuthi senzeni ngayo; phela, akukephuzi kakhulu ukuyiphonsa emkhathini.

    UMax wathinta abashayeli bezindiza wathi mabaqale amalungiselelo okwethulwa, wabe esehamba ngokushesha ebheke lapho kuvalelwe khona abagibeli. Abasebenzi bebegijima bezulazula ngesivinini esiphindwe kabili.

     - Oh yebo, lo mfana uthe igama lakhe kwakunguPhilip Kochura, uma lelo gama lisho okuthile kuwe.

     - Ini? – UMax wamangala. - Kungani ungangitshelanga ngaso leso sikhathi?

     - Awuzange ubuze.

     - Ngokushesha, ngiyise kuye.

     - Ngakho siyasuka noma cha? – Lenya wabuza kakade ebaleka.

     "Sizosuka ngokushesha uma sithola imvume."

    Bagijima bayongena endaweni yezimpahla. Endaweni eseduze ewumngcingo, phakathi kwemigqa emide yamabhokisi afanayo, kulele indoda eboshwe ngamaketango. UMax wakhipha ikepisi lakhe elenziwe ngendwangu yensimbi.

    UPhil wabonakala engashintshile nhlobo. Wayegqoke ijean nejakhethi efanayo edabukile. Kwaze kwabonakala sengathi ubuso bakhe obushwabene babulingana nengangesikhathi beqala ukuhlangana ngaso, namabala angcolile engutsheni yakhe ayetholakala ezindaweni ezifanayo.

     - Max, ekugcineni ngikutholile. Awazi ukuthi kungithatheleni ukuze ngikuthole. Nginolwazi olubalulekile olungasiza imbangela yoguquko.

     - Khuluma.

     - Akuyona eyokuvula izindlebe.

     - Lenya, linda eduze nendawo yokuphuma.

     "Wena ngokwakho uthe kuyingozi." Akukhathalekile ukuthi ubukeka kanjani...” ULenya waqala ukucasuka.

     - Ungaphikisani, kodwa ungahambi kude.

    UMax ngokudelela wakhipha isibhamu esikhwameni sakhe wasisusa. U-Lenya wahamba, ebuka okokugcina esolisayo esiboshweni.

     “Ngikhulule,” kubuza uPhilile.

     - Beka imininingwane yakho ebalulekile kuqala.

     - Kulungile, ulwazi lusengaphakathi kimi, tshela ukhiye.

     - Angazi...

    Kwaba sengathi kuqhume ibhomu le-athomu ekhanda likaMax.

     - Lowo owavula iminyango ubona izwe lingenasiphelo. Lowo ovulelwe iminyango ubona imihlaba engapheli.

    Wavala umlomo, wamangala kakhulu ngalokho ayekushilo.

     - Lokhu kuyingxenye yesihluthulelo, kwanele ukufinyelela ulwazi, kodwa kufanele ukhumbule konke.

     - Ima kancane... Kulungile, angibuzi nokuthi ungithole kanjani, kodwa wazi kanjani ngokhiye?

     "Nginabangane e-Dreamland, ngifunde kahle amanothi akho futhi ngabona: uwena ongasindisa uguquko."

     - Ngiyabona unabangane yonke indawo. Akukholisi neze, kungani waqala nokufuna amarekhodi ami ephusheni likaMartian? Ngakho-ke, ingabe bagcina la marekhodi lapho iminyaka noma okuthile?

     “Ngakho-ke admin engimaziyo... ngizithele phezu kwayo ngephutha... Kodwa akunandaba,” uPhil eziphazamisa ebona ukuthi inganekwane iqhuma. - Ngeke kukulimaze ukuphatha yonke into eyenzekayo ngokungabaza okufanayo okunempilo. Ngale kwalokho, kwaqalwa umlilo woguquko womhlaba lapha.

    Asukume kalula uPhilile, alahle ozankosi phansi. Ngokushesha uMax wahlehla epaseji, ekhomba isiboshwa esasikhululwe ngendlela eyisimanga isikhali sakhe.

     - Hlala unganyakazi. Lenya, woza lapha ngokushesha.

     “Ngimile, ngimile,” uPhil waphakamisa izandla zakhe wamamatheka. "Angicabangi ukuthi uLenya wakho uzozwa."

     - Kwenzakalani?

     "Ekuqaleni benginesiqiniseko sokuthi lokhu bekuyisivivinyo esikhohlisayo, kodwa manje sengiyabona: awuqondi ngempela ukuthi kwenzekani." Ngicabanga ukuthi ubuzama ukuzakhela ubuwena obusha futhi wadlula kancane.

    UPhil wafaka ihood yakhe ejulile futhi izibani ezimbili ezihlabayo eziluhlaza zikhanya ebumnyameni.

     - Uxolo, kodwa imibono yakho mayelana nenguquko isiphelelwe yisikhathi, cishe iminyaka engamakhulu amabili ubudala. Cabanga ngalokhu: ingabe okubonayo kuyiqiniso?

     - Musa nje. Izitha zethu ziyakwazi ukwenza iqhinga elinjalo. Ucabanga ukuthi bengikholelwa ukuthi ngisesephusheni likaMartian, nawe Sonny Dimon?

     - Kulula ukuhlola.

     - Ngaphandle kokungabaza.

    UMax akazange abheke izimpawu zokwesaba ebusweni buka-Sonny-Phil, njengeconsi lomjuluko eligeleza ethempelini lakhe, ikakhulukazi njengoba ukubonakala kwesitha sangaphandle kwakushiya indawo yalowo mbhedo, kodwa ngaphandle kokuzenzisa kwadonsa isibhamu. . Ulayini wezinaliti ze-tungsten ezizacile, osheshiswe yinkundla kazibuthe, ubhoboze isithombe waze wancibilikisa uphawu olujulile odongeni oluphambene.

     - Awu, uyaqiniseka? – isithunzi sabuza sengathi akwenzekanga lutho.

     - Ngiyaqiniseka.

    UMax uncike odongeni lwamabhokisi ngokucikeka, wadedela isibhamu ezandleni zakhe ezibuthakathaka ngokuphazima kweso.

     - Kodwa bakwenza kanjani? Phela konke kubukeka okwangempela, ungasika umunwe uzwe ubuhlungu. Phela... Ngangine-neurochip endala. Ubani onendaba, izinhlelo ze-computer zikwazi kanjani ukuqhuba ingxoxo ngendlela yokuthi zingakwazi ukuhlukaniswa nabantu? Nawe? Uvelaphi, wazi konke futhi ukhona yonke indawo?

     — Ungathola izimpendulo zayo yonke imibuzo ngokwakho.

     “Uziphatha njengesangoma sasempumalanga esinentshebe kuze kufike enkabeni yakho kanye nezeluleko ezingasizi ngalutho ngendlela yokukhuluma okusobala.”

     "Khumbula, Max, kunemibuzo izimpendulo zayo, ngisho nezilungile nezingcono kakhulu, kodwa ezitholwe ezindebeni zomunye umuntu, zenza umonakalo omkhulu kunokuhle." Futhi khumbula, azikho izimfihlo emhlabeni, noma yiluphi ulwazi olubaluleke ngempela olutholakala kuwena nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Uhlelo lungaphendula noma yimuphi umbuzo, kodwa kungcono ukungabuzi imibuzo ebalulekile. Ulwazi olutholwe ngendlela yeziqondiso ezenziwe ngomumo ngaso sonke isikhathi luzonciphisa indawo yokuzikhethela mahhala futhi, ekugcineni, kusukela enkosini yezithunzi wena ngokwakho uzophenduka umthunzi.

     - Yebo, ngiyabonga, manje konke sekucacile.

    USonny wacosha isikhali phansi.

     - Futhi manje, sekuyisikhathi sokushiya umhlaba wethunzi futhi uhlukane nokukhohlisa okuthile.

     - Yiziphi ngempela? Sekunenqwaba yabo muva nje.

     - Hhayi-ke, ngokwesibonelo, ngenkohliso yokuthi awunawo amasu. Eqinisweni, ubuthakathaka njengabantu abaningi futhi amandla ama-Martian phantoms phezu kwakho makhulu. Qiniseka.

    Ulayini wezinaliti ze-tungsten waphephetha unyawo lukaMax lwaba yizicucu. Wavele wagqolozela isiphunzi esigcwele igazi, waqala wawa ngohlangothi wabubula kakhulu.

     - Cha ngoba? – UMax ukhwifa amazinyo aqine.

     - Ungesabi, empeleni abukho ubuhlungu.

    Isibhamu esilandelayo sikaSonny sakhipha omunye umlenze.

     - Yebo ... sicela ...

     "Ungacabanga ukuthi umhlaba unonya," kusho uSonny Dimon eqhubeka nokusakaza uMax. - Kodwa uhlupheka ngesizathu, kuzokusiza uvule iminyango yekusasa.

    Umhlaba wawuntanta enkungwini ebomvu, uMax wezwa sengathi uphelelwa amandla.

     - Buya uma usulungile. Izithunzi zizokukhombisa indlela.

    Ifreyimu yokugcina enenaliti endiza iphuma kusisheshisi yalenga phambi kwamehlo ami, yacwayiza izikhathi ezimbalwa, yashintsha yaba isikrini esiluhlaza esinezinombolo ezigijimayo futhi yaphuma.

    

    Ukuphumula okujabulisayo kwakugeleza emzimbeni wami ngamagagasi. Ngodonga olusobala ngokuphelele olungakwesokudla, umuntu angabuka ichibi elikhulu elicwebile elingaphansi kwezintaba. Umoya obandayo ovela eziqongweni waphephula amaza amancane echibini futhi wenza umsindo opholile emhlangeni. Usilingi okhanyayo o-beige, ocwebezela kancane wawunyakaza phezulu. “Cha, ngiyazijikela,” kucabanga uMax. - Yeka umuzwa ongavamile: njengokungathi nginekhanda elincane kakhulu, futhi umzimba wami uhlukile futhi mkhulu. Kunamamitha ayishumi ngakwesokunene, hhayi ngaphansi, nasemilenzeni ... O Nkulunkulu, imilenze! Amemeze kakhulu uMax ahlale embhedeni wakhe, adonsele ingubo phansi. Imilenze engenalutho yalunguza ngaphandle kwengubo yasesibhedlela. UMax wanyakazisa iminwe yakhe ngokukhululeka. “Ngakho bekuyiphupho elibi nje.” Esembozwe umjuluko obandayo, waphinde washona embhedeni. Inhliziyo eshaya ngamandla yathula kancane kancane.

    Kungene umuntu eshesha ekamelweni. Ubuso obuchichimayo bukaDkt. Otto Schultz buncike kuMax. Yilokho elakusho ebhejini. U-Otto Schultz ngaphandle wayebukeka njengomuntu onobuntu, ogcwele kancane kusuka kubhiya namasoseji, i-burgher ehloniphekile. Kodwa amehlo akhe, eqinile futhi eqoqiwe, engavuvukalanga ngamafutha, akhumbuza ukuthi lokhu kwakungeyona into efihliwe, futhi uma i-Reich entsha yeminyaka eyinkulungwane iyala, umfaniswano omnyama womndeni onama-runes wawuyoba ofanele udokotela.

     - Ingabe i-neurochip yakho ilayishiwe?

     — Nokho, uma ungasazi isiRashiya, khona-ke ngokusobala umhumushi useyasebenza.

     - Cha, ngeshwa angazi. Sizizwa kanjani isiguli sami? – udokotela wabuza ngozwela.

     “Kulungile,” kuzamula uMax, ubuthongo obumnandi beza kuye futhi. "Ngaphandle kweqiniso lokuthi ngididekile ngokuphelele mayelana nokuthi yini engokoqobo nokuthi yini engekho."

     - Wena ngokwakho ubukufuna lokhu.

     - Bengifuna? Ngangingafuni ukusangana.

     - Ungakhathazeki, izinhlelo zethu ziye zahlolwa izikhathi eziningi, azikwazi ukulimaza ingqondo yeklayenti. Futhi imiphumela emibi izophela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.

     “Angikhathazekile, kungcono uqale ukhathazeke ngokuthi uzoyibuyisela kanjani imali yami ngokushesha ngenkonzo eyenziwe ngendlela engafanele,” uMax wazama ukuqhubeka nokuhlukumeza.

    Ayizange iphume ngokuzethemba kakhulu futhi ingenalo nhlobo ulaka, ngokusobala ngenxa yokuthi waqhubeka ezamula kakhulu. Okungenani udokotela uvele wahleka kahle:

     “Ngiyabona ukuthi ekugcineni usubuyile engqondweni.”

     “Comrade Schultz, ake sixoxe kangcono ngodaba lwezimali,” kusikisela uMax.

     "Akudingeki ukhathazeke, ngokwazi kwami, isevisi yokufisa isikhokhelwe ngokugcwele." Udlulise ama-creeps amane nama-zits angamakhulu amabili ngesikhathi esisodwa futhi ama-creeps amane athathwe ngesikweletu izinyanga eziyisithupha.

     — Ngesikweletu izinyanga eziyisithupha? – UMax waphinda ngokushaqeka. "Angikwazanga ukusayina lokho."

    "Ngingamchazela kanjani uMasha ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukundiza eze kimi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, okungenani?" - ngethemba lezincazelo ezinjalo, uMax wayeselungele ukuwela phansi enamahloni njengamanje.

     - Amarekhodi aphelele ezingxoxo nabamele inkampani athunyelwe ku-imeyili yakho. Inkontileka iqinisekiswa isiginesha yakho, ungabheka isizindalwazi njengamanje.

     “Angikwazanga ukusayina into efana naleyo,” uMax ephinda ngenkani, “bekuyimina engihlezi phambi kwakho manje.”

     - Uxolo, angigunyaziwe ukuxoxa ngezindaba ezinjalo, kungcono ukuxhumana nomphathi.

     - Kulungile, kodwa ngeke uphike ukuthi isevisi engiyi-odile futhi ngiyikhokhele ayenziwanga.

     “Ngokwethembeka senze konke ebesingakwenza,” udokotela waphakamisa izandla zakhe. – Sethule uhlelo futhi, nakuba ngaphansi kwemibandela yenkontileka asikwazanga ukwenza lokhu. Sathuthuka ngokoqobo empukaneni.

     - Njengokungathi angidingi ukwenza i-lobotomy ngemuva kokuthuthukiswa kwakho.

     "Ngiyakuqinisekisa ukuthi konke kujwayelekile nge-psyche yakho," u-Otto waqinisekisa futhi, ngokusobala, ngokwendlela yoMnyango Wenkulumo-ze, enethemba lokuthi amanga aphindaphindiwe azodlula eqinisweni. - Yebo, ngesizathu esithile, unokungahambelani komuntu ngamunye nohlelo olujwayelekile. Lokhu kwenzeka uma konke ukuxilonga okudingekayo kungenziwanga ngaphambi kokutshuza. Kodwa wena ngokwakho wawufuna i-oda eliphuthumayo, ngakho wazifaka engozini.

     - Ingabe ufuna ukusho ukuthi kumayelana nami? Ngeke kusebenze, Mnu. Schultz, wuhlelo lwakho olungasebenzi kahle. Babengisiza ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze ngiqiniseke ukuthi kukhona inkohliso eduze kwami. Bengingeke ngiqagele lutho ngedwa.

     - Kwasiza, kanjani?

     “Zombili izikhathi i-bot ethile yeza kimi futhi yangitshela cishe ngombhalo ocacile ukuthi ngisemhlabeni wephupho. Wabe esengidubula izingxenye ezimbalwa ezengeziwe. Angisho ukuthi wenze lokhu ngenhloso, kodwa mhlawumbe isofthiwe yakho itheleleke ngamagciwane noma into enjalo?

     - Angeke kube khona amagciwane ephusheni likaMartian; ayixhunyiwe kumanethiwekhi angaphandle.

     "Kungenzeka ukuthi umuntu ukuthelele ngaphakathi."

     “Akunakwenzeka lokho,” udokotela eqinisa izindebe zakhe.

     - Awu, buka izingodo. Uzozibonela konke.

     - Maxim, ngiyaxolisa, kodwa ngingudokotela, hhayi umhleli. Uma uqiniseka kangaka, bese ubhala isimangalo, sizosicubungula, futhi sitadishe amafayela ethu ngokuningiliziwe. Ake senze ukuhlola okwengeziwe kwenkumbulo yakho...

     “Ngizobhala namuhla,” kuthembisa uMax ngokukhululeka.

     “...Futhi, kunjalo, sizokwazisa inkampani yakho yomshwalense nomqashi ngalokho okwenzekile,” u-Otto waphetha ngokuzithoba.

     - Akukho emthethweni ephusheni likaMartian.

     - Vele akunjalo. Futhi ngokusemthethweni akekho ongasebenzisa noma yiziphi izijeziso kuwe...

    “Kodwa uma sengisebenza ngizobhekwa njengomuntu ongase abe yisigqila sezidakamizwa. Usale kahle umsebenzi kanye nomshwalense wokubingelela ehhovisi likaSharashka ngentengo ephindwe kabili, ”kuqhubeka uMax ngokwengqondo. "Kubukeka sengathi ngisenkingeni kakhulu, futhi kungenxa yobuwula bami kuphela." Cha, empeleni, kuyafana yini nami, ukuba nengqondo ehluzekile nenkumbulo eqinile, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ngisayine yonke into ngokungacabangi futhi ngakhokha. Ngalahlekelwa nezinkumbulo zami zalesi sikhathi esibuhlungu. Ukube bengikwazi ukuzibuka manje emehlweni ami.”

     - Lalela, Maxim, kungcono ukukhuluma nezikhalazo zakho kumphathi wakho siqu, u-Alexey Gorin. Uzofika maduze futhi azame ukuxazulula zonke izingxabano.

     - Yeka impumuzo. Futhi uhlelo lwakho ngandlela-thile lufunde inkumbulo yami ngendlela exakile. Ukube ngesikhathi sokwethulwa kokuqala imodeli yami yomkhumbi-mkhathi ibingaphukanga njengengilazi, nami bengingeke ngiqagele lutho.

     - Angiqondi kahle, ngicela uchaze.

     — Ngiseyingane, ngangithanda ukumodela. Isiqephu sami esiyintandokazi imodeli enkulu yesikali esingu-1:80 yomkhumbi-mkhathi wamaViking. Omunye wemikhumbi yokuqala yaseRussia eyakhiwa ekuqaleni kokuhlolwa kweSolar System. Ngakho, lalikhona futhi ngesikhathi sokutshuza, futhi lapho ngiliwisa, laphuka, njengokungathi lenziwe ngengilazi. Ngakho ngabona ukuthi izwe elingizungezile alilona iqiniso.

    U-Otto Schultz ubambezele impendulo yakhe imizuzwana embalwa.

     - Ukumodela kuyinto yokuzilibazisa eyivelakancane emhlabeni wanamuhla. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ngasebenzisa ukusesha ukuze ngiqonde ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani.

     - Manje?

     - Ake ngikuchazele kancane ukuthi ukufisa okuhle kusebenza kanjani. Ngeshwa, lezi zincazelo nazo zisusiwe enkumbulweni yakho. Le nsizakalo kufanele ibonise ikusasa lakho elingase libe khona: lokho ongakuzuza, ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yememori nokuskena komuntu. Okungukuthi, leli akulona iphupho abstract nganoma yini. Kuyenzeka ngempela uma iklayenti lenza yonke imizamo esikhathini esizayo ukuze likufinyelele emhlabeni wangempela. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kusiza umuntu ukuba aqonde ukuthi yini okufanele ayilwele. Akulula ukukuqonda: yini onekhono kuyo kakhulu? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umuntu obona umphumela wokugcina wemizamo yakhe uthola isikhuthazo esengeziwe. Lona ubuhle bale nkonzo, akulona uhlobo oluthile lokuzijabulisa. Isevisi yintsha uma kuqhathaniswa, futhi akuzona zonke izinto ezisebenza kahle, kunjalo. Angiyena uchwepheshe, kodwa uyabona, inethiwekhi ye-neural eskena inkumbulo ibona kuphela lezo zigaba zezinto ezishumekwe kuyo. Lapho ehlangabezana nesimo esisha ngokuyisisekelo, angakwazi ukwenza amaphutha kalula. Hhayi-ke, uma sikhuluma nje, ijazi lengwe lingadidaniswa nengwe.

     - Ngikuqonda kahle lokho ofuna ukukusho. Kodwa kunezimbungulu eziningi kakhulu ku-software yakho: amaphutha okubona kanye nama-bots angajwayelekile...

     - Futhi, qonda ukuthi abalingiswa bohlelo bazivumelanisa nezimo ezenzweni zakho kanye nezithombe zakho eziqaphelayo nezinganakile. Ngokuvamile, basebenza ngempendulo engalungile: okungukuthi, uhlelo luzokuholela ekuboneni okungelona iqiniso lalokho okwenzekayo. Kodwa, esimweni esingavamile, uma uhlelo luqaphela ngokungalungile okwenzekayo, uxhumano lungase lube luhle futhi kubonakala sengathi ama-bots achitha ngamabomu ukucwiliswa.

    “Kuhle konke lokhu, vele, kodwa izingxoxo ezingajwayelekile mayelana nokhiye, izithunzi nokunye zivelaphi? Lokhu ngokuqinisekile akuveli ku-software ye-Dreamland. Ngingambheka kanjani ukuthi ungubani u-Sonny Dimon? Mancane amathuba okuthi noma ubani angivumele ukuthi ngimbe izingodo noma amakhodi omthombo. Mhlawumbe akufanele sidonse ukunaka kulokhu nhlobo? Yebo, kodwa kuthiwani ngezilwane ezinwabuzelayo? Noma sengiyinkosi yethunzi, ngeke ngibe nendaba nemali. Ha. Mhlawumbe lokhu kungenye nje iphupho eliwubuwula - ukuba ngokhethiweyo. Iphupho elicashile ukuthi, ngokwemibandela yenkontileka esezingeni eliphezulu, angizange ngitshelwe ngalo. Kanti ngisephusheni na? Cha, uphahla luzowa nakanjani!” - UMax uziphazamise ngokucasuka.

     - Ngakho-ke kuvela ukuthi angijwayelekile futhi konke kuyiphutha lami? Noma mhlawumbe i-chip yami endala inecala?

     "Asinandaba kakhulu ne-neurochip yakho." Empeleni, akakwazi lokhu. Sisebenzisa inhlanganisela yama-m-chips ehlala isikhathi esifushane njengesixhumi esibonakalayo. Ngaphambilini, safaka awethu ama-neurochips, kodwa ubuchwepheshe obusha bunikeza izinzuzo ezisobala. Nakuba, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, aliphucuziwe ngokuphelele. Izimo ezifana nezakho sezivele ziyivelakancane, kodwa azikahlukanisi. Buya ngemva kweminyaka embalwa, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu ngeke kuphinde kwenzeke. Uxolo, ubufuna i-oda eliphuthumayo: ukuhlolwa okuningi akuphuthelwanga, ngakho-ke asinasibopho ngaphansi kwenkontileka. Umphathi, ngikholwe, uzokutshela into efanayo.

     - Ngizokhuluma naye ngokwami.

     - Yiqiniso, unawo wonke amalungelo. Futhi ngokwemibandela yenkontileka, ngiphoqelekile ukuthi ngikukhumbuze ukuthi manje sekunguDisemba 4, 8.30 am futhi, ngokohlelo lwakho, kufanele ube semsebenzini ngo-14.00.

     — Ingabe kusafanele ngiye emsebenzini namuhla?

     - Wena ngokwakho uhlele ngale ndlela.

     - Hhayi-ke ...

     - Uxolo, Maxim, kodwa uma ungenazo izikhalazo zezokwelapha, kufanele ngihambe.

     - Linda, ngenxa yentshisekelo, u-Eva Schultz ungumkakho?

     - Cha, lokhu umlingiswa oqanjiwe. Ihlaya lingase lingaphumeleli ngokuphelele.

     - Awushadile?

     - Cha, futhi angihleli okwamanje. Uyazi, ngincamela ubudlelwano ezinkundleni zokuxhumana kuphela. Banezinzuzo eziningi kunezangempela.

     - Uh-uh ... kodwa kungase kube nezinzuzo eziningi, kodwa yini, ngiyaxolisa, ingabe kuzwakala?

     - Uwabonile amakhono ama-chips esimanje. Ngikholwe, imizwa cishe ayihlukaniseki kweyangempela. Ngemizwa ubuqonde abathintwayo ocansini, ngiyacabanga? Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi maduze othintana nabo bangempela bazoba yinto yesikhathi esidlule. Ingcolile, ayiphephile futhi ayilungile.

     - Hmmm, mhlawumbe ...

     - Hhayi-ke, bekumnandi ukuhlangana nawe, Maxim.

     - Ngokuhlanganyela. Izilokotho ezinhle.

    “Ngiyazibuza ukuthi uMasha uzosabela kanjani kubalandeli abanjalo bezimiso zikaMartian? Noma isithembiso sokujoyina la manani? Nginovalo lokuthi kuzofanele ngizihlalele mina ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, lapho kungeke kube khona muntu ozoveza iqiniso ngaye,” kucabanga uMax.

    Wazama ukudala ihlazo, wafuna ukubuyisela imali ekhokhiwe futhi anikeze izingodo zokuhlala kwakhe ephusheni likaMartian, kodwa izimpikiswano zakhe zazingenakho okuqinisekisayo ngenxa yokudideka nokukhumbula. Umphathi u-Alexey Gorin, ngokuphambene nalokho, wayekholisa kakhulu futhi ezilungiselele ngokomthetho. Ngokushesha wabonisa iklayenti elinganelisekile ukuqoshwa kwezingxoxo zakhe nabameleli be-DreamLand, inkontileka "ehlakaniphile" nesignesha yedijithali kaMax, futhi wenqaba ukunikeza izingodo, ecaphuna umthetho wezimfihlo zokuhweba. Ubuye wenqaba ukubuyisela imali, ekhomba imibhalo yaphansi yenhlawulo yemigomo yenkontileka, lapho kuthiwa ngenxa yokuphuthuma komyalelo, inkampani ayinacala ngokuhluleka okungenzeka ekusebenzeni kwalolu hlelo. UMax uphinde wasola umthetho wokuvikela abathengi kanye neqiniso lokuthi imibhalo yaphansi enjalo iwuphikisa ngokusobala. Kodwa-ke, wayengenaso isiqiniseko salokhu, ngoba imithetho ye-Martian, ehlala ilungiswa futhi yenezelwa ezithakazelweni zezinkampani nabameli, yayithuthukele ekubhekaneni ne-casuistry engangeneki ngokuphelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngombono, inkontileka ephikisana nomthetho ayikwazanga ukugunyazwa i-electronic notary. Ngokombono, amanethiwekhi e-neural awakwazi ukukhohliswa, kodwa ekusebenzeni, abameli bezinkampani bahlale beqaphela ukuthi yiziphi izigaba zezinto abangakaqeqeshelwa ukuzibona.

    Ehlezi ezitebhisini eziphambi kwesakhiwo, ephuza amanzi amaminerali abandayo, uMax wezwa umuzwa ojulile we-déjà vu. “Iphupho olibona ephusheni, eliyingxenye yelinye iphupho. - UMax wayebhekene nenkinga ejulile ekhona. - Futhi kungani ngivumele zonke izinhlobo zosomabhizinisi abangabazi ukuthi zingene ekhanda lami? Ikhanda lami kuphela leli, akekho ozonginika elinye. Waphinde wakhokha cishe iholo lezinyanga ezimbili ngobumnandi obungangabazeki obunjalo. Awu, awusona isilima?

    NjengoBolkonsky, uMax wabheka phezulu ukuze abone ubuze bempilo uma kuqhathaniswa nesibhakabhaka esihle, esingapheli. Kodwa kwakungekho muntu owayezothulula usizi lwakhe; ikhothamo lomhume elibomvu lalibusa phezu kwakhe. Ngakho-ke, ukwesaba okungathandeki, okuncelisayo kwesandla esingenasihe kwahlala emphefumulweni wakhe kuze kube phakade, okwakuzomdonsa, enqunu futhi engenakuzisiza, amkhiphe e-biobath futhi athi ngezwi elinesizotha: "Isikhathi senkonzo yakho siphelile, wamukelekile emhlabeni wangempela.”

    UMax wanquma ukuthi zonke izinkinga nezinkinga zakhe zazivela ekonakaleni kwasekuqaleni kwemvelo yomuntu. Lemvelo, nayo yonke imikhuba yayo emibi, njengodeveli, iyolinga ingqondo kaninginingi, futhi lapho ingqondo iba nokuphelela, yilapho umlingi eba yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu ezindleleni zakhe. Futhi awukwazi ukunqoba le mpi, ihlala unomphela.

    Ngeshwa, kwenzeka ukuthi ku-duel phakathi kwezwi lesizathu esibandayo kanye nezifiso eziwubuwula, izifiso eziwubuwula zanqoba ukunqoba okubalulekile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uMax wazama kanzima kangakanani, unyaka nonyaka, ngenkani yomkhuba ukuqhubekisela phambili amademoni akhe ngaphakathi, konke kwaba yize. Ngezinye izikhathi, engene shí emjikelezweni wezinkinga ezincane zansuku zonke emsebenzini nasekhaya, wayengalizwa nhlobo izwi labo futhi ngokuziqhenya acabange ukuthi unqobile okokugcina. Amademoni awazange amthethelele ngalokhu kuqhosha. Kwathi lapho beyeka ukugijima isikhashana base besele bodwa, bagqashula kalula futhi baphoqa lowo owayezibheka njengomphathi wekusasa lakhe ukuba ahoxe. Yebo, uMax waphenduka waba buthakathaka futhi engakulungele ukuhamba, ewa futhi evuka kaningi, emeveni eya ezinkanyezini ezikude. Njengoba kwenzeka, kulula kuye ukukhokha futhi akholelwe noma yikuphi udaka oluthembisa konke lapha futhi manje. Futhi ngingathanda kanjani ukuba nengqondo ekahle, engenantshisekelo futhi engenaphutha, njengomshini. Hhayi leso sigaxa esivilaphayo, esifayo se-grey matter, esizolwa phakade nesifo sokuzalwa segobolondo elingokwenyama. Futhi ingqondo ehlanzekile, ekhululekile kukho konke futhi ngokushesha yenza okulungile futhi okudingekayo kuphela, ngaphandle kwezindlela ezigwegwile kanye nokujikijela okungenangqondo phakathi kukaScylla noCharybdis. Ehlezi ezitebhisini ephuza amanzi amaminerali abanda eqhweni, uMax wafunga ukuthi uzodela noma yini ukuze athole umqondo onjalo.
    

Isahluko 3.
Umoya Wombuso.

    Ubuhlakani. Zonke izinkinga zesintu ziphuma emqondweni. Kodwa kunezidalwa ezibukekayo. Ingqondo ayiphazamisi kubo, ivula kuphela uma kunesidingo, bese ivele icime kalula, ukuze ingaphazamisi ukuzijabulisa okuzolile kokudla, imidlalo kanye namaqhinga amancane angcolile. Ukube bekungewona lamaphupho ngabe akavukanga nhlobo. Ukuze ususe amaphupho acasulayo, kufanele ubekezelele lo mqondo onganelisekile futhi obiza kakhulu. Kuhle ukuthi usenakho ukuqonda ngobuncane bakhe, ngakho ngeke akuhluphe ngokungaphezu kwesidingo. Kodwa manje sekufanele umlalele.

    Yebo, iphupho-indoda ngokucacile akazi ukuthi ingasebenzisa kanjani ingqondo yakhe ngenjongo yayo ehlosiwe, ngaphandle kwalokho wayengeke angene ezinkingeni ezinjalo. Kodwa umnikazi omusha ungcono kakhulu. Umqondo wakhe ucushwe kuphela ukuze uxazulule izinkinga ezingokoqobo futhi lapho wonke amathuba okudlulisela le misebenzi kwabanye abantu besilisa esephelile. Ngokushesha u-Arseny wathanda umnikazi, obizwa ngokuthi uLenochka, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, kusukela ekuhlolweni kokuqala kwezinzipho zakhe ukuya ekuyindizeni kwakhe okuthambile. Isizinda esingokomzwelo simnandi kakhulu, sihlanganisa izifiso zemvelo ezilula, azifani nengqondo engaphumuli kanye nokuhlukunyezwa okungavimbeli komuntu-kusuka-amaphupho. Ngenkathi indoda-ephuma-amaphupho izama ukuthola ukuthi ingasinakekela kanjani isilwane sayo okuthiwa isilwane, okwaphoqeleka ukusishiya ngenxa yesimo esinzima sokuphila, u-Arseny wayesekwazile ukwenza imizamo embalwa ejwayelekile yokusungula ukulawula. I-purr encane, ukushaywa okudlalayo ngesidladla esithambile, amamaki amaningana aphunga - ukuthintana kwasungulwa cishe ngokushesha. Futhi ngemva kwemizuzu emihlanu akazange ambize lutho ngaphandle kokuthi “Umculo” noma “UMnu Fluffy,” okwakhuthaza ithemba elisobala mayelana nemingcele yalokho okuvunyelwe. Yiqiniso, owesilisa kaLenochka waba mubi njengoba uLenochka ngokwakhe engumsingathi omuhle. Okubi nakakhulu kunomuntu wephupho-ngokuphathelene namandla okungqubuzana. Akumangazi ukuthi batholane. U-Arseny akakwazanga ukusungula noma yikuphi ukuxhumana naye, ingasaphathwa yokulawula. Ngaphandle kosongo olusobala olwenziwa owesilisa, akukho okunye okwafundwa ngemuva kwemizwa, njengokungathi lesi sizinda esingokomzwelo sasingekho nhlobo. Okungukuthi, owesilisa wayengumthombo wezinkinga zendoda yephupho. Kwakungekho ezinye izindlela kuye ngaphandle kweLenochka, futhi kulo mbhangqwana, ngeshwa, owesilisa wayevelele ngokucacile, futhi kwakungenakwenzeka ukuguqula lesi simo ngokushesha. Kuhle ukuthi nakuba engazange abone u-Arseny njengosongo, indoda-ephuma-amaphupho yaqinisekisa u-Lenochka ukuthi umngane wakhe uphoqe isilwane esisha kuye. Uma ngeqhinga elingcolile elingenacala, njengesihlalo esidabukile kancane, umnikazi ojwayelekile engakaze acabange njengeqhinga elingcolile, owesilisa wathembisa ukuyibeka ngomshini wokugaya inyama, khona-ke kuyethusa ukucabanga ukuthi yiziphi izijeziso ezizowela ekhanda lika-Arseny uma bethola. mayelana nokuxhumana kwakhe nendoda -amaphupho. Futhi ukuncenga komphathi ngezinyembezi emehlweni akhe akuzange kumsindise uSenya ekudonsweni okungathandeki kakhulu nge-scruff yentamo, okwakuwuphawu olubi kakhulu.

    O, bekungaba kuhle kanjani ukukhohlwa wonke lawa maphupho bese uphoqa unkosikazi ukuthi athole owesilisa olula. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokwelashwa, abantu abavamile babeyoba njengosilika, futhi uSenya wayengeke alwazi usizi zonke izinsuku zakhe. Yebo, impilo ye-parasite enoboya ilungile ngokwesilinganiso sezindleko zamandla nenjabulo etholiwe. Kodwa kumele usebenze ngalokho onakho. Yiqiniso, ngokushesha waqala ukukhiqiza ama-pheromones ukuze akhulise ukuvuswa ngokocansi kwenkosikazi, kodwa uma kwenzeka. Lalingekho ithemba elithile lokuthi le ndlela yayizokwazi ukulawula owesilisa. Akazange azibeke engozini yokuthonya iduna ngokwakhe; imvelo yesilwane yasikisela ukuthi ukungabaza okuncane ngemvelaphi yakhe yemvelo kwakuyophela ngokudabukisayo. Ngokuvamile, isizathu saphikisana ngokuthi indlela eqondile iphephe ngokuphelele, inqobo nje uma inqubo ilandelwa. Akekho umuntu okwazi ukubona amaqhinga akhe ngaphandle kokuthi ewafuna ngokuqondile, kodwa u-Arseny wakhetha ukuthembela emizweni yakhe.

    Into yokuqala eyayibalulekile kwakuwukungena ehhovisi lowesilisa, lapho ebambe khona yonke imihlangano futhi agcine imininingwane ebalulekile. Ngeshwa, wayehlala eyikhiya ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle, futhi uLenochka wayekwazi ukufinyelela ehhovisi kuphela njengezisebenzi zesevisi. U-Senya, yiqiniso, wamhlikihla eduze kwakhe wabe esezama ukucasha engabonakali phakathi kwetafula ne-radiator, kodwa waxoshwa ngaphandle kokuzwela ngokukhahlela okungokwemvelo kakhulu.

    Eqinisweni, ekuqaleni wayengakhathazeki kakhulu. Ngokushesha noma kamuva, ngokumane ngomthetho wamathuba, wayezokwazi ukungena ehhovisi, futhi kwakuyindaba yesu. Uhlole kalula amaphasiwedi omlawuli wenethiwekhi yasekhaya futhi, ngokufanelekile, angakhubaza amakhamera afihliwe noma abuke idatha evikelwe ngephasiwedi kumalaptop, ngokwesibonelo, izithombe ozishuthe zona ezibaluleke kakhulu zikaLenochka ngemva kokugeza. Kodwa lutho, kule ndaba kancane kancane ilingana nokuphepha. Kwaba ngemva kwephupho lanamuhla lapho yonke into yaba nzima kakhulu. Futhi usuku lwaqala kahle: ngohambo lokuya ku-manicure, lapho u-Arseny, njengenjwayelo, ejabulisa zonke izintombi zakhe ezinhle. Wabe esehlala kahle esiswini senkosikazi yakhe, eyayiphenya isizindalwazi sabesifazane abayiziphukuphuku. Futhi akukho okwakufanekisela lombono onyanyekayo.

    Ngomzuzwana odlule, ukwazi kwakhe kwakusemfudumalo nenduduzo yendlu kanokusho yaseKrasnogorsk, kodwa manje kufanele acabange ngamanxiwa angakhululekile asempumalanga. Nali ibhuloho phezu kweYauza. I-Yauza ngokwayo sekuyisikhathi eside yaguqulwa yaba umfudlana omubi, onukayo, ongabonakali ngaphansi kwenqwaba yemfucumfucu ehlukahlukene. Sadlula izakhiwo zaseBaumanka. Inyuvesi yase ineminyaka eyishumi imile, kodwa izakhiwo zazisagcinwe zisesimweni esivamile. Lo mlisa waqala ukukhuphuka ngomgwaqo u-Hospital Street ngesikhathi ephambana nebhungu elikhulu eliphumela ngaphandle kwesango. Futhi umfana, esikhundleni sokuhamba ngendlela yakhe, wabuza lowo mbuzo, emva kwalokho kuvame ukulungiswa okujulile ezinhlelweni zokuhlwa okuzayo.

     - Bro, awunawo ugwayi? - izwi lomfana lalifana nokugaya isipikili engilazini.

    Umfana wayemkhulu ngempela, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo enobungane futhi eshesha. Ukubukeka okuphunsthayo okunamandla: ongashefile, ugqoke isikibha esimnyama esifiphele kanye nejini, amabhuzu asindayo aphezulu, onamehlo athukuthele nezinwele ezimahhadla, ezinyakazayo. Izingalo nezihlakala zakhe, ezilunguza ejazini lakhe, zazimbozwe ama-tattoos aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka abonisa ulwembu lwesicabucabu noma ucingo oluhlabayo olubhajwe kulo izidalwa eziyisihogo. Ubuso obumnyama, obuyisicaba abuzange buveze noma yimuphi umuzwa. Esinye isici esikhethekile kwakuyisibazi esasiwela eshiya lakhe.

    Yebo, kumele simnikeze okumfanele, indoda ayizange izenze iqhawe, kodwa yahle yahlehla ngokuhlakanipha. Uxolo, akukude. Isicabha seveni eyayimi eceleni komgwaqo sashelela eceleni, kwabe sekuhlwitha iziqhwaga ezimbili ezazizifihle ubuso zayihudulela phakathi. Kungene isidlakela emva kwakhe sigaklaze isicabha.

     - Sawubona, umsubathi, ingabe unempilo enhle? Yeka ukudikiza.

     “Lalela, yeka ukusonga izandla zami, ngeke nginyakaze,” kusho indoda.

     - Vovan, ngomusa, faka ozankosi kuye.

     - Ungubani?

     "NginguTom, futhi laba abangani bami," insizwa eyisiphukuphuku imamatheka.

     - American noma yini?

     - Cha, lokho kuwuphawu lwekholi.

     - Ngiyabona, ngaphandle kwalokho angiyena umMelika kakhulu. Igama lami nginguDenis, ngiyajabula ukukwazi.

     - Yeka ukuba yisiwula. Umphathi wethu, umazi kahle, unesabelo sakho.

     - Angazi muntu, ungididanise nomuntu.

     "Ngiyakwazi ukuvuselela inkumbulo yami, kodwa kungcono kakhulu ukuthi ungaphinde ungicindezele." Ngamafuphi, ngifaka inombolo yeselula kanye nekhodi ephaketheni lakho, lapho uzothola ikhadi elinezikhiye zama-eurocoins ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu, ngemali yakho yephakethe. Shayela umngane wakho wakwaTelecom, uMax, umtshele ukuthi udinga ukuhlangana. Uqoka indawo lapho ungamlanda khona buthule, futhi umlande. Bese ungifonela ngokushesha ungitshele ukuthi ngizotshela bani. Ungathenga amathuluzi ngokwakho, unokuxhumana. Uma befuna ukwenza ibhizinisi nawe, yithi ungowakwa-Tom. Bheka nje, iklayenti liyadingeka liphephile futhi liphilile. Zicabangele ukuthi ukwenze kanjani ngempela, kodwa uma uvela noma wehluleka, sizokulimaza, ungangisoli.

     - Cha, udlala ngami noma yini? Ngingadalulwa kanjani, une-chip ebhala yonke into ye-Telecom Security Service. Ngeke ngenze lutho, ngibulale ngaso leso sikhathi. Ngokubona kwakho, ngiyisilima esiphelele, sengathi uzongivumela ngiphile ngemva kwalokhu?

     - Musa ukuchama, mngane wami, akekho ozokuthinta uma wenza konke okuhlanzekile. Umphathi wethu akabalahli abantu abawusizo. Ngokuphambene nalokho, uzothola amanye ama-ruble angamashumi amahlanu omsebenzi kanye nemibhalo emisha. Indlela yokuxhumana ukuze kungabikho muntu owaziyo ukuthi iklayenti liya kuphi futhi kungani, zicabangele wena. Sikunikeza isonto lesikhathi, ngakho unganensisi. Ukukuvimba ekwenzeni umsindo, sizokunikeza umjovo.

     UDenis wezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu ehlombe lakhe langakwesokudla.

     “Manje usunama-nanorobot ayizigidi ezimbalwa egazini lakho; sisebenzisa isignali yawo, singakuthola njalo.” Ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, amarobhothi azokhipha ushevu obulalayo. Ungalibuki ikhambi, ushevu uhlukile. Qaphela ngokuvikela; uma kungekho ukuxhumana okungaphezu kwamahora amabili, ubuthi buzozikhulula ngokuzenzakalelayo. Uma uzama ukuwaqeda, ushevu nawo uzozifikela wona.

     “Lalela skhohlakali, awufike ngokushesha ushevu, lokhu okweluka lapha kuwubukhazikhazi obuphelele. Angisona isiqashi vele.

     - Yeka ukubhidliza. Mina nawe sisakhuluma kahle kodwa singakhuluma kabi. Okwenzeka ku-Ian akulutho uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okulindelwe wena. Uzovuma ukwenza noma yini, uze unqume umama wakho abe yizicucu, kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho uzohlupheka kancane. Udlozi wathembisa ukuthi uzokusibekela, okusho ukuthi uzosibekela, uyaligcina izwi lakhe.

     “Ake angithembise yena mathupha u-Arumov lokhu,” kubuza uDenis ngentukuthelo futhi ngokushesha wathola igalelo elibuhlungu ezinso.

     - Gcina umlomo wakho uvaliwe, nondindwa. Ngikunika ithuba lokugcina, noma wenze lokho okutshelwayo noma kuzoba inketho embi. Uyazi, angikuniki ukuthi iyiphi inketho oyikhethayo.

     - Yebo, shisa esihogweni.

     “Kulungile, ngiyavuma,” kumemeza uDan njengoba beqala ukumshaya. Ngemva kokushaywa kaningana ezimbanjeni njengesinyathelo sokuzivikela, yandiza yaphuma evenini yangena etiyeleni elichotshoziwe.

     - Ngingaxhumana nawe kanjani? - UDenis wadonsa umoya, ehlezi ku-asphalt.

     - Ngizokuthinta mina.

     Iveni encane yagijima yakhuphuka igquma futhi yanyamalala ngokushesha emehlweni. UDan wabheka phansi kancane, waqalekisa impilo yakhe enzima kanye nokhokho baka-Arumov esizukulwaneni seshumi, futhi wabuyela ekhaya ehamba engazinzile.

     “Awu, kwenzenjani!” “USenya wazelula ngobuvila, ekhombisa umhlaba umlomo wakhe ngamazinyo abukhali futhi ngokungabaza wehla esiswini sakhe esifudumele. UHelen wayesevele elele kahle. Sasingekho isidingo sokumqhatha ngokukhethekile.

     “Yebo indoda yamaphupho inezinkinga ezinkulu. Futhi uma ngesonto ehlanganisa amaphiko akhe ndawonye, ​​kuzodingeka acabangele zonke izinsuku zakhe. Ithemba elijabulisayo. Ungavala amakhamera futhi, ngaphansi kwe-hypnosis, ukhiphe ku-hostess konke akwaziyo nge-Arumov, kodwa lokhu akunakwenzeka ukuthi kuveze lutho. Ngakho okokuqala udinga ukuthumela umlayezo kumqaphi. "

     U-Arseny wagxumela eshalofini odongeni lwefenisha futhi akazange nakancane ashaye i-teddy bear, evala imbobo yekhamera efakwe abantu baka-Arumov. Khona-ke, engasacashi, wathuthela etafuleni futhi ngokushesha wathumela umbiko omfushane kanye nesicelo kumgcini we-laptop. Futhi, ezisonge kudivayisi evaliwe, walinda.

     U-Denis waphinde wahamba engadini ekhule kakhulu ebheke ngase-Bauman. Kukhona okwamdida endaweni, kodwa isikhathi eside engaqondi ukuthi yini ngempela. Amatshe amancane agaywe ngezinyawo nezihlahla ezindala zigqwalile. Ngalelo langa kwakunomoya futhi kubanda, wayezwa iphunga lotshani obumanzi namaqabunga abunile. Yebo, imisindo evamile edolobheni, efana nezimpondo zezimoto nokubhonga kwesixuku sabantu, ayizange ifinyelele lapha, kodwa eMpumalanga lokhu kwakuyinsakavukela ngisho nasezindaweni zokuhlala. Kodwa kuseyinqaba ngandlela-thile: kubonakala sengathi wayemane ekhotha imihuzuko ekhishini lakhe, kodwa wafika nini futhi kanjani epaki ...? Ngemva kokuhlala phansi ebhentshini enkabeni lapho uDenis ebona khona ukuthi yini engalungile. Njengasezikhathini ezedlule, ukuqaphele lokhu lapho ebona ikati elikhulu elinemigqa lihlezi ngokunethezeka ebhentshini elibhekene nalo.

     UMilakha Arseny akazange abonakale ebangela ukwesaba okuncane futhi akazange abonise ngisho nokuncane ulaka. Manje, wamane wamba izinzipho zakhe okhunini omisiwe futhi wacwayiza elangeni elivela ngemva kwamafu. Iluphi uhlobo lwengozi olungavela ekatini elihle kangaka? Kodwa njalo kwakubonakala kuDenis ukuthi lesi sidalwa esimangalisayo, esivela ekujuleni okuyimfihlo kwama-laboratories ombuso, sasimane simhleka usulu. Wakubona kahle lokhu kufifiyela emehlweni akhe aphuzi. Ufundisisa futhi ingqondo yakhe, amandla akhe nobuthakathaka bakhe, ukuze abikele abaphathi bakhe abayimfihlo. Nakuba, ngokusho kukaSemyon, umqaphi kuphela walezi zidalwa kwakunguyena.

     "Hhayi-ke, ukhuphuka, kubukeka sengathi ushayeke ngokuphelele," kweza izwi likaSemyon, owahlala eduze kwakhe, ephazamisa uDenis ekudlaleni umncintiswano wokugqolozela nekati.

     - Yebo, ngisenkingeni. Ngaphambi kokuthi sibe nesikhathi sokwenza kahle i-manifesto, u-Arumov wayesevele eqashe umlwi oyinhloko ngokumelene nombuso. Futhi ngokwethembeka, ngeke udikibale ...

     - Ubufunani, isikole esidala. Kodwa ungalilahli ithemba, umngane wethu onoboya egumbini lakhe uyicilongo elibi. Ngendlela, lokho kwakuwumqondo omuhle ngale Lenochka. Mhlawumbe kukhona eminye imibono?

     - Hhayi okwamanje, ngaphandle kokuzama ukuyenga u-Arumov ukuze adlulisele yena ku-Max, thatha futhi ukhiphe amakhodi ukuze ukhubaze ama-nanorobots kuye. Yiqiniso, okokuqala udinga ukuvumelana buthule noMax ngokwakhe.

     - Inketho eyingozi kakhulu kuwe, kimi nakumngane wakho. U-Arumov angase abonakale emhlanganweni nebutho elincane lomuntu siqu. Bangaki abalwi esingabagada? Futhi inani langempela le-Max njenge-bait alicacile.

     - Kulungile, ukucabanga ngokuzwakalayo. Kungcono ungitshele: ingabe kukhona okutholile mayelana ne-Arumov noma ukuhlangana kwabo neRSAD Research Institute?

     “Akukho okusha ngoColonel: wagxuma waphuma njengo-jack-in-the-box, ngaphandle kwenkathi edlule, kodwa nebutho lonke lamasosha athembekile.

     - Ngabe kukhona okutholile mayelana namasosha aphezulu eTelecom?

     - Kukhona i-hypothesis mayelana namasosha amakhulu: ngemva kwempi yesibili yasemkhathini, lapho amasosha ethu eshiya i-Mars, ezinye izipoki zaphephela ngasese emigedeni engaphansi komhlaba eduze kwaseFule nakwamanye amadolobha. Angazi ukuthi basinda kanjani lapho, kodwa kunobufakazi obuningi obungaqondile bokuba khona kwabo. Kuyacaca ukuthi laba bafana banenkani, ngakho-ke bangama-partisans kuma-sly, futhi ama-Martians afaka lokhu ekuhlaselweni kwamaphekula ngazo zonke izinhlobo zama-radicals. KwabaseMartians, ngokusobala badala izinkinga ezingathi sína, mhlawumbe ezimbi nakakhulu kunabenzeli be-MIC: abakwazi ukushunqiselwa ngaphandle, futhi izinkambo zokujezisa ezivela emigodini azibuyi njalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ekugcineni bakwazile ukuncenga zonke noma ezinye zezipoki ukuthi zibambisane. Amambuka awanika uhlobo lwezipoki olwaluhlonyuliwe, ngakho abakwaMartian baqala ukuzigxeka. Futhi uMkhandlu Wezokuphepha we-INKIS umane usetshenziswa njengefolishi yenganono ukuze uthole isihlalo soMkhandlu Olulekayo. Noma enye inketho: I-Telecom ivuselela lesi sihloko ngaphandle kwabangane bayo abafungile abavela ku-Neurotek ne-MDT, ngakho babeka yonke into eMoscow. Kukhona nezinketho ezimbalwa zokuthi balungiselela bani lokhu: mhlawumbe ngokumelene nalezo zipoki ezingaphendukanga futhi ezingakaqapheli, noma mhlawumbe i-Telecom ifuna ukuzuza inzuzo yokuncintisana empini yemakethe efanelekile. Ngamafuphi, sidinga ukumba ngokuqhubekayo.

     - Ucabanga ukuthi u-Arumov usebenzela bani? Ku-Telecom?

     - Angeke kwenzeke, ngicabanga ukuthi unezinhlelo zakhe; akabukeki njengomuntu othanda ukusiza abantu baseMartians ngokuzinikela.

     - Yebo, kwakubonakala ngaleyo ndlela nakimi. Kodwa u-Leo Schultz, ngokuphambene nalokho, ubonakala ethanda ama-Martians. Kungani becula kanjalo?

     - Kubalulekile ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemiqondo ethi "unothando oluqotho olungaqinisekisiwe ngabakwaMartians" kanye "nokufuna ukuthatha isikhundla esiphakeme ku-Martian elite." Ngicabanga ukuthi u-Schultz wethu onobuqili naye udlala uhlobo oluthile lomdlalo ophindwe kabili ngemigomo yakhe futhi, mhlawumbe, akazwakali konke u-Arumov no-Arumov kubaphathi bakhe abavela ku-Mars.

     - Kuthiwani mayelana nokuphepha kwe-telecom nokuhlolwa kokwethembeka?

     - Angazi, singaqagela okwamanje. Ngikubekele yonke imininingwane ethembeke kakhulu noma engaphansi. Ake sicabange kangcono ngalokho okumele sikwenze ngokulandelayo.

     - Ake sicabange. Ngubani ubuchopho bokusebenza kwethu?

     - Hhayi-ke, ngokujwayelekile, Deniska, ungungqondongqondo wethu kanye nomgqugquzeli oyinhloko wemibono. Nginjalo-ke, ibhungu elidala, elizalanisa amakati. Kuzoba nedatha eyengeziwe evela kumkopishi mayelana ne-Arumov, mhlawumbe kuzosa kimi. Kungcono uthole kumngane wakho ukuthi hlobo luni lobudlelwano abanabo.

     - Yebo, uyaqonda, awukwazi ukubuza ngokuqondile, i-chip ingeye-Telecom, futhi u-Tom omuhle manje uphefumula entanyeni yakhe. Mhlawumbe unikeze uMax ikati futhi ukuze uthole uxhumano oluyimfihlo?

     - Uma eyisibhamu esikhulu kuTelecom, bangabheka ikati. Futhi yena ngokwakhe, uma engathembekile, uzosikhaphela kalula. Uqinisekile ngaye?

     - Cha. Sasibonakala singabangane abakhulu, kodwa lapho eya eMars eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, ngandlela-thile saduka. UNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi wayehlezi nobani lapho. Kodwa sidinga ukukhuluma, wangibiza ngokwakhe, wayefuna sibonane. Futhi ngokushesha kuba ngcono. Manje lokhu cishe kuyingozi kakhulu, kodwa angiboni sizathu sokukubambezela ngethemba lokuthi isimo noTom sizoxazululeka ngandlela thile. Futhi kungaba kuhle ukuxwayisa uMax. Usuyitholile indlela yokudlulisa umlayezo oyimfihlo kumuntu one-Telecom neurochip?

     - Cha, Dan, sesixoxile ngalokhu izikhathi eziningi. Noma iyiphi isistimu yama-ciphers ayimfihlo noma amakhodi idinga okungenani imvume yangaphambili evela ku-Max ngokwakhe. Futhi angadonsa amehlo oMkhandlu Wezokuphepha kalula.

     "Kumele siqhamuke nento engeke ihehe muntu." Njengoba udlala i-chess futhi uma uthinta ucezu oluthile, usho ulwazi olubalulekile, kanti okunye kuyingxoxo engenalutho.

     - Enkulisa, uxolo. Amaqhinga anjalo asendulo angeke asebenze esikhathini sethu esikhanyiselwe. Futhi noma kunjalo, kufanele siqale sivumelane noMax ukuthi yini okufanele siyithinte.

     - Ake sicabange ukuthi uyakuqonda endleleni.

     - Dan, okwekhulu into efanayo. Uma eqagela, kungani kungafanele ucansi olubuka i-chip yakhe.

     - With chess isibonelo. Kumele siqhamuke neqhinga elisuselwe kulokho esikwaziyo sobabili kuphela.

     “Sengivele ngiqhamuke nesisho esizobukeka njengengxoxo eyize kumuntu wangaphandle, ake sikhohlwe isikhashana nje ukuthi lo muntu wangaphandle kungenzeka ukuthi ujwayelene kahle ne-biography kaMax, noma engayijwayele... Futhi kuMax lo mlingo. ibinzana lizochaza ngokuphelele ingqikithi yesistimu yemiyalezo eyimfihlo."

     - Wena, Semyon Sanych, muhle kuphela ekugxekeni. Okungenani nginikeza okuthile.

     - Awu, thethelela i-fart endala. Kwaba kubi kakhulu.

     - Futhi kanjalo nje, ngaso leso sikhathi: Ngiyi-horseradish endala, ngisendlini.

     - Sekuwumkhuba kakade. Uma ingekho eminye imibono engcono, ngiphakamisa ukuthi ngitshele uMax yonke into ngokuqondile lapho sihlangana. Vele ungasebenzisi noma yimaphi amagama angukhiye. Kukhona futhi amathuba amakhulu okuthi i-SB ngeke ikubuke lokhu okurekhodiwe. Futhi ake abheke, uyabona, futhi asize ngokumelene no-Arumov.

     - Uma uthintana ne-Telekom, ngeke ukwazi ukuphunyuka.

     - Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe singasuka ezinhlelweni ezinhle zempi namaMartians siye ezintweni ezincane, njengokusindisa isikhumba sakho?

     - Kusekuseni kakhulu ukuyeka.

     - Bheka, ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa kungase kube sekwephuze kakhulu.

     - Kunemibono embalwa emisha.

     - Ngisho umbhangqwana?

     - Yebo, eyokuqala, mhlawumbe izokunikeza umbono. Uma usika i-chip, akufanele kube namarekhodi asele. Isibonelo, insizwa ethile yesokunxele kufanele igijime, ishaye mina no-Max nge-ratchet yakho, intshontshe okuthile bese ibaleka.

     — Uma i-chip yehla, khona-ke umuntu ngokuvamile uyehla, akunjalo?

     - Ukwahlulela ngalokho engikubonile, akupheli. Mhlawumbe ama-telecom chips aklanywe ngendlela ekhethekile.

     - Kungenzeka. Uyazi ukuthi ukukhishwa kufanele kube namandla kangakanani?

     - Cha. Futhi njengoba ngisho, umqondo unjalo-njalo: ukuzwa nakho kuyanyamalala. Futhi ukube akazange anyamalale, uSB ubengalalela yonke into.

     "Futhi isigameko esinjena sizomdonsa." Kodwa isitimela sakho somcabango asinayo intshisekelo.

     — Yebo, umbono wesibili uwukuthuthuka kwawokuqala. Ngemuva kokuvala i-chip, imizwa ethintekayo neyobuhlungu ibonakala isele, okusho ukuthi lezi zindawo zesimiso sezinzwa azilawulwa ngokuqondile yi-chip, ngakho-ke kunethuba elikhulu lokuthi zingabonakali. Ngakho-ke, kuyadingeka ukudlulisa umlayezo usebenzisa imizwa ethintekayo, into efana nezinhlamvu zamagama ezimpumputhe.

     - Ingabe uMax uyamazi?

     "Angisoli, nami futhi."

     - Nami ngokunjalo. Umbono wami, Dan, awukashintshi; abantu abasebenza ku-Telecom Security Council abazona iziphukuphuku kunathi. Kodwa kulungile, ngizocabanga ngakho namaqabane ami. Futhi njengoba umqondo onjalo wazalwa, kukhona inketho yokwenza lokho akufunayo u-Arumov. Mhlawumbe ubefuna nje ukuphuza inkomishi yekhofi noMax. Ngicela ungabukeki ucasukile. Vele upheqa kuzo zonke izinketho. Kukhona izinto ezimbi kakhulu kunokufa, futhi amasosha ase-Arumov ayazi lezi zinto mathupha.

     - Cha, Semyon Sanych. Lapho ubuthi buqala, ngingazisola, kodwa okwamanje. Zama ukwakha umlayezo ocacile othinta inhliziyo, futhi ngizoqale ngihlangane noMax futhi ngimbonise ngobumnene ukuthi u-Arumov womele igazi lakhe. Ake uSB aqagele ukuthi ufunani.

     - Kulungile, ngizozama. Kukhona enye inketho yokubeka engozini isifanisi. Uzozama ukunqanda u-Arumov lapho engena ehhovisi futhi ephenya ngekhompyutha yakhe.

     - Cha, awudingi ukuthinta u-Arumov okwamanje. Lokhu kungase kunganiki lutho, kodwa imibuzo engathandeki kakhulu izovela kuLenochka, okuzodingeka ayiphendule. Woza, bangaki ama-fighters ongabamba iqhaza?

     - Dan, lokhu kuyahlanya ngokuphelele, uzama ukuhlasela ngqo uColonel...

     - Akudingekile ukumhlasela, ungathumba u-Leo Schultz.

     - Uyahlanya...

     - Noma ingabe unayo imicabango mayelana nalelo sosha super owangisindisa - Ruslan. Endleleni naye unezingqinamba nobuholi, uma nje singamyenga ukuba abe nohlangothi lwethu...

     - Yiluphi uhlangothi, ucabanga ukuthi luyini uhlangothi lwethu?

     - Ngamafuphi, zingaki izilwi onazo?

     - Hhayi-ke, laba ababili abangisiza ngenkulisa, kodwa futhi bahola impesheni. Mhlawumbe kuzoba nabanye abangani bakudala. Kodwa okokuqala kudingeka sibanikeze okungenani umgomo ocacile.

     "Akunandaba ukuthi zikhona izindlela, kuzoba nenhloso." Ngokuvamile, ngizo-oda amasethi emishini eyishumi nambili, inqwaba yama-AK-85 avamile anezinto ezibukwayo ezihlanganisiwe, ama-vampire ambalwa athule, ama-Gausers ambalwa anobude obude. Uma unemali eyanele, kukhona futhi imicibisholo emincane yeziqhumane zamabhomu, ezinamakhanda e-thermobaric. Ungakwazi ukuphonsa isitha ngefasitela kusukela amakhilomitha amabili kude. Hhayi-ke, ngizothatha ama-drones amancane ayishumi nambili, njengojekamanzi.

     - Dan, uhlela ukuqala impi?

     - Ubani onendaba, impi ayiyona impi, ngeke ingadingeki. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyisiphukuphuku esiphindwe kabili ukufela ezandleni zika-Arumov futhi ungachithi ngisho nokuchitha amashumi amahlanu amakhulu kuye. Uma kukhona, uzothola amathuluzi.

     - Futhi ungakwazi ngempela ukuthenga yonke into ezinsukwini ezimbalwa?

     "Ngizozama nabalingani bami bakudala, banalo lolu hlobo lwezinto." Mhlawumbe ngo-Kolyan, kodwa ngeke enze njengengane ... ngakho-ke kuzodingeka sabelane. Ngizocela ukuthi ushiye izimpahla evenini endaweni ebekiwe, ikheli ngizokunikeza ngalo mfo kazeze. Ngenkathi sisalindile, ngisendleleni, ngingakwazi futhi ukudlula e-Dreamland ukuze ngibone ukuthi uLeo Schultz wayefuna ukunikeza ini. Njengoba usho, udinga ukupheqa kuzo zonke izinketho.

     - E-Dreamland uthi ... Hmm, uma ucabangela ukuthi awuwathandi kangakanani ama-neurochips, imisebenzi yaleli hhovisi kufanele ikuthukuthelise.

     - Benzani?

     — Bathengisa izidakamizwa, ezidijithali kuphela. Futhi inzuzo lapho, ngicabanga, ayikho ngaphansi kwe-chemistry enhle yakudala. Bakha noma yimiphi imihlaba ngesicelo salabo abathathe isinqumo sokuyishiya unomphela futhi badlulele kobonakalayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, balungisa inkumbulo ukuze isiguli singakhumbuli lutho. Le nkonzo ibizwa nge-“Martian Dream”.

     - Yeka iqhinga elingcolile, lapho sithola inkinga yami, iphuzu elilandelayo kuzoba ukushisa le Dreamland ngesomisi sezinwele.

     “Futhi okujabulisa kakhulu ukuthi baye bafinyelela izinga eliphakeme kangaka ekuthuthukisweni kwama-molecular chips kanye nemiphumela yezidakamizwa ebuchosheni kangangokuthi bangabonisa iphupho likaMartian ngisho nakulabo abane-chip eshibhile noma endala. Ngisho nawe cishe uzoyibona.

     - Hhayi empilweni.

     - Basanda kukhipha umkhiqizo omusha: i-chip yesikhashana yamangqamuzana. Uthatha uphawu, ulunamathisele esikhumbeni sakho, futhi ama-m-chips esikhashana angena kancane kancane egazini lakho, azokuthumela ohambweni lwedijithali. Kunezinhlobo ezihlukene zezitembu, zokunqanda ukwazi, zokwehlisa ijubane, noma zokukhipha uketshezi oluphelele. Ochwepheshe bathi noma ubani angakhetha eyodwa evumelana nokunambitheka kwabo. Futhi-ke, kuvele kwangifikela ukuthi mhlawumbe lena yindlela enhle yokudlulisa umlayezo oyimfihlo. Bangakwazi nokwenza izitembu ukuze ba-ode.

     "Yebo, ukwanda bekungeyona ingxenye yezinhlelo zami, kodwa lokho kulungile manje."

     - Ingabe kukhona okunye okudingekayo kimi ngaphandle kokuthola yonke into mayelana ne-Arumov, ukubhalisela abantu abaningana ukuzijabulisa okuhlanya nokufihla ithani lezikhali?

     - Yebo, thola enye indlela yokuxhumana. Wena-ke, Semyon Sanych, awazi ukuthi lokhu kuxhumana kwe-telepathic ngamakati kungithusa kanjani.

     - Nokho, okokuqala, akayena ngempela telepathic ngomqondo wokuthi uyayiqonda. Futhi okwesibili, ukube ngangiyifunde ngokucophelela leyo miyalo, ngabe ngesaba nakakhulu.

     - Kuyahlekisa, uqinisekile ukuthi isilo ngeke siphume ekulawuleni?

     "Akuwenzi umqondo ukubuza umbuzo maqondana nomuntu ophendulayo." Le phrojekthi yadalwa njengesengezo ohlelweni oluyinhloko lwezinhloli ngokumelene namaMartians. I-spy bug efihleke njengesilwane esifuywayo esingatshalwa kubantu abathakazelayo. Kodwa ngokushesha bafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi ukuze “isiphazamisi” sisebenze ngempumelelo, kufanele okungenani sibe nokuhlakanipha okulinganiselwe. Ezinye izinhlelo ezihambisanayo zathuthukiswa ukuthuthukisa ubuhlakani ezinjeni, opholi nasezinkawini, kodwa bonke bagcina befinyelele esiphethweni, ngokwazi kwami. Futhi abaphindaphindayo, njengo-Arseny wethu, bakhula eqinisweni elilodwa lokuhlola, elingakaze lichazwe ngokugcwele "izingqondo ezinkulu" ezenza umsebenzi. Nakuba ngingeyena “umqondo omkhulu”, ngingaba nephutha. Ngokuvamile, iqiniso liwukuthi ikhophi yokuqaphela komuntu, edluliselwa ku-matrix efanelekile, igcina ukuhlakanipha okulinganiselwe isikhathi esithile, ngomqondo wokuthi ingenza futhi yenze izinqumo ezifana neyokuqala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ikhophi isebenza ngaphansi kokulawula ngisho nokuhlakanipha kwakudala kwesilwane, kodwa inesethi efanayo yezitho zezinzwa, futhi ihlale ithola ulwazi mayelana nomsebenzi wengqondo we-original, khona-ke lokhu kuhlakanipha okungama-quasi kungaqhubeka isikhathi eside. . Futhi kusungulwe ukuxhumana okuthile phakathi kwengqondo yasekuqaleni kanye nekhophi yayo, okuvumela ukwazi okusebenzayo "ukuzulazula" phakathi kwemizimba yabantu nabaphindaphindayo, futhi umugqa wokuxhumana ngokomzimba akudingeki nokuba uhlale njalo. Kwanele ukuthi amakati ahlangane kanye njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuxhumana phakathi kwawo nokusakaza izinkumbulo zabantu.

    Nansi indida: ukwazi akukwazi ukuphindaphindeka, kudluliswa kuphela. Kukhona ngisho nezimo zokudluliswa kokwazi kanye nenkumbulo emshinini wokuphindaphinda uma umuntu efa, kodwa angalokothi ahlukane. Yonke imizamo yokuhlukanisa ngokuphelele ukwazi ibangele ukuthi elinye lamakhophi lilahlekelwe ukuhluzeka kwalo.

     Futhi ephendula umbuzo wakho oyinhloko: U-Arseny nabanye bahlakaniphile ezingeni lehlengethwa, yonke eminye imisebenzi yakhe yengqondo isibuko sobuhlakani bethu, kanye ne-firmware yasekuqaleni evela emiyalweni ejwayelekile nama-algorithms. Inzuzo enkulu ehlangothini yalolu hlelo ukuthi njengoba ubuhlakani babalingisi benziwa, bayisebenzisa kuphela uma kunesidingo futhi abafuni ukuyithuthukisa. Asikho isidingo sokwesaba ukuthi bazohlakanipha kakhulu futhi bangalawuleki. Ezimweni eziningi, amakati ajabule nje ukuqeda lezi zinkinga ezingadingekile. Kodwa uma izikhathi zokuxhumana zivamile, abenzi okubi kakhulu kuneqembu lonke lama-ejenti. Futhi bayazi ukuthi bangatshala kanjani ama-biorobots alula ukulawula abantu. Yiqiniso, esigabeni sokuqala bavame ukuzibekela ubuthi namanye amaqhinga amancane angcolile ngaphansi kwezinzipho.

     - Yebo, kungaba ngcono ukungatsheli. Lokhu kuyi-telepathy esabekayo. Yilapho mina wangempela egcina khona: ekhanda lekati, noma ukulala ekhaya? Lalela, mhlawumbe amakati azophakamisa ama-biorobots ukuze abhekane nezinto ezimbi abantu base-Arumov abazijova?

     - Cha, Denis, ngiyaxolisa. Amakati angenza kuphela lokho okushiwo ohlelweni lwangempela. Angizithobi, empeleni angiyena "umqondo omuhle", hhayi i-biophysicist noma i-microbiologist. Angazi nokuthi lokhu kuxhumana kwe-telepathic kwabo kusebenza ngasiphi isimiso ngaphandle kwesiteshi somzimba esihlala unomphela. Ikakhulukazi, nginguchwepheshe wemfuyo futhi ngangihileleke emisebenzini esetshenziswa kuphrojekthi. Futhi lapho lezo zibalo ezasika ifa loMbuso ngenxa yensimbi eyizinsimbi zifika endaweni yethu eyimfihlo eyimfihlo ukuze zichaze le ndawo, sakwazi nje ukukhipha ezinye zezinto zokusebenza nezilwane ngaphansi kobumnyama. Kwakukhona uprofesa oyedwa esasikanye nathi, kodwa washona eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Futhi naye wayekwazi ukusekela ukuxhashazwa kuphela. Ngisho noma unguSir Isaac Newton, ngeke ukwazi ukudala i-biorobot entsha ngaphandle kwesisekelo sesikhungo.

     - Ngakho-ke, kufanelekile okungenani uku-oda ukuvuka. Usuku selwaziwa kakade, ungakwazi ukuhlela konke kusengaphambili.

     "Ungalahli ithemba, mngani wami, konke okungenziwa kuba ngcono." Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi sisonge izinto. Ubungako bomsebenzi bunqunyiwe, iseshini elandelayo isesikhathini.

    "Sekuyisikhathi sokudilika," ikati lakhala ngokubhoboza futhi, njenge-projectile ethambile, ngokugxuma okunamandla laphuthuma ngqo kuDenis. Into yokugcina ayibona kwakungamehlo aphuzi nezinzipho kundiza ngqo ebusweni bakhe.

    

    U-Denis wavuswa isimo sakhe sokungalali ngocingo olungapheli kunethiwekhi. Wahlala phansi kusofa ngokunganaki, wahlikihla ubuso bakhe obuthongo wavula iwindi.

     - Ingabe ulele noma yini? – kwakhala izwi elinganelisekile. Besingekho isithombe.

     - Ngubani lo? – UDenis, owayengaphapheme ngokugcwele, wamangala.

     — Ihhashi eligqoke ijazi. Lona nguTom, akufanele ukhululeke, kodwa bheka izinketho mayelana noMax. Noma udinga izikhuthazo ezengeziwe?

     - Lalela, linda, ungene kanjani ...?

     - Lalela, dolobhana. Ucabanga ukuthi izigebengu ze-altruistic zibhala i-firmware yethebhulethi yakho. Laba bantu basebenze kithi isikhathi eside, ngakho ungamangali. Futhi hambisa utamatisi wakho, thatha izwi lami ngakho, ngeke uthande izikhuthazo ezengeziwe.

     - Kulungile, nginombono wokuthi ngingahlangana kanjani noMax. Ungaphambanisi lapho.

     "Ngiyabona ukuthi uthola ulwazi ngemuva kwezingxoxo zethu." Mhlawumbe umhlangano womuntu siqu uzokwengeza ugqozi olwengeziwe.

     "Yebo, uyisithandwa, kodwa ungenza ngaphandle kwemihlangano yomuntu siqu." Ungakhathazeki, ngamafuphi, konke kuzolunga.

     “Ngilinde imiphumela ebambekayo,” kusho uTom ekugcineni waquleka.

    “Impilo enjani le,” kucabanga uDenis ngokucasuka, “kufana nokuba sexhaphozini izinyanga ezintathu, akwenzeki lutho, mawala, ukugijima nezithiyo. Kodwa i-melancholy yanyamalala njengokungathi ngesandla.”

    UDenis waphusha elinye ikati esifubeni sakhe, izinzipho zalo ezinkulu zigqitshwe ngaphansi kwesikhumba. Unikeze ukuxhumana nge-telepathic nabanye abantu ngokuxhuma ngqo ohlelweni lwezinzwa lomuntu. Ikati elikhuluphele, elivilaphayo, elikhulu kakhulu elinomlingiswa omubi, ogama lakhe lingu-Adolf, lalihluke ngokuphawulekayo ku-cutie Arseny. Ngokusho kukaSemyon ofanayo, wayengabizwa ngokuthi u-Adik nje, kodwa lesi sihluku esinamafutha asizange siphendule ku-Adik. Ngokusobala, ngokwesiko elidala, abathuthukisi bohlelo abazange bazihluphe nge-interface yomsebenzisi-friendly.

     "Ngiyethemba ukuthi uma ngifa, ngeke ngingene kuwe."

    U-Adolf wazamula kuphela kulokhu kuphawula futhi waqala ukukhotha kancane izinto zakhe siqu, engabonisi nje kuphela ukuqala kokucabangela, kodwa ngisho nemikhuba emihle yokuqala.

    Ehlikihla izimbambo zakhe ezilimele, uDenis wazidonsa ngokushesha waphuthuma emgwaqeni njengesiminyaminya. Bekunezinto eziningi ebezihlelelwe namuhla.

    Okokuqala kwadingeka ngehle ebhange ngiyolanda ikhadi elinezinhlamvu zemali ze-euro. Into elandelayo ayithenga kwakuyithebhulethi elula kakhulu egoqayo ene-SIM khadi kwesokunxele. Wayeka ukwethemba ithebhulethi yakhe endala, kodwa wesaba ukuyilahla ngenxa yokusabela okungenzeka kukaTom omuhle, ngakho wakhumula amalensi namahedfoni kuphela. Ukuwohloka komzwelo wokungaziwa okungelona iqiniso, okukhuliswe ngesisa kuyo yonke le minyaka, kwakudingeka kubekezelelwe ngamazinyo ahlangene. Sasingekho isikhathi sokukhala emcamelweni. Okwakusele kwakuwukubheka ngokuqinile imodi yokuxhumana yeseshini futhi unethemba lokuthi uSemyon, ngethuluzi elimkhaphele, akazange alandelwe abantu baka-Arumov. Ngokuvamile, ngemva kokuxhumana nabangane bakudala, uDenis wasala enomuzwa wokuthi bonke abathengisi be-swag engekho emthethweni manje baxhumene no-Arumov ngandlela-thile, noma, okungenani, bayamesaba kakhulu. Kwahlala kuyimfihlakalo ukuthi u-Arumov wakwazi kanjani ukukhomba bonke, ngoba bonke babengabantu abaqaphile futhi cishe abakaze babonane mathupha. Othintana nabo njengomphathi wangaphambili u-Yan noma u-Kolyan babeyi-anachronism, esekelwe esikoleni, ekolishi nabanye abantu obajwayele, ngisho nasesikhundleni esiphakeme ezakhiweni zomthetho kanye nomuzwa wokungajeziswa ngokuphelele. Osomabhizinisi baseYurophu noma, ikakhulukazi, baseMartian abazange bavume ukwenza lokhu.

    Ngo-Kolyan, yonke into yayilula futhi inzima. Ngeshwa, uDenis walahlekelwa ukuxhumana kwakhe kwangaphambili futhi wayengenalo elinye ithuba lokufaka ngokushesha i-oda "labangane" bakhe baseSiberia. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukukhulunywa ngoTom kanye nomkhulu wamashumi amahlanu kwaba nomthelela ocishe ube ngumlingo kuye. Ekukhululekeni kwakhe, wacishe wancibilika echibini phansi. Kodwa lapho uDenis eveza ukuthi akuyona yonke into eyayihamba kahle ngoTom futhi emcela ukuba afihle igama le-oda uma kungenzeka, iso likaKolyan langakwesokudla laqala ukudikiza okuphawulekayo. Yikhomishana ephezulu yamanyala kuphela eyanqoba ukwesaba kwakhe.

    UDenis uthole okunye okungajabulisi lapho ecela ukusebenzisa igumbi elivikelekile ukuze axwayise uSemyon ngethebhulethi endala futhi acacise isikhathi azovula ngaso esisha. Wathi evala isicabha ngemva kwakhe wezwa efikelwa yisiyezi, kwangathi iphansi lihlehla ngaphansi kwenyawo ngomzuzwana. Isiyezi sadlula ngokushesha, kodwa amazwi ahlanyayo avuka ekhanda lami futhi aqala ukuhleba umbhedo ongaqondakali ngayo yonke indlela. Ekuqaleni, onqenqemeni lokuzwakalisa, kodwa umzuzu nomzuzu lalizwakala kakhulu futhi lingena ngaphakathi, bese kwenezelwa ukugigitheka okunyanyekayo emazwini. Ukhololo abewugqokile umkhuzile ukuthi angalinge awulahle.

    U-Lapin naye waqala ukufona, ebuza ukuthi kungani uDenis engekho emsebenzini, futhi u-Lapin ompofu wayephoqeleka ukuthi abhekane nokulahlwa kwesitsha esithile futhi wayengavunyelwe ukuya eholidini okwase kulindwe isikhathi eside. Kungani umnyango wethu kufanele ubhekane nalokhu, futhi hhayi abahlinzeki ... Futhi ngokuvamile, kukhona uhlobo oluthile lwemfucumfucu ye-biochemical lapho, angifuni ukusondela kukho.

    UDenis wayengafuni nhlobo ukukhuluma noLapin. Wamangala ngokuthula kwakhe sengathi akwenzekanga lutho. Njengokungathi wayengeyena owake wenza njenge-nightingale ngaphambili futhi wathembisa ukubeka izwi elihle kumlingani wakhe, wabe esemkhaphela ngehlazo lapho u-Arumov emcindezela kancane. Futhi ngokuvamile, u-Lapin ekuqaleni wayenecala kuyo yonke into ngezaba zakhe zobuntwana zephrothokholi. Ukube angizange ngimlalele, ngangingeke ngihlangane noMax futhi ngangingeke nginikeze u-Arumov lo mbono omubi.

    UDenis wabubula into efana nale: “Yonke imibuzo eya ku-Arumov, ngisebenza emiyalweni yakhe. Futhi usole izinkinga zakho kuNovikov, njengenjwayelo,” wavala ucingo. “Futhi isitsha siyathakazelisa,” kucabanga uDenis. "Akusona yini lesi sitsha engitshele ngaso u-Arumov ehhovisi lakhe?" Futhi kungani, omunye angase abuze, egcina yona?”

    Umsebenzi onzima kakhulu wanamuhla usalelwe okokugcina. UMax naye wayesecele umhlangano izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze kuxoxwe ngento ebalulekile. UMax washo ngokugcizelela ukuthi lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu, kodwa akazange aveze imininingwane ethile. Futhi uDenis noSemyon bazama ngamandla ukuqhamuka nohlelo lwemiyalezo eyimfihlo. Futhi ekugcineni, bafinyelela eqophelweni lapho umhlangano waba yingozi nje. Futhi uDenis wanquma ukuthi kufanele abeke engcupheni ngaphambi kokuba uTom amzungeze ngokuphelele kuzo zonke izinhlangothi. Bekunethemba lokuthi imilayezo nge-SIM khadi yesokunxele kanye nesigijimi esisheshayo esinobuchwepheshe bokubethela obuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu izomsindisa okungenani kubangani bakakholoneli.

    "Max, uphilile, usulungele ukweqa namuhla?"

    "Ngubani lo?"

    "NguDan, ngibhala ngenombolo ehlukile."

    "Kanti kwenzekeni?"

    “Ngakho, ubunzima besikhashana. Ingabe ukhululekile noma cha?

    "Ngingakwazi emahoreni ambalwa, kodwa kuphi?"

    "Asambe siye endaweni esiyithandayo."

    “O, woza.”

    UDenis waqala ukuhlela umzila owawudida kakhulu uma kwenzeka kunakwa noma yibaphi abalingiswa abanomthunzi. Kodwa uMax wabe esethumela umlayezo omusha.

    "Ngakho-ke, uma kwenzeka, ake ngicacise, lokhu akukude nenyuvesi yami?"

    "Cha, obekungemva kwenyuvesi."

    "Ngemva? Okungenani nginike iseluleko sokuthi ngihambe kanjani ngisuka enyuvesi.”

    “Max, ungabi isilima, ngiyacela. Le esaya kuyona usuqede enyuvesi.”

    "Ezweni"?

    “Yebo, yini enye engaphandle kwedolobha. Lapho besiphuza khona."

    “Dan, siphuze kakhulu.”

    Yebo, sadlula kuzo zonke izindawo ezishisayo eMoscow. Zikuphi ezinye izitebhisi eziphakeme kangaka?

    “O, izitebhisi, kulungile, manje sengiyaqonda.”

    "Uqinisekile ukuthi uyakuqonda?"

    “Lalela, kungani lokhu kubhula, kubhale kuqonde.

    “Yebo, ngiyakudinga lokhu.”

    “Kulungile, njengoba ngikuqonda, kungaphandle, kodwa ngaphansi... kwedolobha.”

    "Yebo, Max, ngamafuphi, woza, emahoreni amabili."

    UDenis walahla ithebhulethi ngokukhungatheka wase evula i-turbine yemoto.

    "Noma iyiphi inhloli yayingazidubula ihlazekile ngemuva kwalokhu," ecabanga, "inani elimangalisayo lezinkomba kubantu base-Arumov uma befunda lokhu. Abenzi bozungu, bayanya. ”

    Ngemva kokuwa koMbuso, iningi le-metro lashiywa kancane kancane. Ukundiza kwabantu abavela eMoscow kwenza ukugcinwa kwayo kungafaneleki. Izingxenye ezisentshonalanga naseningizimu kuphela ezazinakekelwa ngendlela yokusebenza, ezazenezelwa ngama-monorails angaphezulu. Futhi amakamelo angaphansi komhlaba angenalutho kwezinye izindawo ngezinye izikhathi ayeshaywa ngamabhu, ngezinye izikhathi asetshenziselwa izindawo zokugcina izimpahla, ukukhiqiza, noma izindawo zokuphuza ezingavamile, njenge-pub "1935", lapho uDan noMax babethanda ukuya khona ngezinsuku ezimnandi zakudala.

    Yiqiniso, uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsuku ezimnandi zakudala, lapho ubhiya wezandla ugeleza njengomfula lapha futhi abahle begqoke ama-bikinis amanzi badansa kwikhawunta kuze kube sekuseni, i-pub nayo yawela ekuwohlokeni okusobala. Izitebhisi ezizihambelayo zazisebenza phezulu kuphela, futhi, ngaphandle kwesikhathi sakusihlwa, zazimbalwa kakhulu izivakashi. Futhi abazange besanxusa abathandi bobhiya bezandla, kodwa kunalokho banxusa izidakwa ezivela endaweni ezungezile. Endaweni yokucima ukoma, eyayinwebeka phakathi, cishe eduze nesiteshi sonke, bambalwa kuphela abadayisi ababenesithukuthezi. Futhi ngezikhathi ezinhle kakhulu, isixuku sonke sabadayisi kanye nama-barmaid sasingenaso isikhathi sokwanelisa izimfuno zama-hipster adlangile. Izitimela emizileni zaziboshwe ngokuqinile, futhi ngaphambi kokuba zingene ekujuleni kwemigudu, futhi kwakukuhle kakhulu ukuhamba kuzo zombili izitimela kusihlwa, ukubamba iqhaza kuwo wonke amaphathi anezingqikithi nemincintiswano endleleni. Kodwa injabulo enjalo, ngokusobala, ayizange ikuthole ukusabela ezinhliziyweni zomphakathi ohloniphekile wembizo yamanje.

    Amazwi ahlanyayo ekhanda lami aphaphama cishe phakathi nendawo yokukhuphuka kwezitebhisi ezizihambelayo. Uma kwenzeka, u-Denis waqala waya kumthengisi wotshwala ojwayelekile ukuze athole ukuthi ngabe kukhona yini abafana abasha abaqaphelekayo abake bafika emahoreni ambalwa edlule. U-bartender wahlehlisa amahlombe wakhomba uMax, owayephuza ubhiya etafuleni elingaphansi kwekholomu.

     - Okokuqala?

     “Cha, owesibili kakade, woza, ubambe,” kuphendula uMax ngokudangala. "Indawo yonakala, yize ubhiya usalungile." Futhi ngeke uwabone amatshwele adansa, mhlawumbe kamuva...

     “Inkinga isifikile, amatshwele wonke aye ezindaweni ezifudumele.

     "Kuyadabukisa, ngisakhumbula ezinye zazo." Kwakungubani igama lalowo onamehlo amakhulu, u-Anya noma u-Tanya? Yebo, kubuhlungu ... bekuyindawo yomoya.

     - Manje futhi isisemoyeni.

     - Yebo, umkhathi ufana nekiosk kabhiya, kuphela ngaphakathi kwesitimela esingaphansi, hhayi phambi kwaso.

     - Hhayi-ke, hhayi izindawo zokudlela zaseMartian.

     - Ungasho kanjalo. Konke kuyadabukisa lapha, kodwa uyazi, bekungaba ngcono ukube bengiphuza lapha nsuku zonke futhi ngife buthule, kunokugwedla ngiye kuMars. IMars yangithathela yonke into, yangishiyela igobolondo elishile...

     -Ngabe usevele udakiwe? Ingabe lena ingeyesibili ngempela?

     - Mhlawumbe okwesithathu. I-Nostalgia yavele yangihlukumeza. Ungiletheleni lapha, Dani?

     "Empeleni ubufuna ukukhuluma."

     - Bengifuna, kodwa-ke ... akunakwenzeka ukuthi uzongisiza. Ngenxa yokuphelelwa ithemba, ngabambelela kuwe, eqinisweni, akekho futhi akukho okuzongisiza. Asidakwe ngempela.

     - Cha, mngane, lokho ngeke kusebenze. Okokuqala, angikwazi ukuhlala lapha. Nginesilinganiso sehora esiphezulu. Futhi okwesibili, akufanele uhlale eduze kwami ​​​​nami. Khumbula, sixoxe ngomngane oyingozi obonakala umazi kahle. Ngakho-ke, u-comrade usenesithakazelo esikhulu kuwe futhi angase azame ukuza kuwe ngami.

     - Ini?? – UMax, ozele ngandlela thize, waqala ukuzicikica ubuso, okomuntu osanda kuvuka phakathi kwamabili. -Uzimisele manje?

     - Ngaphezu kwe. – UDenis wazithuka ngokungacabangi ngotshwala ngesikhathi ememela endaweni yotshwala. "Ngakho-ke ake sixoxe ngalokho ebesikufuna ngokushesha, futhi sidinga ukuqhubeka."

     - Waze kanjani ngisho ngami?

     - UCABANGANI? Wacasuka kakhulu lapho singasayini leyo nqubo yomthetho, futhi umphathi wami oyisidudla wamtshela yonke into ngokuningiliziwe. Isokisi, maye, lidakiwe, ngizomkhumbuza lokho.

     - Awusoze wazi emhlabeni ukuthi kukhona amaMaxes, ofunda nabo ekilasini likaDenis Kaysanov othile. Uqonde kanjani ukuthi nginguye uMax?

     - Ubani lowo Max? Futhi, ngendlela, kungenzeka ukuthi wayengaqondi lutho, kodwa wanquma ukuhlola ukuthi wayefana yini.

     - Ah ... mah. Ngandlela thize ngokungalindelekile. Bengifuna nje ukuhlala sixoxe sixoxe ngezono zami ezimbi. Futhi nakhu. Ubungase okungenani usho okuthile ngokucophelela, noma okuthile. ULeo uzowunyakazisa umphefumulo kimi uma bezibika kuye. Yebo, futhi kusuka kuwe, ngendlela, mhlawumbe. Ngiseyisisebenzi esibalulekile.

     - Kulungile, isisebenzi esibalulekile, ngisanda kubona ukuthi izinto zinzima ngamasu. Futhi lesi akusona isikhathi samahlaya. Futhi futhi, uma leli qabane eliyingozi lithola ukuthi ngikuxwayisile, ngizoba nemfoloko. Ngakho-ke sicela udlale futhi wenze sengathi konke ku-bun.

     - Ngizodlala kanye, kodwa njengoba kwenzeka ngale ndlela, uyakhumbula mayelana nesipho esivela kwaTelecom? Ingabe isikhathi sokuvuma?

     - Cha, Max, angikwazi ukuya kuTelecom. Ungakhathazeki, ngizophuma kukho. Ngisenabo abangane eSiberia, ngizoya kubo uma ngikwazi. Yize bona sebesemaphikweni aleli qabane eliyingozi.

     - Hhayi-ke, hlobo luni lwabangane abakhona eSiberia ...

     - UMax, manje akusona isikhathi sokuphikisana, empeleni. Ake sehlele ebhizinisini, noma sidinga ukubaleka. Futhi awusadingi ukuphuza, usuvele uthambe ngandlela thize.

     - Lokhu kungemuva kwe-Mars, i-metabolism isihluke ngokuphelele, manje ngisho nobhiya uyanqanyulwa ngesikhathi.

     - Kuyacaca ukuthi iMars yonakalise igazi lakho eliningi.

     “Awukwazi nokucabanga ukuthi ukumoshe kangakanani,” uMax waqhubeka nokukhononda ngesiphetho sakhe. "Manje angikwazi ukugijima amamitha ayikhulu emhlabeni ojwayelekile." Noma ngabe yini, angikwazi nje ukuma ngezinyawo isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sehora. Zibabaze nje.

    UMax ugoqe umlenze webhulukwe wakhe, ekhombisa izimbambo ze-carbon fiber ze-exoskeleton.

     “Ngaphandle kwale nto ekuseni angikwazi ngempela ukwehla kumatilasi onxephezela; ngiyadiyazela futhi ngijuluke njengokhubazekile. Sekuphele cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha ngihlupheka, kodwa angikakayiboni inqubekelaphambili enkulu ekuhlumelelweni kwezimilo.

    UDenis ebuka uzakwabo ngokukhathazeka okukhulayo. Ngokusobala, wayezimisele ngeseshini ye-psychotherapy yotshwala. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, amazwi ekhanda lami ayesevele ecasula, nakuba kwakungadluli lutho. Futhi ithemba lokuhlangana neqembu likaTom endleleni yokuphuma, ehudula uMax ekhuluma umbhedo odakiwe ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akhe, kwakwethusa ngempela. Ngakho-ke, uDenis, ngesenzo esiwujuqu, wazithathela inkomishi.

     "Max, impela, ngeke sibe izilima lapha, asihlangane uma kungekho lutho ngaleli cala."

     - Eh, Dan, kodwa sasingabangane abanjalo. Angithi nguwe owathi indlu yakho ihlale ivulekile kimi, emini noma ebusuku?

     "Akukhona nje ngobungane bethu, kodwa ngezimo." Ngendlela, wena ngokwakho ube nesandla kulezi zimo. Angizange ngikhohlwe ukuthi isosha elikhulu likubonise kanjani.

     “Ngiyaxolisa, Dan, angikaze ngixolise ngaleso sigameko,” kusho uMax ngokushesha. "Bengifuna ukubukisa kancane futhi angizange ngicabange ngemiphumela."

     - Kulungile, ukuxolisa kwamukelwe, manje sekwephuze kakhulu ukuphuza i-Borjomi. Kodwa manje sekuyisikhathi sokuphuma lapha.

     “Lalela, Dan,” uMax encike kakhulu kokhulumela naye futhi esho ngokuhlebeza kwaseshashalazini. - Kunesihloko esisodwa esizosisiza sobabili ukuxazulula zonke izinkinga zethu, ngaphandle kwe-Telecoms nezinye izimbongolo. Ngiyazi ukuthi ungayenza kanjani imali eningi ngokushesha, ngokusemthethweni.

     - Max, ingabe ukhohlwe ngephutha ngama-assholes avela kusevisi yezokuphepha ye-Telecom yakho.

     - Esihogweni nabo. Kunokwaziswa okunokwethenjelwa ukuthi umsebenzi womnyango wokuqala manje uphakeme kakhulu futhi amathuba okubuka okurekhodiwe awaphezulu. Uma sikwazi ukwenza konke ngokushesha, sizobamba inhlama futhi sihambe ngaphambi kokuba babuyele ezingqondweni zabo.

     - Kulungile, sithini isihloko? - UDenis waphefumula.

     - Ngesinye isikhathi, ku-Mars, ngangingumdlali omkhulu ngempela. Kodwa-ke, ake sithi, wamosha kakhulu futhi walahlekelwa yiwo wonke amalungelo akhe. Kodwa kukhona engikufihlele usuku lwemvula. Uyazi ukuthi ungalehlisa kanjani izinga lanoma iyiphi i-cryptocurrency ye-Martian, akunjalo?

     - Yebo, ngakho-ke othile uzokuvumela ukuthi uchithe imali ye-Neurotek, kungenzeka ukuthi thina ngokwethu sizokonakala ngokushesha.

     - Kungani ngokushesha Neuroteka. Kunezinhlobo zemali ezilula nezincane. Ngamafuphi, nginencazelo ephelele yokuba sengozini kwe-algorithms eyodwa yezinhlobo zemali, hhayi ezivame kakhulu, kodwa ezibaluleke kakhulu. Umkhonyovu ulula kakhulu: siboleka ngangokunokwenzeka ngemali esinikeziwe, siyishintshe ngento ethile ezinzile, bese sishicilela ubungozi kanye ne-voila: sikhokha zonke izikweletu eholweni lokuqala.

     - Ingabe unikeza ukudlala ku-Martian stock exchange?

     - EkaMartian, akudingekile. Kukhona izinkontileka ezihlakaniphile yonke indawo ezivikela kubakhohlisi abanjalo futhi ezingavimba ngokuzenzakalelayo ama-akhawunti awo wonke umuntu ofinyeze imali ethile, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, kuze kube yilapho kucaciswa. Futhi kumama wethu waseRussia osemuva, ungaphetha inkontileka "yephepha" evamile ngokusebenzisa isevisi yezikweletu zangaphambi kwemvula. Futhi sizobe sihlanzekile ngokusemthethweni phambi komthetho, sizoya noma yikuphi lapho sithanda khona.

     - Futhi, ngiyazibuza, sizozuza malini ngenkonzo yangaphambi kokubhubha komhlaba?

     "Sizokwenza imali enhle, ngikholwe." Sidinga nje ukuthola abantu abaningi abangakwesokunxele abazothatha imali ebolekiwe. Lokhu, ngendlela, kuzoba umsebenzi wakho.

     - Max, udlala ngami?

     - Dan, ngikunikeza isihloko sangempela, njengomngane wakho omkhulu. – UMax wabamba uDenis ngomkhono, embuka ngokwethembeka emehlweni. - Futhi ukhuluma ngento ethile futhi. Sizoba kushokoledi impilo yethu yonke.

     - Yini eyenza ucabange ukuthi lobu buthakathaka abuvalwa kudala?

     — Abazange bavale, ngiyazi ngokuqinisekile.

     - Futhi hlobo luni lwemali lolu?

     - N-cha, yonke imininingwane kamuva. – UMax ushintshele ekunyenyezeni okuthule kakhulu. "Hamba e-Dreamland, njengokuthi, ubone ukuthi uSchultz uzokwenzelani." Ngizoshiya esinye isitembu lapho, sizoqukatha yonke imininingwane. Uyothi lapho umngane wasedolobheni laseTula ukubingelele.

     - Kulungile, ngizoya kule Dreamland yakho.

     — Dan, akumele nje uhambe. Kudingeka sibheke abantu manje futhi sicabange ngendlela yokubalekela. Ngethemba ukuthi unguchwepheshe ezindabeni ezinjalo.

     — Ucabanga ukuthi akukho okungcono engingakwenza manje?

     - Misa yonke into oyenzayo, ithikithi lenhlanhla enjalo liphuma kanye kuphela. Kodwa kudingeka senze konke ngokushesha.

    "Ngokushesha!" - omunye washo ngezwi elisabekayo lengane ngemuva. Aqhaqhazele uDenis kube sengathi ushaywe wugesi, aqale ajikise ikhanda ethukile efuna umnikazi wezwi.

     - Dan, ulungile?

     - Kulungile, kwakubonakala sengathi kunjalo.

     “Wawujuluka njengoba uhamba.”

     - Kuyashisa. Sihlezi lapha njengamakhohlakali amabili. Asiphume.

     - Ngakho uzothola abantu?

     - Ngizoyithola, ngizoyithola ...

    UDenis amkhiphe ngenkani uMax etafuleni.

     - Ngakho uzosayina?

     - Yebo, ngiyazi, susa izinselo zakho.

    UDenis wasondela ku-bartender wamnika ikhadi lama-eurocoins angamashumi amahlanu.

     - Wow, amathiphu, waceba? - u-bartender wabuza i-melancholy.

     - Ngathola ifa. Egor, ngicela uthathe umngane wami emhubheni umfake etekisini.

     -Ingabe ulinde othile?

     - Cha, kanjalo nje, uma kwenzeka, umcimi-mlilo.

     - Impela? Angidingi nkinga lapha, uyabona ukuthi izinto azihambi kahle.

     - Ngiyaphendula.

     - Kulungile, uSanya uzokubona.

    U-bartender ekhombisa unogada obhorekile.

    U-Denis wamelana ngokuqinile nokuvalelisa kukaMax okude, edakiwe nokuphikelela kokuphikelela kwesiphuzo somgwaqo, uhambo, njalonjalo. Wazesula umjuluko esiphongweni kuphela lapho ephelezelwa unogada enyamalala ngemva komnyango wenkonzo. Waphenduka wacishe waba mpunga. Ngokwempela amamitha ayishumi phambi kwakhe kwakumi intombazanyana egqoke ingubo ebomvana nomnsalo omkhulu. Le ntombazane ayizange ihleke ngezwi lokungcwaba, yavele yamamatheka kamnandi, namehlo ayo aluhlaza ahlabayo elandela yonke into enyakazayo. Wajuluka kakhulu uDenis wezwa kuqhaqhazela amadolo.

     - Egor, bye bye, ngagijima.

     “Ima, umngane wakho ubebonakala efaka okuthile ekhukhwini lakho elingemuva ngesikhathi ugone.”

     - Ngokujulile, ngiyabonga.

    UDenis wezwa ipheshana ekhukhwini elingemuva lejini lakhe. “Kuyathakazelisa, mhlawumbe uMax akazange adakwe nhlobo. Futhi akufani naye, ubelokhu eyinsizwa ehlakaniphile.”

    Nebala wagibela izitebhisi. UTom nezinsizwa zakhe, sibonga uNkulunkulu, babengamlindile lapho bephuma. Kodwa lwakhala ucingo ngokushesha nje lapho ithebhulethi ilubamba.

     - Futhi ukuphi? – Izwi likaTom elithukuthele lakhala.

     - Bengihamba ngebhizinisi lakho.

     - Ngakho-ke kufanele ugijime ngebhizinisi lami kuphela. Ingabe unezinye izinto ezibalulekile okufanele uzenze?

     - Cha, kungani ungiphusha?

     - Kungani bekungekho isignali?

    UDenis wabuka ngokucophelela isikwele esiphambi kwendawo ephumayo kanye nomgwaqo. Kwakubonakala kungekho lutho olusolisayo, kodwa wayesaba ukuqamba amanga ngokuqondile.

     - Ngangisendaweni eyodwa ngaphansi komhlaba. Ngahlangana nendoda eyayisebenzisa uhlelo lwezokuphepha lwe-telecom.

     - Ngakho-ke, ingabe ikhona inqubekelaphambili? Woza, ungathuli, kufanele uzibize futhi ukhulume ngenjabulo ngokuthi yini futhi kanjani.

     - Kukhona inqubekelaphambili, kunendlela yokuheha uMax ngasese emhlanganweni.

     - Lalela, ngiphelelwa isineke. Iyiphi indlela?

     - Uma isikhathi sifika, ngizokutshela konke.

     "Isikhathi sakho sizofika emizuzwini eyishumi." Bala.

     "Yima nje, sinesivumelwano," uDenis waqala ukusho njalo, "ngizokulethela uMax, futhi uzongivikela ekuziphindiseleni kweTelecom." Vele, uyesabeka, sengivele ngizishise kathathu, kepha iSB Telecom ingaba yimbi kakhulu. Kwenza mehluko muni kimina ukuthi ngifela esandleni sikabani? Uma ngikutshela konke, uzomane ungimise futhi ungikhohlise. Asidlale fair.

     - Ngokweqiniso? Ngingumuntu othembeke kakhulu emhlabeni, engikushoyo, ngikwenza njalo.

     - Uthe nginezinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa, ngizophatha futhi ngenze yonke into ngokuhlanzeka kangangokuthi uTelekom ngeke aze aqonde lutho,” uDenis waqhubeka nokubhuqa. - Kodwa akudingeki ukuthi uhlale ucindezela ingalo yakho.

     - Ufuna ukudlala nami? I-Frets. Ukungithembisa nje bese ngingakwenzi kubi kakhulu kunokufa. Amadimoni asesihogweni azokhala ekubuka. Ngokuzayo, zishayele ucingo, bese uzama ukukwenza ngaphambi kokuba ngithukuthele.

     - Namuhla, kusasa ngizothola ithuluzi futhi ngihlele yonke into.

     - Ungakwazi ukulinga isiphetho ngendlela ofuna ngayo. Yebo, futhi mina, yiqiniso, angizange ngicabange ukuthi uyi-cretin enjalo ukuze uzihlole yonke into, kodwa khumbula: emahoreni amabili uzothola umthamo obulalayo wobuthi, futhi ngehora nesigamu wena. uzophuphutheka ngeso elilodwa kuphela. Namuhla ubuseduze.

    Ngaleso sikhathi uTom waquleka.

    “Awu, yeka isithandwa senhliziyo, kumnandi ukuxhumana naye,” kucabanga uDenis, egibela emotweni. "Kuzomele siqhamuke nento ephuthumayo, ngaphandle kwalokho kuzofanele sikhethe okungajabulisi neze." Awu yebo". UDenis ucishe wakhohlwa ngenothi. Umlayezo wawubhalwe ephepheni, ngesandla esingaqondakali, futhi imigqa yayibhalwa ngokungahleliwe, ngezinye izikhathi idlulana, kodwa kwakungenzeka ukuthi kukhishwe.

    “Dan, khohlwa yizinkabi ebengizisho. Lokhu bekuwumdlalo, ungaya eDreamland, ubone ukuthi uLeo ushiye ini, ukuze abakwaSB bakholelwe kule nganekwane ngokuqinile. Ithuba kuphela lokubakhohlisa ukubhala inothi elinjalo ngaphandle kokubheka isiqeshana sephepha. Ungangishiyela isitembu sephupho likaMartian esinomlayezo, ngethemba ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukusifunda. Iya edolobheni laseKorolev kuleli kheli. Ukhiye wefulethi ufihlwe ngaphansi kwesicabha, phansi kwesokudla. Kufanele kube ne-laptop efulethini, iphasiwedi ye-akhawunti ithi "March Hare". I-laptop kufanele ibe nohlelo, into efana nesithunywa esinenombolo enkulu yoxhumana nabo. Bhalela indoda okuthiwa uRudeman Saari: “Ngifuna ukuqala kabusha futhi ngiyayazi indlela yokukhuluma. Woza eMoscow. Max". Ngishiyele isitembu nempendulo yakhe, uma sikhona. Ngiyakucela Dan, anginaye omunye engingaphendukela kuye. Ngilahlekelwe kakhulu ku-Mars kunemali, umndeni nabangane. URudeman Saari uwukuphela kwethuba lami lokubuyisela okuthile.”

    “Yebo, Max, unobuqili, kunjalo,” kububula uDenis, “kodwa okwamanje mancane amathuba okuthi ngikwazi ukukusiza, ngaphandle uma lo Rudeman Saari ongaqondakali futhi engisindisa e-Arumov. Nakuba uSemyon angase aye eKorolev.”

    

    Ngakusasa, ilanga lalingakadluli lapho lishona, futhi uDenis wayesevele emi endaweni yokupaka ngaphambi kwebhilidi lenkampani i-DreamLand. Izolo kwaphinde kwangena umakhelwane kaLech ephethe amabhodlela amathathu kabhiya, futhi kwakungenzekanga ukuthi avuke ekuseni, nakuba uDan wayeqaphela kahle ukuthi ukuphuza esimweni sakhe kwakuyisiwula kakhulu.

    Isakhiwo esisanda kwakhiwa kwakuyidome ecwebezelayo eyi-ellipsoidal yengilazi nensimbi. Isibuko esikhulu sedamu lokwenziwa sathelwa phambi kwakhe. Ubani ongangabaza ukuthi ukuhweba “ngezidakamizwa zedijithali” kulethe inzuzo enkulu ngempela. Ngaphakathi, yonke into yayihlotshiswe ngezitsha zobumba zikanokusho nezinsika zemabula. "Futhi kungani, ngiyazibuza, inkampani ethengisa izinto ezikhohlisayo ikhathazeka kakhulu ngomhlobiso wangempela weladi layo?" - UDenis wacabanga, ehlola ngokungabaza indawo yangaphakathi. Wezwa enengeka cishe enyameni kulendawo. Njengomphathi woHlelo Lokuqulwa Kwamacala Ezihlubuki, owazulazula ngephutha edilini elingalawuleki labakhulekeli bakaSathane. Cha, wayengafuni ukuba nengxenye noma avikele umcimbi, isifiso sakhe sokushisa yonke into phansi sasiqotho. Mhlawumbe uDenis wayengeke akwazi ukunqoba ukunengeka kwakhe futhi asondele endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi, kodwa inceku yehlelo ngokwayo yehla. Indoda encane ebuthaka eneminyaka engapheli, enezinwele ezincane ezigcotshwe ngejeli kanye nebala elimpunga, elingenampilo. Naphezu kobuso obumuncu beklayenti, wagqekeza ekumoyizeleni okubanzi. Yebo, kwakuwubuwula ukuthemba ubuqotho bakhe endaweni enjalo. Nokho, uzwela nobungane akuvamile ukuba kube qotho noma kuphi; ngokuvamile kufihlwa ngenxa yobuzenzisi nokuzicabangela bona. Kodwa ukwesaba nenzondo cishe kungokoqobo ngaso sonke isikhathi.

     — Ingabe lesi isikhathi sakho sokuqala unathi?

     - Yiqiniso, ucabanga ukuthi ngizobuya lapha futhi?

     “Abantu abaningi beza,” indoda encane yamamatheka nakakhulu, futhi isikhashana kwavela ukusineka kwesilwane ekusineni kwayo kwase kunyamalala. Kodwa uDenis wayeselungile futhi wakwazi ukubona yonke into.

     “Umngane kwadingeka angishiye... okuthile,” esho ngokungananazi.

     - Yebo, ngizohlola isizindalwazi manje. Ngicela ukwazi igama lakho?

     - UDenis... Kaisanov.

     - Kuhle, Denis. Igama lami nginguYakov, ngizosebenza njengomsizi wakho, uma unganaki. Umngane wakho empeleni ushiye isipho, isipho esikhulu kakhulu.

     - Umlayezo?

     - Cha, ukhuluma ngani, wakunika iphupho elincane.

     - Iphupho elincane? - UDenis wathula. - Cha, ngeke ngibeke "isitembu" kuyo.

     - Oh, lokhu kungcono kakhulu kunesitembu esilula. Woza, ngizokutshela yonke into ekamelweni elihlukile.

    Umlisa omncane wamqukula uDenis ngendololwane ngokucophelela wamngenisa ehholo wamfaka esakhiweni. Badlula uxhaxha lwamahholo anamadamu okubhukuda, abantu abaningi ababezipholele kuwo. “Kungani lezi zilwane ezincane zinamathele lapha njengezimvu zamanzi e-rookery, futhi zingalali esofeni ekhaya? Ingabe le ndlu yezifebe ihluke kanjani ku-bullshit evamile eku-inthanethi mayelana nama-elves nemikhovu? - UDenis wacabanga njengoba edlula.

     -Babonani lapho? - wabuza umphathi.

     - Wonke umuntu ubona lokho akufunayo.

     - Abaningi bengqondo nezidakamizwa babona abakufunayo.

     - Njengomthetho, cha, abalawuli inqubo. Yebo, ubuchwepheshe bethu bungolwazi, kodwa ngikholwe, izidakamizwa azihlangene nakho. I-imagination iyi-neurochip enamandla kunazo zonke endaweni yonke, udinga nje ukuyenza isebenze.

     - Futhi uma ingekho i-neurochip, ingabe umcabango wodwa uzokwanela?

     - Kuzobiza kakhulu. Ubuchwepheshe abumile; ama-m-chips ethu cishe awasawadingi ama-electronic afakiwe. Usuku alukude lapho kuzokwazi ukuvele uhogele izinhlamvu ezikhethekile, zona ngokwazo ezizokhula zibe yidivayisi oyifunayo emzimbeni womuntu.

    Athuthumele uDenis ngaleli themba.

     “Ungakhathazeki, awudingi ukukhokha noma yini eyengeziwe, konke sekukhokhelwe kakade,” kuqinisekisa u-Yakov, ehumusha kabi ukusabela kweklayenti. “Ngicela ungene,” enezela, evula iminyango yegumbi elincane lomhlangano.

    Cishe ikamelo lonke laligcwele itafula lengilazi namashalofu ambalwa. U-Yakov wemba kancane wakhipha ilaptop encane eshalofini.

     -Awunayo ngempela i-chip?

     - Cha.

     - Kulungile, ngizokukhombisa isethulo esifushane kukhompuyutha ephathekayo...

     - Asikho isidingo sanoma yiziphi izethulo, vele uchaze lokho ongishiyele kona.

     - Kulungile, masenze ngaphandle kwezethulo. Le nkonzo siyibiza ngokufisela okuhle. Kubiza kakhulu futhi, ake sithi, hhayi ngezinjongo zokuzijabulisa kuphela. Okokuqala, i-m-chip ekhethekile ihlola inkumbulo yomuntu nobuntu, bese ulwazi olutholiwe lucutshungulwa amanethiwekhi e-neural anamandla kakhulu enkampani yethu, kuhlanganise namaseva e-Martian. Uyazi, njengokuqashelwa kwesithombe, ama-algorithms kuphela ayinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Futhi ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni, imijovo elandelayo ye-m-chips izofeza iphupho elibaluleke kakhulu, leqiniso lomuntu. Ngesicelo seklayenti, singakwazi ukusula inkumbulo yeklayenti yokujoyina inkampani yethu, khona-ke iphupho elifanisiwe libonakala liwukuqhubeka kwempilo evamile futhi libukeka lingokoqobo. Kodwa uma ufisa, awudingi ukugeza noma yini uma ungafuni. Yiqiniso, kukhona, ukubeka ngobumnene, abantu abanomqondo omncane futhi amaphupho abo alula kakhulu, akukho lutho olungaxazululwa. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi umuntu ojwayelekile uza kithi, engenakulinganiswa nganoma iyiphi indlela, kodwa uhluke ngokuphelele. Uthuthukisa ugqozi lokuhleleka okuhlukile ngokwekhwalithi. Wabona lokho ayengakufeza, futhi lokhu kugxilisa amandla anjalo, isifiso esinjalo sokunqoba... Ukuze ngibheke ebusweni bomuntu onjalo, ngivalelisa kuye endleleni yokuphuma, ngisebenza ngokungakhathali, sonke sisebenza. ..

     “Kulungile, Yakov, ake sime. Ngabe ucabanga ukuthi ngizozivumela ukuthi ngifakwe lawa ma-m-chip futhi ngibone ukuthi ngingubani! Uqinisekile ukuthi awusebenzisi lutho lapha?

     - Akekho ozobona idatha yakho yomuntu siqu, ungakhathazeki. Eqinisweni, azigcinwa ngemva kokuba isevisi isihlinzekiwe, ngisho nangefomu elibethelwe. Kuyabiza nje ukugcwalisa izikhungo zedatha ngama-terabytes olwazi olungadingeki muntu.

     - Yebo, kodwa ama-neurochip awalandeleli abasebenzisi.

     - Imithetho nezinkontileka zikwenqabela ngokuqondile lokhu, futhi kungani, ngitshele, ingabe sidinga ukuphila komuntu siqu?

     - Yebo, ngiyakukholwa, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami. Futhi iqiniso lokuthi ama-Martians achitha izinsuku zawo enwaya ama-unicorns futhi ejaha izimvemvane. Noma kunjalo, kukhona okunye ongishiyele khona?

     - Inkokhelo yale sevisi kuphela. Kodwa angikwazi ukucabanga ukupha okukhulu...

     - Akunankinga, ungagxumela emthonjeni wakho ngokwakho.

     — Sengivele ngayisebenzisa le sevisi futhi, njengoba ubona, akukho okubi okwenzekile.

     - Ingabe kuliqiniso? Futhi uboneni lapho?

     "Akekho okufanele azi ukuthi ngiboneni lapho, ngisho nomqondisi wenkampani i-DreamLand."

     - Awu, ngubani ongangabaza. Ngokuvamile, konke okuhle.

    U-Yakov wakwazi ukuvimba uDenis kakade emnyango.

     - Linda, sicela, imizuzwana emibili nje. Umngane wakho, ngokuxakile, wabona kusengaphambili ukuthi ukusabela kungase kungabi okunembile ngokuphelele. Wangicela ukuba ngiveze ukuthi mhlawumbe lena yindlela yokuqonda ukuthi ungubani ngempela.

     - Indlela engisabela ngayo iyona kuphela elungile. Futhi ngizozitholela ukuthi ngingubani mina.

     - Ake ngiqedele... Uma ngisho nangesikhathi sokuqala kuba khona uhlobo oluthile lwenkinga, nakuba kube nenqwaba yamacala anjalo kuwo wonke umsebenzi wethu, sizoqala kabusha uhlelo. Isevisi ikhokhelwa ngokukhethekile kabili, nethuba lokubuyiselwa imali yokuqaliswa kwekhophi yasenqolobaneni uma ingasetshenziswa...

    U-Denis waphakamisela eceleni imenenja eceleni futhi ngamandla wahamba ebheke lapho ephuma khona, wavele wahlangana no-Lenochka echibini lokuqala, cishe ikhala liya emakhaleni. Wayebukeka, njengenjwayelo, emuhle, ikakhulukazi ngokungafani nenceku yasekhaya yaseDreamland. Njengomsebe wokukhanya embusweni omnyama.

     - Oh, Denchik, wenzani lapha? - watshiyoza ngenjabulo.

     - Ngiyahamba. Udalelweni?

     - Hhayi-ke, ngisebhizinisini.

     - Ebhizinisini? Bengicabanga ukuthi abantu beza lapha bevela kulo lonke elaseMoscow ukuzobukisa ngezinto zabo ezinhle.

     "Uma unemali, ungahlala ngaphandle," kuhleka uLenochka. -Ingabe ujahile?

     - Ngokusobala akunjalo, nakuba kufanele kube njalo. Yini ibhizinisi lakho lapho?

     - Akukho okukhethekile. Awufuni ukuyolala ngasechibini okwamanje?

    “Yebo, ngiyafuna,” kucabanga uDenis, “hhayi nje ngasechibini, futhi hhayi nje ukucambalala. Kuliqiniso, nginemisebenzi embalwa ephuthumayo: Ngidinga ukuthola ukuthi ngingabulawa kanjani yiCerberus yesithandwa sakho bese nginquma ukuthi ngenzeni ngesicelo sikaMax. "

     “Asihambe,” uHelen ebamba umkhono wakhe. "Kufana nasekhasino, yonke into imahhala."

     - Yebo, uzophuma kamuva ngaphandle kwebhulukwe, futhi kunjalo kumahhala.

     - Musa ukukhononda, masihambe.

    Ichibi belinomculo ophumuzayo nemigqa yosofa nezindawo zokuphumula elangeni. Bekunemishini emincane yokuthengisa eduze neziphuzo zamahhala. Iphansi, eligandaywe ngamathayili amhlophe ngokubomvana, lalishelela liqonde echibini, kangangokuthi ngezinye izikhathi amagagasi okwenziwa ayegingqika ngaphansi kwezinyawo zabavakashile. Izinhlobo ezinezisu zebhodwe, ezinempandla ezakha ingxenye enkulu yale ndawo zazinyakaza ngokuvilapha emanzini anombala obomvana noma zilale ezingodini zelanga, ngezikhathi ezithile zibuka uHelen. KuDenis, ngokumangala kwakhe, lokhu kubukeka okunamafutha kwamenza waba nomuzwa wokuthi wayephululwa okusanhlamvu.

     "Ngizohamba nje ngiyoshintsha imizuzu emihlanu," kusho uLenochka.

     - Asikho isidingo, ngeke ngibe mude noma kunjalo. Nami nginenkinga efanayo.

     - Kungani? Ngizoshesha, awufuni ukuzicwilisa wena?

     - Lutho neze. Ngizocosha amanye ama-virtual shit kulezi zimpawu.

     "Ngeke uyibambe," u-Lenochka wahleka futhi. — Kunalawa okugeza akhethekile ngaphesheya kwechibi. Unamathisele isitikha, ugibele lapho bese uvuka kulowo mhlaba. Futhi awukwazi ukubamba lutho echibini.

     - Lena, ngitshele, le shit ihluke kanjani ku-intanethi evamile? Kungani isihogo sizulazula lapha?

     - Awu, ekugcineni usemuva kwezikhathi. I-inthanethi imane iwupopayi, kodwa lapha yonke into ingokoqobo ngokuphelele. Ubhukuda ubuyele kuleli chibi futhi uzwe ukubanda kwalo. Uthinta umuntu futhi uzwe imfudumalo yakhe,” u-Lenochka wathinta ngokucophelela ubuso bukaDenis ngentende yesandla sakhe. - Izitembu zidlulisa yonke imizwa nemizwelo. Noma ungaqopha imizwa evela emhlabeni wangempela, bese wabelana nabangani.

     - Futhi imiphi imizwa owabelana ngayo lapha?

     - Okuhlukile. Akukuhle yini ukuphuza ibhodlela lewayini endaweni ethile e-Bali phakathi nobusika obumnandi baseMoscow?

     - Yebo, noma zama okuthile okubucayi kakhulu ku-Goa, kungokoqobo.

     "Abanye abantu beza ngalesi sizathu, ukuzama konke." Ayikho imiphumela yezempilo.

     — Ukulutheka okuyingozi kakhulu ngokwengqondo. Kungcono nakakhulu kubo, iklayenti liphila isikhathi eside, futhi ngokuqinisekile ngeke liphume.

     - Oh, Danchik, kungani ungiphatha! Ngenza umsebenzi owengeziwe nje lapha, azikho izidakamizwa.

     — Ingabe usebenza itoho? Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu?

     - Akukho okufana nalokhu: ubhalisa njengomsizi womuntu siqu futhi uphelezela labo abafisa ukwenza kanjalo kulowo mhlaba.

     — Yini, amabhothi awakwazi ukubaphelezela lapho?

     - Hhayi-ke, iphuzu eliphelele ukuthi yonke into ibe njengangempela. Uphuma echibini futhi ekuqaleni awuboni nokuthi usungene komunye umhlaba. Uma kungenjalo, zonke izinhlobo zeziwula zizozithengela izinhlelo zezimonyo, ukuze nje zingajuluki ejimini futhi zingahambi ekudleni ... Wenzani? Yeka ukuhleka!

     - Oh, Lena, angikwazi, bengicabanga ukuthi bonke abesifazane bajabule ngezinhlelo zezimonyo.

     "Zonke izinhlobo zama-lakhudra zijabulile, ukuvele nje ugibele isiwula esithile." Abaqondi ukuthi ngokushesha noma kamuva lokhu kuzovela.

     - Ngakho ungowesifazane othembekile? Kulungile, kulungile, wonke umuntu, yeka ukulwa ... Hhayi-ke, uyazi, ngihlangane neziwula ezathi ngokwazo: makube nezinhlelo, uyini umehluko. Kungani laba odoti be-pool bekhathalela ukuthi ubani ohlanganyela nabo? Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangamaqola noma ama-exvert amadala, kungani ukhokha imali eyengeziwe?

     - Yebo, ngokusobala kukhona, wena ngokwakho uzokwazi ukuthi lokhu kuyinkohliso. Kufana nekhofi elisheshayo uma liqhathaniswa nekhofi lemvelo.

     - Ingabe wena, noma yini, ikhofi yemvelo?

     "O, ungangibuki kanjalo," kusho uLenochka kancane.

     - Woza, yilokho engikukhathalelayo. Wonke umuntu uyaphotha ngokusemandleni akhe.

     - Ngakho-ke awunandaba nokuthi ngenzani? Awunandaba nami?

     "Hhayi-ke, angazi," uDenis edidekile, "anginaki, kunjalo." “Ubheke ikati lami,” kusho yena.

     "Yebo, ngikubhekile," kusho uLenochka. - Ikati lakho linesidladla esinjalo, ngendlela, ngingamshiya isikhathi eside? Kulungile, ngicela...

     - Yebo kungenzeka. Uma kunjalo, ngizoninika lona.

     - Nginikela ngamuphi umqondo?

     - Yebo, yilokho, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso.

     - Danchik, ngitshele ukuthi kwenzekani kuwe? Ngiyabona ukuthi kukhona okwenzekile.

     - Akukho okwenzekile.

     - Uma ungitshela, mhlawumbe ngingasiza ngokuthile?

     - Yebo, ungasiza kanjani?

     - Noma yini.

     “Hhayi-ke, usuvele uyangisiza,” kububula uDenis. - Kulungile, Len, kungcono uyeke nale Dreamland embi, kodwa sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngihambe.

     - Hhayi-ke, linda, Danchik, ngivumele ngihambe ngokushesha futhi ngishintshe, ngenkathi ukhetha iziphuzo zethu. Futhi sizoxoxa okunye.

     - Woza, isikhashana nje, kulungile?

    U-Lenochka, ngokumangalisayo, cishe wakwenza emaminithini amahlanu ashiwo. Kodwa lapho yena, njengekharaveli egqoke i-swimsuit ebomvu, ebhukuda futhi ekhuphukela echibini, ngenxa yokucasuka kukaDenis, umphathi wekhaya u-Yakov wacasha ethunzini lakhe.

     - Oh, Denchik, bangitshele okuthile ngawe.

     "Ungamlaleli, konke kungamanga nokunyundela."

     - Cha, kubukeka kufana nawe. Uyiyeke into emnandi kangaka. Akukho okupholile.

     - Lena, futhi usekhona ...

     - Linda, akugcini lapho, wathi isevisi yakho ikhokhwa kabili. Noma ingasetshenziswa omunye umuntu omkhethile.

     “Lokho kuyiqiniso impela,” kuvuma uYakov.

     - Manje?

     - Njengani! Danchik, ubungacabangi yini ukuthi sobabili singayisebenzisa ndawonye!

     “Yebo, inketho enjalo ikhona,” kusho umphathi futhi.

     “Ngilungele ukuhamba nawe siye emaphethelweni omhlaba, kodwa hhayi lapho.”

     - Yeka ukwenza lokho! Sizoba nephupho elivamile, sizobona ukuthi konke kuzoba kuhle kangakanani!

     - Kuthiwani uma kungalungile?

     "Uze uzame, ngeke wazi; kuwubuwula ukwesaba isiphetho sakho ngenxa yalokhu."

     - Iziphetho? Ingabe uyayikholelwa ngempela le nto? Ngazi kanjani ukuthi lokhu akuwona ubuwaka? Owesifazane ongumGypsy endimeni naye angasho inhlanhla.

     - Danchik, akukho lutho oluhlakaniphile kunale nto. Uma enephutha, khona-ke noma ubani uzoba nephutha.

     - Noma kunjalo: le khompyutha ayiwenzi amaphutha. Kodwa uma eqagela isiphetho sami, khona-ke kuvela ukuthi ngizolahlekelwa inkululeko yami yokuzikhethela.

     - Oh, Denchik, uyisicefe ngezinye izikhathi. Hhayi-ke, uma wesaba, bese usho njalo ... Kodwa ngizocasulwa nguwe, ngobuqotho.

     "Kuwubuwula ukwenqaba," kusho u-Yakov, ebuka u-Lenochka ngeso elibi. — Lolu hlelo aluphazamisi inkululeko yokuzikhethela, lusiza nje ukwenza ukukhetha okufanele. Ekugcineni, mina ngokwami ​​ngingathengela umngane wakho insizakalo enjalo uma nginemali eyanele... Kodwa omunye umuntu angase...

    UDenis wabuka imenenja ngendlela esobala ebonisa ubutha, kodwa akazange aphakamise ishiya.

     - Kulungile, Lena, uma uphikelela kakhulu.

     - Yebo ngiyafuna.

     “Kulungile,” kuvuma uDenis. - Asambe.

     — UDenis.

     - Yini enye?

     "Kufanele sibambe izandla uma silala, kulungile?"

     - Lena...

     "Sizovuka-ke emhlabeni ongcono futhi sijabule, kulungile?"

     - Njengoba usho.

    

    Kwantanta ithunzi phezu kwamanzi, lingasabomvana, kodwa licishe libe mnyama, lijule, njengomgodi wakwalasha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amademoni omuntu ayevele ebalindile, ekhuliswe yiwo ngokwawo, ezondla ngobuthakathaka nokwesaba. Izikelemu ezimhlophe ezinamazinyo abomvu asongwe emizimbeni yazo, izicabucabu ezinemilenze eminingi ezacile zagibela emihlane yazo futhi zafaka ama-chelicerae azo ngaphakathi. I-jellyfish enephunga elibi entanta emoyeni yafaka amatende awo emakhaleni nasezindlebeni, yakhipha amehlo futhi yafaka amaxoxo nawenyoka esikhundleni sawo. Izinkulungwane zezilwane eziyingozi zazigcwele ngaphesheya kwechibi. Bebancane futhi bebuthaka kulabo abeza okokuqala, baphikelela bezulazula futhi abazange balokothe ​​bagibele isisulu ngokuphelele. Futhi izidalwa ezondlekile kahle zamakhasimende avamile, zakhasa ngobuvila, futhi ngaphandle kokushesha, kumuntu osilindile olalelayo, futhi nge-purr baxosha amatende abo nama-mandibles emanxebeni aphukile angazange avalwe.

    Khona-ke umfudlana omkhulu wethunzi obhajwe yizilokazane ohlukaniswe waba imifudlana eminingi emincane egeleza iphuma emihlathini engenakubalwa yedemoni elikhulu elilele exhaphozini elibomvu, eligwedlayo. Bageleza badlulela kwelinye izwe elisabekayo, lapho babedliswa amacimbi, bembethe izigqoko ezidabukile ezenziwe ngezikhumba zamagundane, bafakwa ezinqoleni ezibolile ezakhiwe ngamathambo ukuze izithunzi zibukisene futhi kuxoxiswane ngokunambitheka kwemfucuza futhi. ubuhle bemigexo eyenziwe ngamabhungane afile. Nezidalwa ezimbi kakhulu, ezibole nganxanye, ziphuma emaxhaphozini, zababaza futhi zadumisa iziwula ezinqoleni zamathambo, zigigitheka ngokunengekayo lapho nje ziphenduka.

    Babenesineke, abazange bajahe, futhi abazange bethuse izisulu zabo. Baphuza ukuphila kancane, isikhathi ngasinye bethi: “Leli iconsi elilodwa, unempilo enhle kakhulu, futhi sithatha iconsi nje, ihora lapha, usuku lapho. Ingabe kuzoba ngcono kuye? Futhi ungahamba nganoma yisiphi isikhathi osifunayo, kusasa noma ngenyanga, noma ngonyaka ngokuqinisekile. Hhayi manje, hlala futhi ujabulele. ” Futhi baphuza ithonsi ngethonsi, bonke bomile, bebuyisela ithunzi elimnyama.

    Futhi endaweni ethile lapho, komunye wemifudlana, uHelen wayegijima, esaphila futhi engokoqobo, futhi i-hydra enamakhanda amathathu yayisivele ihamba eduze kwakhe, izama ukubamba ucezu lokwesaba kwakhe okumnandi kwesizungu kanye nesifiso sokuba omunye umuntu ngaphandle unkosikazi oyisiphukuphuku wesikhulu esicebile. UHydra wayejahile, ngoba uHelen wayephuthuma eqonde endlovukazi yesicabucabu, eyayizothatha impilo yakhe ngaso leso sikhathi.

     "Wephule umthetho oyinhloko, walalela owesifazane futhi weza naye ngqo endaweni yesitha." Lapha bangabona ukuthi ungubani futhi bafunde izimfihlo zethu.

     "Angizange ngikuphule, wakwenza." Othanda le Lena, ongathanda ukuxhuma isiphetho sakhe naye, lo ongaliboni iqiniso ngale ndawo.

     - Unguwe, ungakhohlwa.

     - Akulona iqiniso, uyazi ngokwakho. Sekuyisikhathi eside ngiyisipoki. Bheka entendeni yesandla sami, kukhona okubonayo? Mina ngiyizwi elihlebeza amazwi enzondo kulowo muntu hhayi okunye. Akumangalisi ukuthi akazange alilalele izwi lesipoki.

     - Kufanele ukwazi ukulinda.

     - Bengilinde isikhathi eside kakhulu ikusasa elingasoze lafika, eliphenduke isipoki esifanayo.

     "Selifikile uma uqeda umsebenzi wakho."

     “Yebo, ngoba ukwazi kwami ​​ngemuva kokunqoba kwagcinwa, kwabuyiselwa emuva kweminyaka eyinkulungwane futhi kwathunyelwa esidlule esisha ukuze ngilwe futhi. Lo mbuthano wokuzalwa kabusha awukwazi ukuphulwa.

     - Uxolo, kodwa impi ayipheli. Isitha sethu silwa ngesikhathi esisodwa, njalo futhi yonke indawo, kodwa ukunqoba kokugcina kungenzeka. Owokuqala wayibona.

     - Noma mhlawumbe owokuqala akaboni lutho. Mhlawumbe iphupho nje elikhohliwe. Uma bonke abantu bekhohlwe isenzakalo esithile, ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi asisekho?

     "Ubuthakathaka futhi uyasola, kodwa awukwazi ukulahlekelwa." Uma wonke umuntu ekhohlwa izibikezelo mayelana nombuso wesikhathi esizayo, yebo, uzophela.

     - Kulungile, ngeke ngilahlekelwe. Gcina lokhu Lena, ungavumeli impilo yakhe ithathwe.

     "Angikwazi futhi anginalo ilungelo, ngingatholakala."

     - Qaphela.

     "Lokhu Lena akusho lutho uma kuqhathaniswa nezindleko zokuhlulwa kwethu." Bathathe ukuphila kwesigidigidi futhi bazothatha izigidigidi ngaphezulu, kungani ukhathazeka ngomunye.

     “Ubalulekile kuye, futhi yimina.”

     “Ukhohliwe ukuthi into ebaluleke kakhulu isiphetho sezwe lakini—uMbuso Weplanethi Eyinkulungwane.” Uyakhumbula?

     "Lo mbuso uyisipoki njengami." Iphupho elikhohliwe lalowo muntu. Khipha lo Lena, umbonise ikusasa elehlukile. Kungenjalo, ngizovele ngiphele nya, futhi ngeke kube khona impi engapheli.

     - Sengivele ngasho ukuthi angikwazi. Ubani onendaba nalokhu akubonayo? Leli makube yikusasa lapho uzoba yiqhawe lakhe, umsindise e-Arumov futhi umyise endlini emhlophe ngasechibini lentaba. Akunakufinyelelwa kuye, noma ngaphezu kwalokho kuwe. Into angayenza ukuthi aphindele lapha ukuze abone iphupho okulula ukukholelwa kulo, kodwa elingekho. Khohlwa nje, akanalo ikusasa lakhe, uyimbali eyisiphukuphuku, enhle ezoqunywa, inyathelwe, njengabanye abafana naye. Asikho isidingo sokubheka umthombo wamandla lapho ungeke ube khona.

     “Khona-ke akakhohlwe yikho konke ahambe.”

     "Nakanjani uzobuya, enyangeni noma ezinyangeni eziyisithupha, nomunye umuntu." Inceku yakusho konke kahle.

     - Ungamvumeli abuye, menze.

     - Uyaqonda: lokhu akunakwenzeka.

     "Ulokhu ukhuluma ngempi enkulu futhi usindisa umbuso omkhulu, kodwa awufuni ukusindisa ngisho nomuntu oyedwa." Simane sizungeza lapha sibukele njengoba inqwaba yabantu ithunyelwa ukuzophakela amademoni, futhi asenze lutho. Izoqala nini impi? Isipoki esingenaso ngisho nesisodwa isibindi sizoyinqoba kanjani impi enkulu?

     “Uyigazi nenyama yombuso, isiqalo sawo sangempela. Inhlansi eshunqayo phakathi kogwadule oluneqhwa, inhlansi lapho ilangabi lombuso liyophinde liqubuke futhi liguqule zonke izitha, zangaphandle nezingaphakathi, zibe umlotha. Akusizi ukulwa namadimoni, kufana nokuzama ukubulala zonke izimpukane, ngeke zibe mbalwa. Kudingekile ukucekela phansi ithuba lokuvela kwabo. Lapho isitha seqiniso siziveza, sizogadla futhi sibhubhise. Futhi amademoni ayizitha zamanga; uma singena nawo empini engenangqondo, siyongcwatshwa ngaphansi kwentaba yezidumbu zawo futhi ngeke sizuze lutho.

     - Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe kufanele sibheke isitha seqiniso.

     “Ukhohlwe konke owakufundiswa ngowokuqala.” Ngeke ukwazi ukubheka isitha seqiniso, sihlala sizizela, ngoba asidingi kancane. Futhi ukusesha kwakhe kudala izitha zamanga kuphela.

     - Yebo, ngikhohlwe konke futhi ngacishe nganyamalala. Qonda: okusele kimina yizwi elingazwakali kumuntu oyedwa. Ngidinga ukuthola okungenani okuthile okubonisa ubukhona bami! Futhi uma zingekho izitha, khona-ke ngiyiphupho elikhohliwe!

     - Uma singekho isitha seqiniso, yebo. Kodwa kukhona, futhi ngenxa yalokhu awusoze unyamalale.

     - Ngakho makavele avele! Ucashe kuphi?! Ungubani?!

    Ukukhanya okubomvu kwezwe lamademoni kwaqhaqhazela futhi kwahlukana.

     "Singabagadi bomhlaba wethunzi, futhi umngane wakho othandekayo uMax uyinkosi yethunzi, owake waba khona." Iphrojekthi yakhe ye-quantum eyigugu yehliswa yaba inqwaba yemfucumfucu engaboshiwe.

    “Lesi isitha sakho sangempela,” izwi lesipoki lihlebela uDenis.

    Ubuso obujwayelekile obunengekayo obunesibazi basondela eduze.

     - Wanelisekile?

    Izinkumbulo zamaphupho azikhohliwe, amademoni kanye nempi yeminyaka eyinkulungwane yaqhuma engqondweni emfudlaneni oqhubekayo oqhubekayo, okubangela ubuhlungu bomzimba. UDenis washwaqa phezu kwetiyela, wacishe waklinywa kulo mfudlana. Wayengaqondi ukuthi ungubani, wayekuphi futhi kwenzekani.

     “Hheyi, rag, yeka ukukhasa laphaya,” kuphinde kuzwakale izwi likaTom eliklabalasayo. - Lokhu ngeke kusize. Ngathi ungadlali ngami manje sukuma ubhekane nokufa njengendoda.

    UDenis akazange asukume ngezinyawo ezine, anikine ikhanda edangele futhi ahlanzele ezicathulweni zikaTom. Agxume abuyele emuva ekhala ngamanyala, enye yezinsizwa ezinkulu yakhahlela uDenis eceleni, yamfaka endizeni emfishane.

     - Lesi silwane sizokhipha yonke into lapha. Futhi kungani umphathi ethe bhekana naye ngokushesha,” uTom eqhubeka nokucasuka. "Ngizomenza akhothe yonke into."

    Ndawana thize eduzane, u-Lenochka wayeklinya eklinyiwe, njengoba abanye abafana ababili abakhulu babezama ukumphushela emotweni. Waluma isandla esasimvale umlomo, kwathi ngomzuzwana isiklinywa saqhuma kwakhala inhliziyo. Kodwa akekho endaweni yokupaka izimoto ngaphambi kwedome ye-Dreamland owaphuthuma ukuyosiza.

     - Fox, Roger, kungani umba lapho? Uma kufanele ukhokhe ngaphezulu ukuze uthole isibambiso, ngizoyidonsa esabelweni sakho.

     - Lalela, induna, kubonakala sengathi kukhona afuna ukukusho. Anikine ikhanda... Awuzomemeza wena tshwele?

     - Kulungile, wayefunani lapho?

     "Ungamthinti," uLenochka wakhala, "ngi... ngizotshela u-Andrey futhi ...."

     - Uyini yena, isiwula? Uzomtshelani? Ukuthi wayefuna ukugxumela ku-lieutenant eyodwa engenamsebenzi, kodwa uTom wafika wachitha yonke into? Woza, kuzothakazelisa ukulalela.

     - Nginabanye abangane, uzozisola! Freak, sidalwa, ngidedele!..

     - Yebo, Lenusik, kungcono ukuthi ungaphinde uvule umlomo wakho, ngokusobala ulungele into eyodwa kuphela. Myise kumphathi.

    ULena obhongayo waphonswa evenini, yashayisa uphethiloli.

     “Futhi, ungiphoxile, wacelwa ukuba wenzele umphathi umsebenzi olula, futhi esikhundleni salokho wanquma ukugebenga owesifazane wakhe.” Uthuleleni nondindwa? Vovan, mcinge.

    Ngokuhlazeka kukaDenis, uVovan wacishe wathola inothi layizolo likaMax ephaketheni lakhe elingemuva, avele wakhohlwa ukulifihla noma ukulibhubhisa.

     "Bekumele simhlasele ngaso leso sikhathi."

     - Yebo, umfana ohlakaniphile, kwakudingeka. Ubungamoshi ngani?

    Okulandelayo, iVovan ikhiphe amaphilisi, okhiye nezinye izinto ezincane emaphaketheni kaDenis. UTom wahona ngokudelela kuphela lapho ebona ithebhulethi yesibili, futhi ngemva kokufunda le ncwajana, waveza amazinyo ekwaneliseka futhi wayibeka eceleni ngokushesha.

     “Konke kuhambe kahle kakhulu.” Manje usizo lwakho ngeke ludingeke, sizobhekana noMax ngokwethu.

    Ukuqonda kwehle kancane, futhi inkumbulo yesikhashana kaDenis yabuya. Wakhumbula indlela anikela ngayo uLena ukuba agibele ngemva kwalowo mbono oyisiphukuphuku “ngemithombo yokufisa.” Ngemva kokuvuka, uDenis wazama ngokushesha ukuthulula konke ukungabaza kwakhe mayelana ne-Dreamland nezinganekwane zayo, ezithungwe ngentambo emhlophe, kodwa uLena wabeka umunwe wakhe ezindebeni zakhe, futhi abazange basho elinye igama. Kubonakala sengathi u-Lena wayekholelwa kakhulu kuleli phupho elibi, elinoshukela elinobuqhawe kanye nendlu emhlophe ngasechibini. Wayekhazimula ngempela injabulo, futhi, naphezu kwakho konke ukungabaza, uDenis waphoqeleka ukuba avume ukuthi wayeyijabulele le njabulo.

    Uma besondela emotweni, ngenhlanhla, ishiywe ekujuleni kwendawo yokupaka eduze nezinsika zomgwaqo ongaphezu komgwaqo, iveni elincane neloli elalimi eduze kwasuka ngokushesha lavala amaphaseji. Nezinsizwa ezinkulu ezifake imaski zagxuma zabopha uDenis. Okulandelayo, ngaphandle kokucasha nakancane, uTom waphuma ubuso bakhe busontwe yintukuthelo futhi wamemezela ukuthi umdlalo usuphelile. U-Kolyan wathatha imali, wathumela i-oda eSiberia, kodwa ekugcineni wesaba futhi wanquma, uma kwenzeka, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi eqenjini likaTom uDenis wayala intaba yezikhali ngokuvunyelwa kwabo ngokugcwele, ngaphandle kwalokho awukwazi.

    “Yilokho kuphela, ube nethuba lokushintsha ukuphila kwakho okungenalusizo ngomngane wakho,” kusho uTom, “kodwa wena, ngokusobala, wanquma ukulwa. Cishe i-sclerosis yangihlukumeza, ngakhohlwa ngesipho sami esincane. Uyazi, uma ufaka ushevu ngemithamo emincane, umuntu ushona isikhathi eside futhi ebuhlungu kakhulu. Noma usuthole omunye ozozama ukusehlisa? Ubani lo msangano? Cha, empeleni ngiyakuhlonipha lokho, ngakho unemizuzu emibili nesifiso sokugcina.” UDenis waphakamisa amahlombe wabuza: “Ungubani wena futhi udingani kuMax?” Wathi uma ezwa impendulo waquleka phansi, umqondo waphumela ngaphandle.

    “Ukufinyelela ohlelweni lukaRoy kuyasebenza. Thola i-basic system kit ukuze uthole eminye imiyalelo,” kusho izwi lowesifazane elikhalayo. Umnikazi wezwi wahlala phansi phezu kwe-hood yemoto kaDenis futhi, ephuca izindebe zakhe, waqalaza enkundleni yempi. Wayemude, enciphile, egqoke iyunifomu yamasosha empintshayo, esesitayeleni namabhuzu aphezulu epulatifomu. Izinzipho ezinde ezine-manicure ekhanyayo zazibukeka njengezinzipho zamanga. Ubuso bakhe babuphaphathekile, bucishe bube mhlophe, bubude kancane, enamehlo amakhulu aluhlaza acwebile, futhi izinwele zakhe zaziqoqwe emlukweni osindayo oyisiliva onamaribhoni alukwe ngaphakathi. Ngenxa yokucwebezela okungekona okwemvelo nokuqina kwezici zakhe, kwakunzima ukumbiza ngokuthi muhle, kodwa ukubukeka kwakhe kwakugcwele umusa wokuphanga weValkyrie, elungele ukuhlukanisa imiphefumulo yezitha ezinqotshiwe.

     - Ungubani omunye?! - Kubuza uDenis.

     “Ngingu-Sonya Dimon, iNdlovukazi Yohlanga.” Awukhumbulanga lutho?

     - Ikhanda lami ligcwele isiphithiphithi. Yenza okuthile, bazongibulala lapha manje!

     - Ngidinga uswebezane. Uma uthola amakhithi esistimu amaningi, sizoba namathuba amaningi.

     "Kanti ucabanga ukuthi ngizombheka kanjani uma sengifile?"

     - Yebo, akuphumelelanga. Kodwa ubufuna impi, futhi nansi. Yilwa! Uyisosha lokugcina loMbuso futhi awunalo ilungelo lokulahlekelwa.

     - Brigadier, kungani ekhuluma yedwa? - omunye wabafana abakhulu abasele ogama lakhe linguVovan wabuza edidekile.

     - Kubukeka sengathi uyahlanya, noma useyahlanya ngempela. Simcabangele ngokweqile.

     "Hhayi-ke, akuqali ukuthi sibulale umuntu, futhi ngizwe zonke izinhlobo zezinto, kodwa angikhumbuli lutho olufana nalokhu." Mhlawumbe bekungafanele umtshele ngathi.

     - Awukakabuzwa okwamanje. Akunandaba ukuthi uzweni, namanje ngeke atshele muntu,” uTom ebonakala edidekile. - Taras, ikuphi isilawuli kude?

    Insizwa enkulu, eyayingakaze ibe nengxenye engxabanweni ngaphambilini, yakhipha ithebhulethi enkulu enombala okhaki ekesini lensimbi enothi oluhlehlayo.

     “Amaphupho amnandi,” kububula uTom.

     "Awukwazi namanje ukumyenga uMax kanjalo." Sekwephuzile ukujaha.

     “Awu, uyangicasula ngempela,” ngala mazwi uTom ekhipha ummese wokuzingela obukeka usabisa ebhandeni lakhe. - Ngokusobala, kuzodingeka senze ifa elincane.

     "Nginikeze uKolyan amashumi amahlanu amakhulu ukuze akwazi ukuya eKorolev futhi athumele umlayezo kuRudeman Saari. Wabe eseyala isikhali ngokwakhe, wayebonakala ekweleta umuntu wasendaweni efuna ukuyosikhokha. Uxolo, kodwa akumina ngedwa owakuqamba amanga kancane.

     - Ubakweleta abanjani abantu bendawo, kungani uqopha lapha!

     "Ngize lapha ukuzodlulisela impendulo kaMax Rudeman Saari." Uyayifunda - lena indlela yangempela yokudlulisa umlayezo oyimfihlo kumuntu onechip ye-Telecom - uhlobo lwe-Dreamland.

     - Futhi ithini impendulo?

     - Masiqalise kabusha isivumelwano ngemibandela efanayo.

     "Angikaze ngibone i-bastard ekhukhumezayo!"

     UTom wabonakala ethukuthele ngempela, wayekhihliza amagwebu emlonyeni. Wacindezela ummese esweni likaDenis, kodwa akazange abe naso isikhathi sokuthatha isinyathelo esiwujuqu.

     “Sekuyisikhathi sokuhamba,” kubhodla uVovan futhi. - Woza, khulula ushevu noma ulole izinkemba zakho kwenye indawo.

     UTom waphendukela kuye njengomthombo ocindezelweyo, okwesibili kwakubonakala sengathi usezoqala ukugenca ongaphansi kwakhe.

     - Kulungile, layisha lokhu kuhlanza, asihambe siyohamba emakethe no-Kolyan. Akukho esingakwenza kulobubusuku.

     Basonta izandla zikaDenis, bamgaxe ozankosi bamphonsa evenini. Kwakungakhululeki neze ukulala ubuso bakho bubheke phansi, ikakhulukazi njengoba izicathulo zikaTom ezihlanza zazinyathela phambi kwekhala lakhe. UVovan noTaras bakhumula izifihla-buso zabo bahlala esihlalweni esibhekene.

     “Lalela, nduna,” kusho uDenis. - Nginike amanzi ngiphuze.

     - Vala umlomo wakho.

     UTom ehleka usulu wanyathela ekhanda likaDenis, wamphushela endaweni engcolile.

     Akuwona umbono omubi,” uValkyrie wazinza nje esihlalweni esiseduze noTom. "Kodwa, njengoba uqonda, lokhu ukubambezeleka nje baze baqale ukunyakazisa i-huckster yakho."

     -Ungakwazi ukuphatha ushevu?

     - Cha, okwamanje ngiyingxenye yobuchopho bakho. Kodwa uswebezane lungenza cishe noma yini.

     -Kuyini uswebezane?

     - Isistimu yolwazi yokulwa yesizukulwane sakamuva. Ngamafuphi, uswebezane luwuswebezane. Lapho uyibona, uzoqonda konke ngokushesha.

     UVovan noTaras babukana futhi uVovan, ekhipha ikhasethi, wazama ukuvala umlomo kaDenis.

     — Ingabe othile ukucele ukuba ugibele? - UTom wabhodla.

     - Hhayi-ke, lokhu kuyadabukisa ngempela.

     "Anginandaba nokuthi yini eyenza uthuke." Mvumele abhaze. Ukhuluma nobani mngani wami?

     - Nginomngane ongabonakali, yini inkinga. Bengifuna ukuxoxa naye ngesimo samanje.

     - Hlobo luni loswebezane?

     - Iswebezane liwuswebezane. Kukhona zonke izinhlobo zomiyane nezinyosi.

     "Ukube benginguwe, bengingeke ngidlale isilima." Uziphatha kabi kakhulu, awuzigcini izithembiso zakho, uhlala uqamba amanga. Iqiniso lokuthi saba yizitha kuyiphutha lakho ngokuphelele. Kodwa ngenkathi usaphila, kungase kube nethuba lokuthuthuka.

     "Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngiphila."

     - Hhayi-ke, uma uzama kanzima, kwazi bani.

     - Manje, ngizobonisana nomngane ongabonakali.

     "Ngaphandle kwalokho, akumele ucasule laba bantu abalungile." “Ngihlala ekhanda lakho futhi ngifunda imicabango ngokuphelele,” kusho uSonya Dimon ebukeka emsulwa.

     "Awukwazi ukusho ngokushesha"?

     "Ngani? Bekuhlekisa kakhulu."

     "Uyazijabulisa-ke."

     “Yini manje, khala? Amagalelo okudalelwa ahlangatshezwana nokumomotheka.”

     "Ungakwazi ukuphuma ekhanda lami?"

     “Uma ungitholela umzimba omusha, ngenjabulo. ULena wakho uzokwenza kahle. Unomzimba omkhulu, akunjalo?

     "Ungacabangi nokucabanga".

     “Kulungile, bheka omunye umuntu,” kuvuma uValkyrie ngaphandle ngokunganaki. "Kungcono owesifazane osemusha, kunjalo."

     “Uyini wena vele?”

     “Uqinisekile ukuthi awukhumbuli lutho? Sekuyiminyaka eminingi sinezinkulumo ezincane ngezihloko ezihlukahlukene emaphusheni enu.”

     “Yebo, manje ngiyabakhumbula. Kodwa lawa kusengamaphupho nje. Angisakhumbuli ukuthi sasixoxa ngani lapho.”

     “Kuyaxaka, lokhu akufanele kwenzeke. Inkumbulo yakho bekufanele ngabe isibuyiselwe ngokugcwele. Ngibona sengathi sazi okuncane kakhulu kunalokho okufanele. "

     "Kusobala ukuthi kukhona okunye okungahambanga kahle."

    “Ngiyinhlangano engaphesheya kwezilwandle. Ngingaphila kunoma iyiphi imidiya yebhayoloji esekela umsebenzi ophakeme wezinzwa. Manje kufanele uqashe ezinye zezinto zakho ezimpunga. Lapho sithola uswebezane, ngingakhetha noma yimuphi omunye umuntu noma abambalwa, kodwa okwamanje, sisesikebheni esisodwa, uma ufa, nami ngizoba khona.”

    "Kuhle, kodwa mina ngingubani?"

    “Niyigazi nenyama yombuso, isiqalo sawo sangempela...”

    “Asikho isidingo sokukhukhula lapha, kulungile. Phendula ngendlela evamile."

    “Empeleni, lena impendulo engcono kakhulu. Awuyona into elula kangaka. Kodwa uma ufuna, uyi-ejenti ye-Class Zero.”

    "Pho-ke, manje kufanele ngisindise uMama Russia? Hlula wonke ama-Martians"?

    "Kufanele ubhubhise isitha sangempela futhi uvuselele uMbuso Wamaplanethi Ayinkulungwane."

    “Iyini indima yakho kulo msebenzi? Kuyangidina ekhanda lami ukuze ngingakhohlwa ngomsebenzi omkhulu”?

    "Ngilawula uswebezane."

    "Ngakho-ke uzoba ophethe yonke into"?

    “Uzokhipha imiyalelo, ngiyadingeka ukuze ngithole usizo. Ngiwumqondo woswebezane, oluzohlela ukukhiqizwa nokuthuthukiswa kwalo. Ngizokukhulula emisebenzini eyisigidi. Ngokuqinisekile ngeke ufunde ukuthi uswebezane lwakhiwe kanjani nokuthi lusebenza kanjani?”

     “Kungani? Sengilungele ukwandisa ama-horizons ami.”

     “Ngiwumqondo oklanyelwe ngokukhethekile le misebenzi, nginenkumbulo yezinkulungwane zochwepheshe abakha lezi zikhali. Umsebenzi wakho ukulwa nesitha seqiniso."

     "Kungani ungalwi naye wena?"

     “Uma ngilwa futhi nginqoba, kuyoba uMbuso kaSonya Daimon, hhayi uMbuso wabantu. Akunjalo"?

     "Kungenzeka. Empeleni, wenza konke engikushoyo”?

    "Yebo, inqobo nje uma uthembekile kuBukhosi, ngizoba ithuluzi elilalelayo kuphela."

     “Kulungile, sizobuyela kule ngxoxo uma siphila ukuze siyibone. Libukeka kanjani leli sweli? Yini okufanele uyibheke?

    “Ngokunokwenzeka, isitsha sesitimela noma semoto; zazifihlwe ezindaweni zokugcina impahla zeSiqingo Sombuso. Ngaphakathi kunamabhokisi anokudla noma izinhlamvu zokufihla. Ibhokisi elilodwa noma ngaphezulu izinga eliphezulu kakhulu lezinto eziphilayo eziqukethe isidleke. Noma ubani ngaphandle kwe-ejenti ye-Class Zero ovula iphakheji uzotheleleka bese enqanyulwa.”

    "Pho-ke, lezi zitsha beziqoqa uthuli iminyaka engamashumi amathathu kwenye indawo yokugcina impahla engasasebenzi"?

    “Yebo, ngokwengxenye yebo. Ngiyazi cishe izindawo nezimpawu engingazibheka. Uma sinezinsuku ezimbalwa. ”…

    “Ithuba lethu elincane kuphela elokuyenga uTom ekhonteyineni elinjalo. Ingabe kukhona okwaziyo eduze?

    “EMoscow, cha, kuyindawo eyingozi kakhulu yokugcina. Futhi, noma kunjalo, imininingwane yami ingase iphelelwe yisikhathi emashumini eminyaka ambalwa.”

    Khona-ke impi yethu enkulu izophela cishe imizuzu engamashumi amabili emgodini waseKolyan. Futhi isiphetho kubukeka sengathi ngeke sibe mnandi kakhulu. ”

    “Izibikezelo zoMbusi zikwenu. Uzowina."

    "Serious? Ake ngixoxe ngenhliziyo yami noTom, mhlawumbe uzoza ngakithi noma okungenani abe nesithakazelo”?

    "Cha uyisitha."

     “Ingabe useyisitha sami ngempela? Vele, usengumuntu ongekho emthethweni, kodwa angikho esimeni sokuxhonywa ohlotsheni oluthile lobutha obukhona.”

     “Akasona isitha sangempela. Uyinceku efanayo, esesikhundleni esiphakeme nje. Isitha sakho seqiniso yinkosi yamathunzi."

     "Max"?!

     "Yebo, uma eyinkosi yethunzi, yebo."

     “Kakhulu, bazongihlahlela izicucu ngoba ngingafuni ukunikela isitha sami seqiniso ezincekwini zakhe? Ngandlela-thile iphazili ayilingani nhlobo. "

    "Kuyenzeka".

    “Yini lena engaka emhlabeni wethunzi? Ubani uTom? Wazini ngaye nango-Arumov?

    "Ngeke ngisho, nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uyisitha."

    “Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuba mnyama noma sokudlala. Kubonakala sengathi sisesikebheni esifanayo!

    “Angibi mnyama. Ngaphandle kweswerm, imisebenzi yami nenkumbulo kulinganiselwe kakhulu, ulwazi oluyizicucu kuphela namakhodi okuvula. Kodwa, uma sibheka inkumbulo yakho, u-Arumov angase akwazi ukufinyelela izimfihlo zombuso.”

    "Yebo, ubekhuluma ngesitsha esashwabadela umuntu ebusheni bakhe."

    "Asizame ukumthola."

    "Yebo, akunankinga, ngokushesha nje lapho sibhekana neqembu likaTom elihle kanye nama-nanorobots akhe. Ngizohamba noTom siyothenga. Kungenzeka ukuthi u-Arumov akazange ayiphushele ize le nqola, mhlawumbe singafinyelela esivumelwaneni.”

    "Cha, uma izitha zithola ukulawula uquqaba, uMbuso uzolahlekelwa."

    “Yebo, kuya esihogweni ngakho. Uyazi, ekugcineni ngacabanga ngakho futhi nganquma ukuthi angifuni ukufa kabuhlungu.”

    "Kusemandleni ami ukusinika ukufa okusheshayo."

    "Lokhu kuyingozi"?

    “Cha, kungenzeka nje. Sisekhona isikhathi, cabanga ngakho."

    Iveni yehlise isivinini, kubonakala ukuthi kunerobhothi. Kwase kuhwalala ngokushesha ngaphandle. UDenis wayeke ezwe amahutha emoto ekude kanye nokukhala kwama-siren.

     “Usuthule, mngani wami,” kuthuthumela uTom futhi. - Ngendlela, sisondela. Ingabe ufuna ukutusa Rusakovskaya embankment okokugcina? Yiqiniso, kule mbobo ingxenye yezibani ayisebenzi, awukwazi ukubona into embi. I-Kolyan, uyazi, inendawo engaphansi esezingeni eliphezulu endaweni okungahlali muntu kuyo, futhi sinobusuku obude phambi kwethu. Mhlawumbe ungakhuluma kangcono kanjalo. Kungani konke lokhu kungcola, i-snot, iminwe enqunywe?

     - Akunankinga, singaxoxa ngani?

     - Ube nobudlelwane kanjani ngokushesha. Ungesabi kakhulu, ngokuvamile asiqali ngeminwe. Yebo, uqambe amanga ngoKolyan. Ngiyamazi lo mhlola, akasoze alokotha angisebenzise ukuze abhekane nawe futhi ahlukane nakho. Yebo, uthuthumela ngenxa yovalo lapho nje engibona. Ngokunokwenzeka ngabe iputshukile ndawana thize.

     - Yini eyenza ucabange ukuthi uhlezi esilindile?

     "Ngimtshelile ukuthi anganyakazi." Ngizobheja isigidi ukuthi ukhona ngoba unamanga akasabi lutho. Uzobuyisela imali yethu - futhi amyeke aphile.

    UTaras ugibele esihlalweni somshayeli, wacisha i-autopilot. Imoto isuke yagingqika, ishaya kancane emgwaqeni ophukile.

     - Okokuqala, yabelana nobani ohlanganyele lapho? Ingabe usenayo i-neurochip?

     “Ngangidlala isilima, ngifuna ukuganga.”

     - Amanga futhi. Uzozisola maduze ngalokhu.

     - Ngeke uzuze lutho. Ngingafa ngokuthanda kwami, ngakho asixoxisane.

     - Ngempela?

     - Kukhona amadivaysi ukuthi icushwe ikhodi yengqondo. Ngaphambili, sabalanda bevela eSiberia.

     “Kulungile, ake sihlole,” kuphendula uTom. "Anginandaba kangako nengxoxo yakho." Ingabe unaso isibindi sokuzibulala?

    U-Tom wanyakazisa u-Denis wambeka endaweni yokuhlala futhi wahlohla ithebhulethi ngothi ngaphansi kwekhala lakhe.

     "Ufuna ukuncoma umthombo wezinkinga zakho." Lelichashaza elincane elibomvu nguwe. Lapha ngiyayikhetha, nazi izakhiwo zayo. Ngingakubulala ngaso leso sikhathi, kancane kancane, ngingakucisha isiqeshana ngesiqephu: izingalo, imilenze, umbono. Kuyinto elula kakhulu, engenagazi, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, akekho ozoqonda ukuthi kwenzekeni.

    U-Tom waphazanyiswa ezincazelweni zakhe azithandayo zezijeziso ezinonya nokuziphindiselela ngocingo oluku-inthanethi.

     - Usho ukuthini, uphume erobhothini?! - wabhodla.

     "Anginandaba ukuthi nina madoda amabili anikwazi ukulandela umkhondo womuntu wesifazane."

     "Akekho kubo ozobuya, umphathi uthe abalethe." Sesha nge-tracker.

    UTom waqhubeka ehlukumeza abasebenzi bakhe abanganaki isikhathi esithile.

     - Zikhona izinkinga? - UDenis wabuza ngesizotha.

     - Uma kuqhathaniswa neyakho, lezi izinto ezincane nje. By the way, usethe ngempela intombi yakho.

     - Kunjani?

     - Umphathi akakuthandi lapho othile ebheka impahla yakhe.

     - Ngemva kokubhekana nawe, sizoxoxa no-Arumov ongumnikazi wendawo.

     “Usongo olungenalutho,” kusho uTom. "Kodwa ngizobhalela umphathi ukuthi kukhona enye indlela enhle yokunihlukanisa." Kungenjalo uzofela la.

     "U-Lena akahlanganise lutho nalokhu, myeke."

     - Yebo, kunjalo, mngane, ungakhathazeki.

    UDenis wabona ukuthi useshubisa isimo wathula.

    “Ungaxhumana nothile okungenani”?

    “Ngiyaphinda, ngiyingcezu yobuchopho bakho. Futhi ubani ofuna ukuxhumana naye?

    "NgoSemyon, ukuze umlingiswa azame ukusiza uLena."

    “Ngithole into engangikhathaza ngayo. Uma ufuna ukumsiza, kungcono uthule ucabange ukuthi ungabaleka kanjani kuTom futhi uthole isitsha.”

    “Mhlawumbe ngiyahlanya ngempela? Leli zwi elisekhanda lami alisizi ngalutho.”

    "Thola iswebezane uzothola ukuthi ngisebenzise ini."

    "Ngeke ngisathola lutho."

    UDenis ngengqondo wadela konke wazama ukukhululeka. Wabe esethola ukukhahlelwa okuvuselelayo kuTom.

     - Sawubona, ungaphumuli. Cishe sesifikile.

    Emizuzwini embalwa eyalandela, uDenis wayecabanga kuphela ukuthi angazigcina kanjani izitho zakhe ziqinile, elenga iveni igxumagxuma emigodini yayo.

     “I-suite ka-Kolyan ayikhanyi,” kuphawula uTaras, epaka eceleni komgwaqo. -Singakwazi ukungena sivela ngaphesheya?

     - Ngiyancenga. Ucabanga ukuthi usilindile ngesibhamu esilungile.

     - Hhayi-ke, ngubani owaziyo.

     - Thatha izikhali futhi uhambe kuqala.

    UDenis waphushwa waphuma emotweni. Kwakumnyama futhi kuthulekile, uphawu olujwayelekile oluthi “Amakhompuyutha Nezingxenye” lwalucishiwe, nezibani zasemgwaqweni zazingekho. Ngokuvamile, endlini yonke amafasitela amabili ayevutha, phezulu, eduze nokuphela. Ngenkathi uTara okhukhumele edlalisa ivesti lakhe ebumnyameni, uDenis wayejabulela umoya opholile wakusihlwa futhi ephendula ikhanda lakhe. Amadolo ami awazange anyakaze kakhulu, kodwa akukho micabango ehlakaniphile eyavela ekhanda lami, futhi uTom, emi ngemva kwami, wayelungele ukusonta izandla zakhe kunoma yikuphi ukunyakaza okunganaki. UTom ngokwakhe wakhipha isibhamu esizishintshayo ngaphansi kwesihlalo, nabasizi bakhe bagcina izibhamu.

    "Sekuyisikhathi sokuvalelisa, Sonya Dimon."

    "Cha, akukwazi ukuphela kalula kanjalo."

    Kwakungekho ukukhanya ngaphakathi esitolo. Umnyango wawungakhiyiwe futhi izidlamlilo ezimbili zitheleka ngokucophelela ngaphakathi.

     - Kolyan, hlobo luni lwamaqhinga?! - UTom ukhonkothe ​​ebumnyameni, waqoshama ngasemnyango wabeka uDenis phansi.

     “Ihawu lishile,” kwavela izwi elingacacile livela phansi. - Yehlela phansi.

     “Uyahlanya ngokuphelele, vuka, vuka.”

     - Angikwazi, ngibambekile.

     -Ubhajwe kuphi, siduna?

     - Esihlangu, lapho kunembobo phansi. Ngigcina okhiye bami lapho, futhi ngicupha ugibe phakathi kwamasela futhi ngikhohlwe ngakho ... Ngicela usizo.

     - Kungani ungabizanga?

     - Ayikho inethiwekhi lapha egumbini elingaphansi.

     — Ingabe unesignali endaweni yakhe engaphansi? - U-Vovan waheyiza ebumnyameni.

     “Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyakhumbula,” kuphendula uTom ehayiza. - Lalela, Deniska, awazi ukuthi kwenzekani? Sekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukubambisana, uzohlonishwa.

     - Angazi nhlobo. Khumula ozankosi, ngihambe ngiyobheka.

     - Yebo, wabaleka.

     - Tom, ngicela! Siza, angisasizwa isandla sami,” kuphinde kuzwakale izwi likaKolyan elidabukisayo. - Iqinile kangangokuthi ivele ifakwe!

     “Kulungile, Taras, hamba uyobheka,” kuyala uTom. - Vula ithoshi lapho, bheka yonke into kahle.

     "Ngizoba umgomo omuhle kakhulu ngesudi yami."

     - Yebo, okokuqala noma yini? Ngizobhala ibhonasi uma kunjalo. Kodwa linda, ngempela, yisa i-Vovan emotweni ukuze uthole isithombe esishisayo.

     "Wena ngokwakho uthe ungathathi kakhulu: ibhizinisi isikhathi esingangehora, ukuthatha umzimba nje."

     "Izingalo zami bezingeke ziwe, ngiyabonga ngokuthatha iziqu." Woza, Taras, sihambe.

     - Siyehla! - UTom wamemeza ebumnyameni.

    “Kazi kwenzakalani laphaya,” kucabanga uDenis ngomkhuhlane. - Mhlawumbe uSemyon wanquma ukusiza. Amakati akhe e-telepathic angabona ukuthi kwenzekani, noma kwakudingekile ukuba alale ekugoneni no-Adik? O, akukho okuzolahleka. "

     - Uyedwa! - UDenis wamemeza phezulu kwamaphaphu akhe.

    Wabe esethola igalelo elinamandla ngemuva kwentamo, okwabangela ukuba imibuthano ibhukude phambi kwamehlo akhe.

     “Ngimtshele ukuthi avale umlomo wakhe,” kuhayiza uVovan.

     - Ngizoyinamathisela manje.

    Kuzwakale ukubhonga okubi, ukuklabalasa kanye nokukhala okuyichilo phansi.

     - Kwenzakalani?! - UTom wamemeza.

     - Wafundisa zonke izinhlobo ze-shit!

     - Ingabe kuhlanzekile lapho?

     "Ngimangele ukuthi akukho muntu lapha." Kanti lesi silima sakwazi kanjani ukungena lapho?

    Okulandelayo kwalandela ukukhala kukaKolyan okudabula inhliziyo.

     - Ngeke ngimkhiphe.

     - Makahlale lapho okwamanje. Siyini isihlangu?

     - Konke kumnyama. Kubukeka sengathi kushile.

     "Ngiyabona, siyehla nathi." Inkulisa emnandi. Vovan, asihambe kuqala.

    UVovan wakhanyisa ithoshi waya ngemuva kwekhawunta. UTom wathatha isiboshwa esasidiyazela wasiphushela endleleni efanele.

     - Hambisa izinselo zakho.

    UTom namanje akazange akhanyise ithoshi wabamba isibhamu ehlombe likaDenis, wazimboza ngaso. Ngemva kokwehla kancane bazithola sebephambi kwemigqa yamashalofu ayengena egumbini elingaphansi. Ngemuva komugqa ongakwesokudla, odongeni, ithoshi likaTaras lalikhanya. Phambi komnyango wentuba, phakathi kodonga namashalofu, kwakukhona amashalofu aphukile nenqwaba yemfucumfucu ehlakazekile kuwo. Ngokusobala uTaras wayengafuni ukuzenza umuntu ohlosiwe kwaze kwaba umzuzu wokugcina futhi wazama ukwenza indlela yakhe ngokuthinta.

     - Vovan, khanyisa ukunaka okwengeziwe kuzo zonke iziqephu.

    UTom waphonsa isibhamu ehlombe lakhe wangena ephaseji eliseduze nodonga. Wahlala phansi uDenis eduze kweshalofu eliwile. U-Kolyan, endaweni engeyona eyemvelo, wawa edolweni, wagoba kancane. Isandla sakhe sokudla sasifihlwe kwenye indawo emgodini omkhulu.

     “Hhayi-ke, Taras, thola isaha, sizokhulula umngane wethu,” kuphawula uTom ngalesi simo.

     - Hhayi-ke, ungavele umdubule ngaso leso sikhathi, ukuze ungahlupheki.

     “Hhayi-ke, kwenzeke ngenhlanhla, uhlekani,” kumemeza izwi likaKolyan elicasukile.

    Ukukhanya kwethoshi kwakhetha ebumnyameni ubuso bakhe obuphaphathekile, obuncane obunamehlo abanzi, agijimayo kanye nenxeba elikhulu ebunzini lakhe.

     - Ukwazile nini ukuphula i-lobeshnik?

     “Yebo, khona lapha, ngiwile,” kuphendula uKolyan ngezwi elinovalo neliphukile.

    Ngokungakholwa uTom wakhipha isibhamu ehlombe futhi ngokushesha kwezwakala umsindo wezinto eziwela phansi, ikakhulukazi ozwakala kahle ekamelweni elivaliwe.

     - Lawa ngamabhomu! - UTaras wamemeza ngokubhujiswa. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, enye yezigebengu yawela phezu kwezidlamlilo, kwezwakala ukuqhuma okuthambile, kwase kuduma isibhamu sikaTom ngokuvala izindlebe, sikhipha ifu lemfucumfucu endaweni ewayo.

    UDenis waphusha ngawo wonke amandla akhe, ezama ukugxuma okungenani phezu kwerack ewile. Kodwa ukugxuma esuka endaweni ehlezi, izandla zakhe ziboshwe ngemuva, kwakungakhululekile neze, futhi wawa ngobuso entabeni yamashalofu nemfucumfucu yekhompyutha, wacishe waphuka ikhanda. Ukuqhuma nokubaneka kwambamba ngaso leso sikhathi. Anikine ikhanda uDenis edidekile, ezama ukuqonda okungenani ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye zomzimba ezisasele kuye. Wayenyakaza kucaca ukuthi isandla somuntu esiqinile simhudula ngodonga.

     “Unganyakazi, bekungama-flash drive,” izwi lomsindisi engangingalindele limemeza endlebeni yami, livala ukunkenteza okusezindlebeni zami.

    Kuqhume isibhamu futhi. Ukuqhuma kwesibhamu kwaya ndawana thize eceleni, kodwa indoda eyayisemva kwakhe yawa phansi.

     - Hey, ghouls, ngithe zinikela, ngithe phonsa phansi izikhali zakho. Siyakubona.

    Leli zwi lalizwakala linkenteza ezindlebeni zakhe futhi kubonakala sengathi lijwayele uDenis. Ukuqagela okungacacile kwaqala ukuvela ekhanda lami elidumayo.

     -Ungubani wena?! Uyazi ukuthi uhlangane nobani?! Taras, kukhona okubonayo? Dlulela ekuphumeni!

    UTaras wabhonga ngendlela engaqondakali futhi waphumela phambili njengenkunzi elimele. Kuzwakale ukuduma kokuwa kwamashalofu abekezelayo, kwakhanyisa ithoshi, kwase kuzwakala amahubo amabili. Ithoshi lacisha, futhi isidumbu sikaTaras saphahlazeka ohlwini olulandelayo lwemfucumfucu yekhompyutha ngokubhonga.

     - Ah-ah-ah, izinja! - wamemeza uTom owayengaboni emehlweni futhi esamangele futhi waqala ukudubula ngesibhamu, ngokusobala ngokungahleliwe. Ngokushesha kuzwakale umsindo wokuwa kwebhomu. Wavele waginqa uDenis wavala ikhala phansi wavala amehlo wavula umlomo. Umsindo olandelayo wawuthulisa isibhamu.

     - Yeka ukugangile, uthembise ukuhlakazeka futhi yikho! - U-Kolyan waklabalasa ngokudabukisayo.

     - Ungubani! Ungubani wena!? Ngizoqhumisa ikhanda lika-Kolyan khona manje!

     - Ungadubuli! - U-Kolyan waphefumula ebumnyameni.

     - UNkulunkulu WokuFa uzothatha wonke umuntu! - izwi elingenanhlonipho laphinde lezwakala, lapho ukuzijabulisa okungafanele ngokuphelele manje kwase kuzwakala ngokucacile.

     “Yima, Fedor,” kusho indoda elele eduze kwakhe. - Sathembisa ngempela. Woza, Tom, lahla isikhali sakho, asihambe siyothenga. Uyezwa? Lahla izikhali zakho!

     "Lona u-Fyodor onomqondo obuthakathaka kanye nomngane wakhe u-Timur oyisithwathwane, ehlweni," u-Kolyan wagwaja ngokusobala ekuthuleni okwalandela.

    Kwase kundiza isibhamu ephaseji.

     - Ake siyothenga.

     - UNkulunkulu Wokufa udumele.

    Yashabalala yonke intokozo ezwini.

     "Ukuphoxeka kwakhe kuzoba okwesikhashana, isilima." Kade ngizama ukunikhipha ababili isikhathi eside; ubukisa kakhulu ngaphambilini. Kodwa manje asikho isidingo sokubuza muntu, ngizolengisa wena nebutho lakho lonke ngamabhola.

     “Usongo olungenalutho,” kusho uDenis ehefuzela. "Ngeke usalengisa muntu."

     "Awazi okuningi, Deniska."

     - Phonsa izikhiye ozankosi kanye nethebhulethi. Timur, thatha ithebhulethi kuye.

     — Hlobo luni lwethebhulethi?

    UTom wayebhuquza ebumnyameni kanti uDenis wayethuke kakhulu.

     - Mthathe ngokushesha ngaphambi kokuba avuke!

    Ngiyabonga uNkulunkulu, uTimur wayeka ukubuza imibuzo; wagxumela kumugqa ongaphandle wamashalofu futhi wakhipha elinye lalawo asele. Kwalandela esinye isithunzi. Kwaqhuma amagalelo anzima nokuhayiza kukaTom.

    Isibani esinamandla siyakhanyisa, sikhanyisa ingxenye ebhidliziwe yegumbi elingaphansi. UTaras wayelele ngesisu eshalofini eliwile, eligcwele igazi. I-inertia yomzimba wakhe omkhulu yaphusha i-rack phambili, futhi yakhipha udoti wekhompyutha eduze kwendlela. UTaras wayenembobo enkulu okhakhayini lwakhe. UVovan wayelele ngomhlane eduze nendawo ephuma kuyo, imilenze yakhe igobile ngendlela engenangqondo, enembobo efanayo lapho iso lakhe bekufanele libe khona.

    Isibani sasikhanyisela nabasindisi bakaDenis ababili ayengabalindele, ayebazi kahle ohambweni lwakhe lokuya eSiberia. UTimur wayenabazingeli abaningi be-taiga emndenini wakhe, kungaba amaYakuts noma amaBuryats ngobuzwe. Kusuka kokhokho bakhe wazuza njengefa lamehlo amancane, isibalo esifushane, esiyisigqiki kanye namakhono angenakuqhathaniswa okuzingela. Wayengenamuntu olingana naye ekuzifihleni, ekugadweni nasekudubuleni nge-sniper. Wayengalala eqhweni izinsuku eziningi, elinde isilo futhi ehlale emshaya esweni. Lesi kwakuyisitayela sakhe sokusayina futhi umthombo wokuziqhenya okukhethekile abaningi ababehleka ngakho ngasese. Kodwa bambalwa abantu abalokotha bahlekise obala ngoTimur - wayengekho onobuhlakani lapho ezingela umdlalo onemilenze emibili. Lapho uDenis egcina ukuzwa ngaye, uTimur waqokwa ukuba abe umkhuzi webutho laseZarya, elalihlala edolobheni laseTavda, ligcinwe liqinile, ngaphansi kwamanxiwa aseTyumen.

    I-Fyodor enkulu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, yayiyisibonelo esicacile sokuthi kungani kufanele ucabange kabili ngaphambi kokujoyina inkonzo ye-Eastern Bloc. Ingxenye yonke yesokunxele yogebhezi lwekhanda lakhe yathathelwa indawo i-titanium prosthesis, kanjalo nengalo yakhe yangakwesokunxele nemilenze yomibili ngaphansi kwedolo. Futhi akubanga kahle ekhanda lakhe ngemva kokweqa “enkosini yokufa” yendawo. Cha, futhi wayengumdubuli omkhulu futhi engcono nakakhulu ekuphatheni ubuchwepheshe; wayekwazi ukuthola cishe noma yikuphi ukukhwabanisa okuyinkimbinkimbi ngaphandle kwebhukwana. Ngokusobala izingxenye zensimbi zomzimba zazihlobene nazo zonke izinhlobo zensimbi. Kodwa kwakungelula ngezidalwa eziphilayo ukuzwana naye. Lapho ekhuluma nabantu, wayeqondiswa izimiso ezithile ezaziwa nguye yedwa futhi wayengalimaza noma abulale noma ubani “unkulunkulu wokufa” wangaphakathi ayekhomba kuye. Futhi kwezinye izici, wayengenele ikakhulukazi; wayekwazi ukubhajwa amahora ambalwa, ebuka izimbali ezinhle, noma, phakathi nempi, awele ekujabuleleni okungalawuleki, cishe okungalawuleki.

    Bobabili bebegqoke amasudi e-armored ane-exoskeleton yokwenziwa kanye nezigqoko ze-universal ezinama-visors asevele ephakanyisiwe. Futhi abazalwane baseSiberia babephethe ama-vampire amasha. UFedor uphinde waba ne-AK-85 enesiqhumane sebhomu kanye nombono ohlangene olenga ngemuva kwakhe.

    U-Timur wendlala ithebhulethi eluhlaza ekesi lensimbi phansi.

     - Lokhu?

     - Yebo, nguyena.

    UTimur wahamba ngemuva kukaDenis futhi wakhumula ozankosi bakhe, wabe esebaphonsa eFyodor ukuze akwazi ukubopha uTom. Asukume kanzima uDenis, akhiphe iduku ekhukhwini azame ukuvimba igazi ekhaleni eliphukile ngemuva kokuwa. Cishe kwakungasekho kukhala ezindlebeni zami, ngokusobala ama-flash drive ayengenamandla kakhulu.

     - Awekho amanzi, kufanele ngiphuze?

     - Ibambe. Kungani udinga ithebhulethi?

     - Lesi sigameko sangijova amarobhothi anobuthi alawulwa kule thebhulethi. Ngithemba ukuthi akazange athumele umlayezo othile ovela ku-neurochip ukuze enye ye-freaks yabo izongibulala.

     - Ithemba, ithemba, Deniska.

     - Ngeke athumele lutho. Nathi asizona iziwula, uFedor wahamba naye nge-jammer, ihlola ngokuzenzakalelayo uhla, ngakho akufanele kube nezinkinga. Bheka, ingabe sikhona isignali?

     - Cha, ngicabanga.

     "Hhayi-ke, lokho kusho ukuthi uphephile okwamanje."

     - Kafushane kakhulu, amarobhothi azodedela ushevu ngokuzenzakalelayo emahoreni amabili uma ingekho isignali. Ufike kanjani lapha?

     - Ukudlula nje. Awujabule ukusibona?

     "Angikaze ngijabule kangaka ukubona umuntu empilweni yami." Kodwa noma kunjalo, kungani uze?

     — Thola ukuthi umngane wakudala unjani. Okokuqala, u-Kolyan wenza i-oda elihlanya egameni lakho lentaba yezikhali, bese lezi zipoki zibhalela umphathi webutho futhi zakhansela konke kungazelelwe. Ngakho nganquma ukuhlola ukuthi kwenzekani, njengoba sasiseduze. Futhi uKolyan unguKolyan, akunzima kakhulu ukuthola ukubambisana kuye, ikakhulukazi uFedor.

     - Ingabe isilima sakho sikushaye ekhanda isikhathi eside? Ingabe lokhu kuwumzamo wakho siqu? - UTom waphinda wabubula.

     - Akunjalo, kunjalo. Umphathi webutho wangicela ukuba ngiveze ukuthi sifuna ukuphinde sicabangele imigomo yokusebenzisana.

     - Sizozibuyekeza nomphathi webutho elisha ngendlela yokubhebhetheka. Ngaphandle-ke-ke, uqamba amanga futhi awuzange uqhamuke nawo. Nakuba, nokho, uma umkhuzi webutho engakwazi ukulawula abantu bakhe, kungani isihogo simdinga kanjalo.

    UTimur wasondela wacishe wasondela kuTom, washwabana phansi, wagoba ukuze ambheke ngqo emehlweni.

     - Bengazi. Ngizokutshela konke. Yazi ngikhathele ukubona abafowethu befa bekhasa ngezandla nangamadolo phambi kwezipoki ezifana nawe. NoDenis naye ungumfowethu. Sahamba ndawonye ezindaweni eziwugwadule, ndawonye saya kule “nkosi yokufa” evela eMpumalanga Bloc. Kwakwethusa kakhulu emigodini yabo. Kodwa ingabe uyesaba, Dan? Cha, ubungathukile, futhi angiyona inja enomhlwenga eyesaba noma ubani okhonkotha kakhulu futhi eyenza ubuso obusabekayo. Yebo, mhlawumbe angiyena owesabekayo futhi anginalo iqoqo lezindlebe ezisikiwe. Ngisanda kubeka amanotshi esibhamu sami, futhi uNkulunkulu uyazi, ngithumele abaningi abesabekayo nabayingozi ezweni lokuzingela kwaphakade. Ngiyazi ukuthi noma yisiphi isilwane singalandelwa futhi sibulawe, udinga nje ukuthola indlela. Futhi noma ubani ovilaphayo futhi ongafuni ukuzama, ukhetha isiphetho sakhe.

     "Wozani, nwaya ulimi, nonke nikhuluma kakhulu, futhi nilokhu niqamba amanga ngawe." Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ufe, ucula okufanayo.

     - Kulungile, Fedya, qeda naye, sekuyisikhathi sokuhamba.

     - Linda!

    UDenis wagxumela kuFedor wadonsela umphongolo wesibhamu eceleni.

     - Ungawacisha kanjani ama-nanorobots?!

     - Lena imfuno, Deniska, zama ukuyiqeda.

     “Ngeke asho, Dan,” uTimur enikina ikhanda. "Asikho isidingo sokuyiphula, kungukuchitha isikhathi nje."

     - UNkulunkulu Wokufa ufikile kuwe.

     “Ngimbonile unkulunkulu wakho wokufa izikhathi eziningi.”

    UTom akakhombisanga ngisho iconsi lokwesaba noma ukudideka njengoba ebheke phansi umbhobho wesibhamu esihlosiwe.

    U-Fyodor wadonsa isibhamu futhi ubuchopho bukaTom bahlobisa udonga olungaphansi.

     - Ama-scumbags amnandi! "Ngeke ngiphinde ngibhekane nawe," kusho uKolyan ku-falsetto eqhekekile. - Ngikhiphe lapha, ekugcineni.

     "I-huckster ayinaye omunye umuntu obhekene nayo, manje isiyisitha se-ghouls," kusho uFedor ngaphandle kwamahloni.

    Wafaka ukhiye omude embobeni, kwaba khona ukuchofoza, emva kwalokho uKolyan wakhipha isandla sakhe wakhasa ngokushesha wasisusa isidumbu, wabe eseqala ukuphulula isitho esilimele.

     —Ingabe izindlebe zami zopha? Kubukeka sengathi ngishaqekile! Ingabe unabo okungenani uvolo wekotini noma ibhandishi?

     "Izindlebe zakho zilungile, yehlisa umoya." - UTimur wakhononda.

     - Ucabanga ukuthi yinhle? - UFyodor wabuza, ehlezi eduze kukaKolyan.

     - Ini? Ubuchopho odongeni?

     - Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kuyanengeka? - UFyodor wacacisa ngephimbo elingajwayelekile elingenangqondo.

    U-Kolyan waphaphatheka nakakhulu.

     - Um... cha, kuhle, kunjalo...

     - Uyambona ngempela noma uqamba amanga kimi?

     "Fyodor, yeka, akekho obona ubuhle bokufa," kusho uTimur.

     - Cha, angiboni futhi. Ngizama kanzima, kodwa ngintula ukholo.

    UFyodor wabheka isidumbu isikhathi esithile, manje esehamba, manje esondela eduze. Wazama nokuhogela.

     - Awu, yini ngokulandelayo? - Kubuza uDenis. - Ingabe unalo uhlelo?

     — Uhlelo belulula: thola ukuthi kwenzekeni kuwe. Futhi manje kulula nakakhulu: siya ekhaya futhi silungiselela impi.

     "Wazi kahle ukuthi awukwazi ukunqoba!" - U-Kolyan waqala ukukhala futhi. - Awufundanga lutho emizamweni yakho yangaphambilini?

     - Isimo sishintshile, manje impi izoba ngokulingana. Masizilungiselele, sizokuthatha nawe. Nakhu usuvele ufile. Fedor, msize azilungiselele.

     - Awudingi ukungisiza! Ngizozilungiselela mina.

    Ngokushesha u-Kolyan waqala ukuxabana futhi wagijima emashalofini nodoti wakhe awuthandayo.

     "Kuzofanele umbe isigamu sehora wena." Masinyakaze, unkulunkulu wokufa akathandi ukulinda,” kusho uTimur.

     “Bekungamele umqedele ngaso leso sikhathi,” kungene uDenis engxoxweni. - Uma ithebhulethi ivikelwe ngephasiwedi, ngiqedile. Kolyan, ziphi izikhiye zomjondolo wakho.

     - Kungani uyidinga?

    Isandla sikaFyodor se-titanium sabamba u-Kolyan ngezingubo, samisa ukugijima kwakhe okungenangqondo.

     - Okhiye nemizuzu emibili, izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kuphela.

    Ngenhlanhla kaDenis, ithebhulethi yayivuliwe kusetshenziswa izigxivizo zeminwe; isandla sikaTom esifile saxazulula inkinga. Ngemva kokuthola izihluthulelo, waphendukela Timur.

     -Iphi i-jammer? Ngidinga ukuphuthuma ekamelweni elivikelekile, ngizozama ukwengeza amahora ambalwa empilweni yami.

     - Nginawe. Fedor, aqede aye emotweni.

    U-Timur wakhipha ingxenye yodonga, eyaphela ngokushesha futhi yaphenduka ijazi lemvula le-chameleon. Ku-niche evuliwe wathatha idivayisi ye-elekthronikhi enkulukazi enama-antenna amaningi.

     - Ucabanga ukuthi ithebhulethi izosebenza ngqo ngaphandle kwesiteshi esiyisisekelo? - wabuza lapho bezivalele ekamelweni elivikelekile. - Ngicisha i-jammer.

     “Sizoyibheka manje, siyivale,” kuphendula uDenis, ephenya izilungiselelo zethebhulethi ngezandla ezivevezela kancane.

    Amazwi ahlanyayo avukayo ekhanda lami afa cishe ngokushesha, ngokusobala lokhu kwakusho ukuthi ithebhulethi yayisebenza ngokuqondile. Ngemva kokuphenya izilungiselelo, uDenis wathola izindlela zokusebenza zama-nanorobots. Wayesaba kakhulu ukuthi uzodinga ukufaka enye iphasiwedi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthengiselana. Kodwa kwabonakala kusebenza. Okuwukuphela kwechashaza eliluhlaza elibonisiwe libe mpunga ngemva kokuba ama-nanobots efakwe kumodi yokulala.

     - Timur, ngingayithwala le nto embi? Manje anginayo, njengomuntu onesifo sikashukela ngaphandle kwe-insulin.

     - Khumbula, isifo sikashukela, ibhethri lizohlala amanye amahora ayishumi. Khona-ke udinga isokhethi evamile, leyo engeke isebenze emotweni. Yilokho, asihambe.

     - Ima, ngidinga ukushaya izingcingo ezimbalwa kusuka kukhompuyutha ephathekayo ka-Kolyanovsky.

     - Ngisho umbhangqwana? Asikho isikhathi.

     - Ucabanga ukuthi amasosha azophuthelwa ngokushesha okungaka?

     "Ngicabanga ukuthi sesivele sanele." Ngaphezu kwalokho, bona ngokwabo bangabonisa imiphefumulo yethu.

     - Ngisho, ungubani? UTom ulele egumbini elingaphansi nenhlamvu ekhanda.

     "Ngizochaza konke endleleni."

     -Siyaphi?

     - Okokuqala ukuya eNizhny. Lapho sinesikhungo sokusekela kanye nesikhungo sezokwelapha.

     - Bazokwenzani odokotela bakho? UTom uthe ushevu uhlukile.

     - Lalela, Dan, abafana bethu sebevele bewile ngenxa yale hook. Lena i-FOV evamile, akekho ozohlanganisa noma yimuphi ushevu okhethekile ngaso sonke isikhathi. E-Nizhny kukhona uchwepheshe wethu omuhle ozokwenza ukumpontshelwa igazi okuphelele. Uyakwazi ukuyiphatha.

     — Ingabe ukumpontshelwa igazi kungasiza? Ingabe abafana bakho abahlangane nabo bayaphila?

     - Ngezindlela ezahlukene, kodwa-ke sasingazi lutho ngamasu anjalo.

     - Kuyingozi kakhulu noma kunjalo. Bese ngenzenjani-ke?

     "Uzofunga ukwethembeka ebutho futhi ulwe kanye nabanye." Sinjalo isiphetho sesosha.

     - Nginenye inketho, Timur. Ngisize, uthe ungumfowethu. Siza, futhi uma ngihlala ngiphila, ngizokusiza ukunqoba impi no-Arumov.

     - Isithembiso esinesibindi, awazi lutho ngaye.

     "Ngizoba usizo kakhulu kunalokho engiyikho manje, ngikholwe."

     - Luyini uhlelo lwakho?

     - Kudingeka sithathe isitsha esisodwa esinezikhali zebhayoloji e-Arumov.

     - Izikhali zebhayoloji ngeke zixazulule noma yini ngokuyisisekelo, futhi ungabulawa ubuthi. Uhlonishwa abaningi endaweni ewugwadule futhi ngizodinga noma yiliphi izwi elizosekela inguqulo yami yalokhu konakala.

     - Inguqulo yakho?

    UDenis wagqolozela ngokusola emehlweni kaTimur anobuqili.

     - Yebo, inguqulo yami. Ungabi yisiwula, Dan, ngeke sivele sivele emkhandlwini wabaphathi simemezele ukuthi sibulale izipoki zika-Arumov ngaphandle kokuqulwa kwecala.

     - Uxolo, kunjalo, kodwa-ke uKolyan kufanele aqoqwe ohambweni lwakhe lokugcina, futhi angahudulwa nathi. Akazinzile umngane.

     "Ngizomnikela ezandleni ezinhle endleleni, ungakhathazeki." Ungumthombo obalulekile wolwazi.

     - Kulungile, noma yini, ngisize ngithole isitsha. Izoxazulula inkinga ngoshevu nabanye abaningi.

     - Kanjani?

     - Timur, sicela, kunzima ukuchaza futhi asikho isikhathi.

     - Kulungile, sikuphi lesi sitsha?

     - Manje ngizozama ukuthola.

     - Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi eside sizulazula eMoscow, ngokushesha bazosithola. Ngizovumelana nalokhu kuphela ngombandela wokuthi esigungwini sabaphathi nisho konke engikucelayo.

     - Kufanele ngithini ngempela?

     - Uxolo, asikho isikhathi sokuchaza manje. Uzosho noma yini engiyicelayo.

    UDenis wagqolozela owayekhuluma naye imizuzwana emihlanu. Kodwa emehlweni kaTimur anobuqili, atshekile umuntu wayekwazi ukufunda ukulindela okunozwela kuphela.

     "Ngiyethemba ukuthi angizisoli."

     - Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzoligcina izwi lakho. Shaya ucingo.

    Okokuqala uDenis wazama ukukhuluma noSemyon, kodwa akazange aphendule. Kwadingeka ngimshiye umlayezo ngencazelo emfushane yesimo, ngaphandle kokusho amagama athile "abakhululi" kanye nesicelo sokuthola ukuthi kwakukhona yini isiphithiphithi endlini ka-Arumov. Kodwa uLapin, naphezu kwehora elidlule, waphendula ngokushesha.

     - Sawubona, mphathi, lo nguDenis Kaysanov. Uthe udinga usizo lokulahla isitsha esithile?

     - Oh, Dan, nguwe, cool. Bengizama ukukuthinta amahora amathathu. Bheka, ngiyaxolisa ngokwenzeke kumphathi wakho. Ngithemba ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle?

     - Konke kuhamba kahle.

     "Dan, ungangisiza futhi?" Kunenkinga evamile ngalesi sitsha; asikwazi nje ukukuthola.

    Ngokubheka ithoni ekhangayo, u-Lapin uphinde wazama ukumboza imbongolo yakhe ngosizo lomunye umuntu.

     - Kungani?

     - Yebo, udinga nje i-visa evela kummeleli othile wakwa-INKIS. Sekuhlwile impela, akekho ovumayo, futhi abaphathi bafuna ukuthi siqede namuhla. Ungagxumela eBalashikha, awuhlali kude kakhulu...

     - Kuyini esitsheni?

     - Yebo, akukho lutho olukhethekile ... Uhlobo oluthile lwemfucuza evela ekuhlolweni, zonke izinhlobo zodoti ... eziphilayo. Konke lokhu kudinga ukuchithwa.

     -Iyini inkinga ngokuyicekela phansi?

     - Kudingeka omunye ummeleli oyedwa. Ungeza noma ungezi?

     - Ingabe kukhona udoti kuphela lapho? Noma mhlawumbe amanye amagciwane ayingozi noma amagciwane?

     — Yiziphi amagciwane, uwathathephi? Akukho lutho oluyingozi lapho,” uLapin wakhathazeka ngokushesha. - Udoti nje.

    "Hey Sonya Dimon, awukakaphumi ekhanda lami"?

    U-Valkyrie washintsha ngokushesha futhi wahlala phansi etafuleni, ebeka amabhuzu akhe phambi kwakhe.

    "Ungathembi ngisho, angisiyo i-glitch noma intukuthelo yohlanya."

    “Noma iyiphi inkinga ingasho into efanayo. Ucabangani ngoLapin?

    "Zinqumele wena. Kuze kube sesiseduze nesidleke, akukho okungashiwo.”

     - Kulungile, ngizofika cishe emizuzwini engamashumi amane.

     "Kuhle, uzongisiza kakhulu," kusho uLapin ngokukhululeka. - Lokhu kuseBalashikha, eduze kwesikhulumi se-Gorenki, isitshalo esisha sokuvuselela kabusha. Ngizokutshela ukuthi ukhiphe ipasi.

    UDenis wacabanga ukuthi kungaba kuhle ukwazisa uMax ngandlela thize mayelana nokuphoxeka ngenothi. Kodwa futhi, isithunzi esesabekayo se-Telecom SB asizange sihle kakhulu ekukhulumeni ngokungananazi ebusuku, futhi uDenis wanquma ukuthi uma kukhona okushiswa yi-swarm, uzovele aqonde ku-Korolev futhi afike ngaphambi kwe-Arumov, futhi uma engakwenzi lokho. t ashise, bese eya esihogweni naye: vumela uMax abhekane nezinkinga zakhe ngokwakhe. Ngaphambi kohambo, uDenis wehlela egumbini elingaphansi, wathatha isibhamu esisodwa nesinye sezibhamu, wabe esethatha izinto zakhe emotweni yamasosha. Kwakumnyama kuthulekile phandle. Izinsimbi zamaphoyisa azizange zikhale, amabhuzu abangaphansi kuka-Arumov awazange anyathele i-asphalt ephukile. Uma umsindo wale nhlekelele ufinyelela kunoma iziphi izakhamuzi ezizungezile, kwakusobala ukuthi babengajahile ukuyibika.

    I-UAZ endala epake egcekeni elingumakhelwane yasuka lapho nje bengena ngaphakathi. Naphezu kokubukeka kwayo okubolile futhi kungcolile, injini ye-hybrid gas turbine yayisebenza cishe buthule. U-Kolyan wakhononda kakhulu ngokungabibikho kwabo isikhathi eside kanye nethemba lokuwela ngqo ezintanjeni zeqembu lokufa, elalivele lilandela imiphefumulo yabo, ikakhulukazi uma besachitha isigamu sobusuku begijima begijima u-Balashikha.

     “Kolyan, yeka,” kubuza uDenis ngokucasuka. "Bekumele uyeke ukukhuluma nge-oda lami; bekumele uhlale uthule njengamanje, ulungisa i-swag yakho." Timur, uthembise ukusho ukuthi yini engalungile ngamaphekula ase-Arumov.

     - Ngokusobala awazi ukuthi kwenzekani nhlobo, akunjalo?

     - Nokho, ngemva kokuba mina no-Ian sivale isitolo, ngaphuma emdlalweni. Ngezwa-ke ukuthi ama-battalion aseSiberia manje asebenza nabantu base-Arumov ngokusho cishe kohlelo olufanayo.

     - Bayasebenza. Ngaphambi kwalokho kwaba nempi encane. Phela sasineziteshi zethu zokuya e-Europe nakwezinye izindawo. Futhi akekho owayezokwabelana ngayo nabanye abafokazi. Kuyacaca ukuthi iningi labaphathi bebutho nabo bangamagwala, basha kancane, sebekulungele ukucambalala ngaphansi kwanoma ngubani. Kodwa lawa ma-ghoul aqala ukukhipha amaqhinga anjalo lapho iqoqo liqala, lowo mama, ungakhathazeki. Ngisho i-Eastern Bloc iyabesaba. Ama-Nanorobots ayini, uyazi ukuthi liyini iqhinga eliyinhloko?

     - Ini? Bayavuka kwabafileyo na? Umbhedo.

     - Cabanga ngalokhu. Iqiniso liwukuthi ngeke babulawe. Ubulala wonke umgulukudu, futhi ngemva kwesonto baphinde babonakale.

     - Uxoxela ezinye izindaba. Azikho izinhlelo ezinjalo, ngisho naphakathi kwamaMartians. Bathi ama-cyborgs okulwa athuthuke kakhulu anazo zonke izinhlobo zamaphampu nama-aerator lapho angagcina ubuchopho amahora ambalwa. Hhayi-ke, njengokudubula ekhanda kuphela, shisa imizimba njengendlela yokugcina.

     - Banquma amakhanda abo, bawashisa endaweni yokushisa izidumbu, bazama konke. Lo Tom wabulawa izikhathi ezintathu, ngezindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, uyavela futhi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, le ghoul ikhumbula konke okwenzeka kuze kube umzuzu wokufa. Baningi abantu abalungile abashiswa yilokhu. Okubi nakakhulu, asikwazanga ngisho nokuyithola indawo ababephuma kuyo. Kunjengokungathi bathumela ngocingo besuka esihogweni.

     - Timur, ngeke ungikhohlise ihora?

     "Uma ungangikholwa, buza uFedya, ngeke bakuvumele uqambe amanga."

     - AmaGhouls awafi. - UFedor uqinisekisile. "Lokhu kuphambene nayo yonke imithetho, umsebenzi wami ukubuyisela ekufeni okungokwakho."

     - Mhlawumbe kukhona uhlobo oluthile lwamarobhothi?

     - Kungenzeka. Amarobhothi anobuqili kakhulu angenakuhlukaniswa nabantu. Okungashiswa emgodini onesivikelo esiqinile, umlotha usakazeke emoyeni, kunjalo nje, uyobe esefika ekhomba lowo owenze lokho. U-Kolyan naye uzoqinisekisa.

     - Angizange ngibulale muntu! - U-Kolyan wathukuthela. - Kodwa-ke, kunamahemuhemu amabi azulazulayo.

     - Ngamafuphi, abaphathi bamabutho sebeyekile, kulula ukwamukela izimo zabo.

     - Futhi yini eshintshile? Ngabe ngempela yingoba ngingumfowenu? Futhi unqume ukungisiza njengomfowethu.

     - Lapho isivumelwano siphethwa phakathi kuka-Arumov nomkhandlu wabaphathi, kwakukhona iphuzu elihlukile ngawe. Umkhuzi webutho u-Zarya kanye nomphathi webutho u-Kharzy bagcizelele ukuthi wena mathupha ushiywe wedwa futhi bafuna ukuthi uhlale ebhizinisini njengomphathi ovela kithi. U-Arumov, yiqiniso, wabathumela, kanye nemizamo yabo edabukisayo, ukuba bafune okuthile lapho, kodwa wathembisa ukukushiya wedwa. Empeleni, wephule isivumelwano ngokuqondile.

     - Futhi abaphathi bebutho banquma ukuqala impi ngenxa yalokhu? Ingabe ukhona kubo owagunyaza lo msebenzi wokuhlenga?

     "Bangitshele ukuthi ngihambe ngiyolungisa inkinga." Lapha, njengenjwayelo, uma kuvela ikhadi elingcolile, bazobhala yonke into njengemidlalo yezingane ezisanda kuzalwa futhi basithumele ekumosheni. Kodwa kunenqwaba yabantu abangagculisekile ezimpini kanti lokhu kungaba wutshani bokugcina.

     — Ingabe unethemba lokuthi ibutho lizovotela impi? Ukuzama ukugibela isimo sebutho akuyona njalo indlela engcono kakhulu yokuxazulula okuthile. Uzonikezwa i-try eyodwa kuphela.

     "Awudingi ukungifundisa, ngibonile ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani." Kodwa nginesiqiniseko sokuthi basekhona abafana abanamabhola eSiberia abakhumbulayo ukuthi asipheli amandla. Kumele kube nendlela yokubulala ama-ghouls.

     - Futhi uyamazi?

     "Ngazi izinto eziningi, umngane wami, uDenis," uTimur waphendula ngokungacacile futhi wathula.

    

    Isakhiwo esimhlophe esasisanda kwakhiwa sesikhungo sokugaywa kabusha sasifihlwe ekujuleni kwepaki yehlathi elalinganakiwe eduze nomzila wesitimela. Yiqiniso, ukunuka okuncane okudabukisayo kanye nentuthu evela koshimula kwenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokudalula isikhundla sakhe.

    “Indawo enhle yoswebezane,” kuphawula uSonya Dimon ngalesi simo. "Izidumbu zezilwane zilungele izidleke ezivuthwayo."

    “Yebo, le yindawo efanele.”

    I-UAZ, izibani zayo zangaphambili icishiwe, igoqwe ngokucophelela yaze yafika ejikeni lapho kwakukhona umbono wesango le-lattice elikhanyayo.

     "Ngakho-ke, i-fart eyodwa endala edokodweni," kuphawula uFedor, ehlola isimo ngokubona okuhlangene. - Ake uze buthule, ngizobe knock him out. Noma sizokhuphuka phezu kocingo, kodwa mhlawumbe kukhona isignali lapho?

     “Asikho isidingo sokuya ndawo,” kuphendula uDenis. "Ngizongena nje. Kumele ngibe nepasi."

     - Nge-jammer esikhwameni sakho? - Kubuza uTimur. - Kuthiwani uma ekuphoqa ukuthi ubonise okungaphakathi?

     - Ngizosho ukuthi imishini ngeyomsebenzi. Ngeke ambe ashone phansi, akuyona into enamasu.

     -Uzohamba wedwa?

     - Yebo, okokuqala ngizobona ukuthi umphathi wami oyisidudla ulethe ini lapho. Uma lokhu kuwubuwula bokwesokunxele, ngizovele ngiyeke ngokushesha ngishayele e-Nizhny. Futhi uma kuyilokho okudingayo, ngithemba ukuthi usizo lwakho ngeke ludingeke.

     - Awu, zibonele wena. Thatha umsakazo uma kwenzeka nje, usebangeni le-VHF, i-jammer ayiwuchobozi.

    U-Timur, ngaphezu kwe-walkie-talkie, uphinde wakhipha i-cape ebanzi empunga kanye ne-balaclava eyenziwe ngendwangu yensimbi enezinkomba ezakhelwe ezindaweni ezisobala futhi wanikeza isethi ku-Kolyan.

     - Kungani lokhu kusadingeka? - U-Kolyan wathukuthela. "Awudingi ukulenga zonke izinhlobo zamakholomu kimi, angiyona inja yakho."

     - Woza, ungakhathazeki, bavimba ukuxhumana okungenantambo kwe-chip. Azikho izimanga ezimbi lapho.

     "Ucabanga ukuthi ngizobiza bani, abantu baka-Arumov noma ngithini?"

     "Ngeke wazi ukuthi usengabangane nobani." Asivunyelwe ukukhanyisa phambi kwanoma ubani - umyalo wokuyala, uxolo.

    U-Kolyan, eqhubeka nokukhononda, wadonsa ijazi lakhe lemvula kanye ne-balaclava futhi waphendukela efasiteleni ngokubukeka okucasulayo.

    UDenis waqoqa ubhaka wakhe, wabheka ikhathriji emgqonyeni wase efaka isibhamu ebhandeni lakhe. Ehle emotweni, ame isikhathi eside engazi lutho, ebuka indawo ekhanyayo phambi kwesango. “Hhayi-ke, ngizothola uswebezane lapho futhi ngibe ithemba lokugcina loMbuso, noma, maningi amathuba okuba, ngithole isitsha samagundane aselabhorethri afile futhi ngife mina ngokwami ​​ngobuthi. Induduzo eyodwa: ekugcineni singabhekana nalelo bhova likaLapin. "

     - Kufanele sikulindele isikhathi esingakanani?

    UTimur naye waphuma emotweni walayitha ugwayi, wavala ukukhanya ngentende yakhe ngenxa yomkhuba.

     - Emaminithini angaba ngamashumi amabili kuya kwamashumi amathathu, ngicabanga.

     - Sekuyisikhathi eside, kulungile ... Woza, ungabi yisiphukuphuku, noma uhambe kakade noma sihambe.

     - Ngiyeza, nginike ugwayi.

    Azikho izinkinga endaweni yokuhlola. Ngokushesha u-Anton Novikov wagxumela lapho futhi ngokuphelelwa isineke wahudulela uDenis ngaphakathi.

     - Futhi ulapha? - UDenis wamangala. -Awukwazi ukusayina amadokhumenti?

     “Akulula ukusayina lapho,” kuphendula u-Anton ngokugwema. "Akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kwakho, asihambe ngokushesha, wonke umuntu usekhathele ukulinda."

     - Ubani wonke umuntu?

    Ekungeneni kwesakhiwo, bahamba ngodonga olude, ngemuva okwavela iphunga elibi lokubola. Imboni yayisebenza ngemodi ye-semi-automatic; abazange bahlangane nabantu endleleni. Kuphela ngezikhathi ezithile ama-forklift enza umsindo. U-Anton wakhipha umshini wokuphefumula endaweni ethile, wakhohlwa ngokwemvelo ukunikeza umngane wakhe umshini ofanayo. Ngaphakathi, isakhiwo seshabhu sasihlukaniswe phakathi ngodonga olunamasango e-hermetic. Ngokusobala, izidumbu zezilwane neminye imfucuza kwasala kwenye ingxenye, kodwa lena yayihlanzekile. U-Anton, ehamba phakathi kwama-crushers asebenzayo, amathangi namabhande okuthutha, wawaholela ekhoneni elikude leshabhu eduze kodonga oluhlukanisayo. U-Denis wamangala nakakhulu lapho ethola isixuku sonke sabamele i-INKIS lapho: amawele u-Kid no-Dick, u-Lapin ngokwakhe, kanye nensizwa edangele, enempandla evela ku-Oleg. Eceleni kancane, izingalo zakhe ziwela esifubeni sakhe, kumile insizwa ende, ezacile egqoke ama-ovaroli avikelayo, enezinwele ezimpunga kanye nobuso obuzimele, obunokukhukhumala kancane. Wethulwa njengoPal ​​Palych, unjiniyela wezitshalo. Indoda engabonakali egqoke ama-ovaloli afanayo kanye nesifihla-buso somshini wokuphefumula esiphushelwe esiphongweni sayo yayiseduze nodonga, incike ngalo. Umlimi wayenekhala elibomvu, elimanzi te futhi ubuso bakhe bungabonakali, obufana nesisebenzi esizikhandlayo, okwakubuthene kuso isixuku sabaphathi, esasichitha ihora lonke sinquma ukuthi isisebenzi esinzima kufanele senzeni.

    Sonke lesi sixuku sabantu abanamandla sahamba siyindilinga sizungeza isitsha, cishe imitha ukuphakama, sonke esasimbozwe izimpawu eziyingozi kakhulu ze-biohazard.

    U-Denis akazange akucindeze ukuhlasela kwentukuthelo eyayikhuphuka emphinjeni wakhe futhi, ebeka ebusweni bakhe ukumamatheka okujabulisayo nokuphambene nemvelo, wabuza:

     — Ngingasayina kuphi?

     - Lapha, uDan, lena into ... Sidinga ukugunyaza amadokhumenti ethu, kodwa kudinga nje ukwenziwa ngumuntu olawula inqubo mathupha ... Eqinisweni, akukho lutho olunjalo, vele usize umngane ovela ku- ifektri...

     - Ngakho-ke, ake sihambe ngaphandle kokuqhubeka. - UPal Palych waphonsela eceleni i-Lapin edonsa amanzi futhi wabiza uMikhalych onesithukuthezi. - Hamba nesisebenzi sethu, uzokunikeza ama-ovaroli. Futhi ngicela, ngiyakuncenga, ngokushesha, angifuni ngempela ukuhlala lapha ubusuku bonke, uyazi.

     - Yini okudingeka yenziwe?

     - Njengani? Njengani! Wenzani ku-INKIS yakho? - unjiniyela onezinwele ezimpunga wacishe waqhuma eklabalasa. - Sidinga ukuvula isitsha esikhulu endaweni ye-hermetic, sivale inzalo emaphaketheni angaphakathi bese sishisa okuqukethwe.

     - Uqinisekile ukuyivula? "Kunezikhali zebhayoloji lapho," kubuza uDenis ebukeka emsulwa.

    Futhi imizuzwana eyishumi wajabulela ukubona ukuthi ubuso bukaPal Palych bunwebeka kanjani kancane kancane ngokumangala, ukuthi waqala kanjani ukuphefumula, eqhumisa amehlo akhe, aphenduke abe nsomi futhi ekugcineni esho isiqalekiso esingaqondakali esibhekise kuLapin ethukile. Ngokushesha u-Anton wangena kulo mbango, ezama ukufakazela ukuthi kwakukhona imfucumfucu yezinto eziphilayo lapho futhi wenza nezenzo ezingcolile kuDenis, ebonisa ukuthi ubengakalali izolo. Ngemva kokuthatha yonke inkampani ngendaba ebalulekile, uDenis waphendukela idemoni lakhe elingaphakathi.

    “Ingabe lesi yisitsha esifanele?

    “Angazi, ukupakishwa kwangaphandle kubukeka kuxakile. Zama ukuyibuka nhlangothi zonke.”

    USonya wamlandela ngokungakhathali uDenis phakathi nemijikelezo yakhe.

    "Ngibhekile, yini elandelayo"?

    “Kufanele ibe nomdwebo okhethekile, njengenombolo yochungechunge. Nginazo zonke lezi zinombolo enkumbulweni yami.”

    “Azikho izinombolo lapha. Futhi ngokujwayelekile kubukeka kusha kakhulu emkhiqizweni owenziwe yi-emperial.”

    “Zama ukukuzwa, mhlawumbe okuqoshiwe kusuliwe.”

    “Akusekho okumele ukwenze, zizwela isitsha esinodoti webhayoloji. Bazongithatha njengesilima."

    UDenis wagijimisa isandla sakhe ngokucophelela lapho okuhlangana khona isivalo nomzimba bese eqhaqhazela sengathi ushaywe ugesi.

    "Bekuyini leyo? Izibalo"?

    “Cha - nguye! - USonya Dimon wababaza ngenjabulo. "Bheka ngokucophelela."

    UDenis wabheka lapho asanda kudlula khona isandla sakhe, wabona umugqa ophuzi ocwayizayo, onjengethende elincanyana, ungena ngaphansi kwesivalo.

    "Isistimu ye-alamu, othile uzame ukuvula izidleke, othile ngaphandle kwemvume."

    "Arumov? Wabe esefaka izidleke kwelinye iphakethe futhi wanquma ukuzicekela phansi.”

    "Kungenzeka".

    “Kanti usaphila ngani? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba uswebezane olunwabuzelayo luhlakazeke kangaka, huh?

    “Lesi akusona isikhali esiphelele njengezinye. Kufanele sicabange okubi kakhulu, ukuthi uyazi ngamakhono oswebezane futhi uyakuqonda ukuzivikela kulo. "

    "Yebo, noma uvele wavuka, ngokusho kukaTimur. Nokho, awazi yini ngokuvuswa kwabafileyo? Ingabe lokhu nakho kuwukusungulwa kombuso okungafunwa uquqaba olubanzi?

    "Angazi".

    “Impendulo yakho oyithandayo. Asivule iphakheji"?

    "Impela".

    “Ngiyethemba ukuthi leli qembu lizothola ukuthi singabanye bethu. Anginazo izimpilo ezengeziwe ezisele.”

    “Usekutholile, uma kwenzeka ungaqondi. Thinta futhi."

    UDenis wathinta uhlangothi lwensimbi ngokungakholwa, ezama ukuqhela etendeni eliphuzi, kodwa lagijimela esandleni sakhe.

    Umoya wasebusika owawushisa amathambo wangijikijela izinaliti ezineqhwa ebusweni bami, wazijikijela futhi zadamba, kwasala izwi kanye nebutho elikleliswe enkundleni enkulu yezindiza. Izwi, elinomsindo, elihehayo nelithukuthele ligingqika phakathi kwemigqa enganyakazi yezipoki ezihlomile, umoya waqhuba ama-simoom aneqhwa endaweni engapheli kakhonkolo futhi wageza isibhengezo esiphakeme soMbuso esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza esihlabayo.

     “Ningamasosha ombuso, izipoki zalabo abawa empini yeminyaka eyinkulungwane. Labo abasala belele okhula endle nasemasimini amhlophe qhwa eduze kwaseMoscow, abehlela phansi olwandle, abangcwatshwa ku-crypt of space stations. Yizwa amazwi abo! Imiphefumulo yamasosha afela uMbuso ingeyawo phakade. Futhi imiphefumulo yenu ingeyakhe, futhi amagama enu ayokwethusa kuze kube phakade ezinhliziyweni zezitha zalo. Khalani nilile, izihlubuki nezitha zoMbuso, ngoba maduze nje uzozalwa - umoya omkhulu wempindiselo, isishayo nesijeziso sikaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izinhlanga nabantu. Ubona ngamehlo ayinkulungwane, awukwazi ukucasha kuye ekujuleni kwemigede naseziqongweni zezintaba. Iyakushiya imizi yenu umlotha nezincithakalo, amathambo enu achobozeke phansi kwamabhuzu ebutho lakhe. Izingane zakho nabazukulu bakho, nayo yonke inzalo yakho iyozalwa futhi ife ngokwesaba uswebezane! Futhi uMbuso uyophila izinkulungwane zeminyaka futhi uphumelele. Udumo embusweni omkhulu!

     "Hhayi-ke, mfana, musa ukumbamba, usho ngokwakho."

     UMikhalych, owadlula kuSonya, wathinta ihlombe likaDenis. Abuyise isandla uDenis enikina ikhanda edangele, kwadamba ukuthatheka.

     - Oh, yebo, ngiyixube nesinye isitsha.

     - Ini? - UPal Palych, owayekwazi ukupholisa kancane, waphendukela kubo ngaso leso sikhathi. - Kungani uhlanganisa ubuchopho bami! Ngamafuphi, ungahamba ugqoke ama-ovaloli akho khona manje, noma uphume emagcekeni! Sengivele ngiguliswa yilokhu. Kukhona okunye okwenzeka ngokuxhuma, bazongibulala ekhaya.

     “Yebo, ngithi, akukho lutho oluyingozi lapho,” u-Anton waphinde wagibela. - Uhlala edida yonke into, kamuva nje kube kubi kakhulu ... Sidinga ukuphuza kancane.

     - Kungani ungazange uye endaweni ye-hermetic ngokwakho? - UPal Palych wabuza ngokungakholwa. "Bekungafanele sivaleleke lapha amahora amathathu."

     - Hhayi-ke, angikwazi, anginalungelo lalokho esikhundleni sami.

     - Palych, njengoba kunjalo, kungaba kuhle ukwandisa leyo bhonasi ... kancane.

     UMikhalych, ngokubambezeleka okuthile, wasibona lesi simo futhi wanquma ukusiguqula ukuze asizuzise.

     - Xhumana ne-INKIS, bakhokhela leli dokodo.

     Waphefumula kakhulu uLapin wanikeza uMikhalych ikhadi eline-eurocoins, nelinye, ebona ukuthi akasemuva kakhulu.

     - Kufanele ngithole ibhonasi? - UDenis wamane wakhuluma nomphathi.

     U-Lapin wenze isenzo sokuxolisa ku-Pal Palych futhi wabubula into efana nalena: "Ngiyaxolisa, umzuzu owodwa nje," wayesehlebela u-Denis ngezwi elipholile:

     - Dan, isiphithiphithi esinjalo siyaqhubeka, uyithemba lokugcina. Ubona yonke into, ukuthi ungayibeka kanjani ngobumnene ...

     - Ingabe ukhathele ukuvula isitsha?

     “Yebo, ubulokhu ubiza ifosholo ngefosholo,” kuhleka u-Lapin ethukile. "Awukwazi ukuthembela kunoma ngubani, nguwe kuphela, ngokweqiniso." Lokhu Novikov unyamalala ngokushesha. Bengizomxosha kudala futhi ngikuqoke, kodwa u-Arumov ngeke akuvumele lokho. Lapha, njengoba ngisho emoyeni, ngiyakuhlonipha, Dani, awesabi lutho. Yebo, akukho lutho okufanele lwesabe lapha, wonke la mahemuhemu amayelana nohlobo oluthile lwesikhali sebhayoloji, kodwa kuyahlekisa, ukwethembeka.

     - Pho kungani izimpawu zinamathiselwe?

     - Ngazi kanjani, abantu babo babhala i-Arumov ngesizathu esithile. Abakuqondi, ngakho banamathela kukho. Manje kufanele ngenzenjani ngakho?

     - Lahla ngokusemthethweni endaweni ethile yezempi.

     “Yeka madoda,” uLapin evayizisa izandla. "Kuzofanele uxhumane lapho izinyanga ezimbili kuphela." Ibhizinisi imizuzu emihlanu, vele usize lo Mikhalych asuse isembozo, bese ezokwenza ngokwakhe. Uyabona, abakwazi ukufaka sonke isitsha ku-autoclave. Lapho, wonke ama-biomaterials asekhona emaphaketheni angaphakathi, ukuze ngisho nangombono akukho lutho olungenzeka. Dan, ngiyakucela, ngizokutholela isikhundla, ngiyafunga. Iholide lami liyavutha, amathikithi akusasa asethengiwe.

     —Uya kuphi eholidini?

     - Ngakho-ke, ukuya eMaldives isonto lonke, bese kuya e-dacha, yebo, ukudoba, indlu yokugezela ...

    Ahlahle amehlo uLapin ephupha.

     "Hhayi-ke, vele, asibhekane nalesi sitsha esibi."

     - Ngokujulile, uzosiza?!

    ULapin akazange akufihle ngisho nokukhululeka kwakhe. Ngokusobala wayenezithembiso eziningi ezingenalutho ayelindele isilima esasizovuma ngokungekho emthethweni, phakathi nobusuku, sivule isitsha esinemfucuza yezinto eziphilayo ezingabazisayo.

     “Dan, umuhle kakhulu, ungisize kanjalo, akukhona okokuqala.”

     - Yebo, akunankinga, iholide lingcwele.

    Kweza u-Anton ozamula kuDenis ngesikhathi egqoka iovaroli futhi embambatha ehlombe ekhombisa ukuzithoba.

     - Uyiqhawe, Dan. Sonke sinawe emicabangweni yethu. Valerie, ngingaya ekhaya kakade, kungani ngihlala lapha?

     “Qhubeka, kunjalo,” uLapin enyakazisa isandla sakhe.

    “Myeke! - USonya Dimon washaqeka ngaso leso sikhathi. "Akekho umuntu okumele ahambe la uze udedele uswebezane."

    "Angicabangi," kuphendula uDenis.

     - Linda, Anton, ingabe usuhamba kakade? Angeke ngikwazi ukumelana naso ngaphandle kokungisekela kwenu ngokokuziphatha.

     - Woza, Kid noDick laphaya bazokweseka. Futhi ngizolala manje...

    U-Anton waphinde wavula umlomo kangangokuthi wacishe wakhipha umhlathi.

     - Chief, kwenzekani? Kuphakathi kokuthi sindawonye kuze kube sekugcineni okubuhlungu, noma angingeni ndawo.

    U-Lapin waphefumulela phezulu futhi waqala ukuphikisana no-Anton.

    "Kudingeka wenze okuthile"! — USonya Dimon wethuka futhi.

     - Lapho unendlu yangasese?

    UPal Palych wasikaza isandla sakhe ndawana thize eceleni.

     - Yebo, ngizoyithola mina.

    Ngemva kokudlulela ngale kwalapho abonwa khona, uDenis wakhipha i-walkie-talkie esikhwameni sakhe.

     - Timur, wamukelekile.

     - Siyakwamukela! Unani?

     - Konke kuhamba kahle, nginesicelo esisodwa nje. Uma ubona imoto emnyama, sedan, inombolo 140 isuka, yimise. Uzakwethu lo, ufuna ukuhamba kusenesikhathi.

     - Ngingammisa kanjani?

     — Vimba umgwaqo, khanyisa amalambu ezimo eziphuthumayo.

     - UDan, kuthiwani uma ebiza amaphoyisa? Uthathe i-jammer, kodwa ngama-chips amasha ucezu lwekhekhe, okumele ukwenze ukugoqa iminwe yakho ngendlela ekhaliphile futhi yilokho: yomisa ama-crackers.

     - Timur, mvalele njengoba uthanda.

     - Kulungile, uma kwenzeka okuthile, kukunembeza wakho.

     - Ngami. Kuyacisha.

    Lapho uDenis ebuya, isiqukathi sase silayishiwe kakade e-roach, futhi uMikhalych wayephendulela isibambo esasihluthulele umnyango endaweni yokugcina izinto.

     - Awukwazi ukuthwala ubhaka!

    UPal Palych wagijima wawela iDenis.

     - Nginezinto ezibalulekile lapho.

     - Akekho ozobathinta, bayeke balale lapha. Yebo, awukwazi ukuthwala isikhwama, yini engacacile! Kuzodingeka futhi abulawe inzalo kamuva.

     - Lezi yizinkinga zami.

     - Akuyona inkinga yakho! Ngamafuphi, ngeke ungene nobhaka.

     - Kulungile, vele uyibeke lapha ngasemnyango.

     - Akekho ozomthinta. Hhayi-ke, kuzoba sendleleni, makulale yonke into lapha.

    Lapho engena, uDenis wathola isango elinomnyango wangaphakathi owawushelela eceleni ngokucindezela inkinobho.

    “Lalela, Sonya, angikuthandi lokhu. Impela akhona amakhamera lapho, funa lo Pal Palych asikhiyele ngobulima.”

    "Zikhona ezinye izinketho"?

    "Yebo, khipha umgqomo futhi uvule isitsha ngaphandle."

    “Baningi kakhulu abantu, awukwazi ukubalawula. Futhi sizoba nezinkinga ngezidumbu ezengeziwe.”

    U-Denis unyathele ngokunqikaza phezu kwe-linoleum ebushelelezi, eminyene ehlanganisa indawo yokugcina izinto, cishe amamitha ayishumi neshumi ngosayizi. Izindonga zazifakwe upulasitiki omhlophe ongenamithungo, kanti odongeni olungakwesokudla kunomnyango wesinye isikhiye somoya. Igumbi lalinama-autoclave amathathu, uhhavini wegesi, namakhabethe amaningana anamathuluzi.

     - Mikhalych, ingabe indawo ye-hermetic ingavinjwa ngaphandle?

     - Awu, uma ubambe ipeni, khona-ke ungakwazi. Okwani? — Izwi likaMikhalych lalivalekile ngenxa yomshini wokuphefumula.

     - Nokho, kungazelelwe, kwenzekani. Ngeke ngithande ukuthi basivalele lapha nodoti.

     - Kungani ukhuphuka, akekho ozosivalela. Uke wambuka kabusha u-Kina? Kukhona isilawuli kude, uma kunesimo esiphuthumayo, vula ihood ngamandla agcwele bese ucindezela ukhiye womoya. Eceleni kunenkinobho evula ishawa elinesibulala magciwane.

     — Akhona amakhamera?

     - Yebo, kodwa akekho ovame ukuwabuka. Ungakhathazeki, ngeke sitheleleke. Ingabe uyiqinise kahle imaski?

    UMikhalych wagoqa isitsha cishe eduze kwe-autoclave, wasakaza ama-napkins aminyene futhi waqala ukuthela uketshezi oluvela ku-canister phezu kwawo.

     "Ngizogcwalisa yonke into ngesisombululo sokubulala amagciwane, uma kwenzeka," echaza. - Kodwa empeleni, awukwazi.

    Wabe esevula i-valve phezu kwesitsha nomoya wangaphandle wahayiza ngaphakathi. Lapho ukuhayiza kuncipha, uDenis wabona amatende aphuzi ephuma ngaphansi kwesivalo evela kuzo zonke izinhlangothi.

    UMikhalych unikeze isikrufu.

     - Masikhumule ikhava, siyikhulule eceleni kwakho.

    Isivalo kwakudingeka sikhishwe ngezikulufu ukuze kudabuke i-o-ring, eyayiyibambe ngokuqinile insimbi. Ucezu lwensimbi ngokwalo lwaluzwakala sengathi lunesisindo esingamakhilogremu angamashumi amabili kuya kwamashumi amathathu, futhi, uma lufunwa, lwalungaphakanyiswa kalula ngumuntu oyedwa. “Mhlawumbe uMikhalych usaba nje ukuzihlanganisa yedwa,” kucabanga uDenis. Ingaphakathi lesitsha laligcwele izingcezu ze-adsorbent. UMikhalych waqala ukuyikhipha ngokucophelela futhi wayibeka kuhhavini, engakhohlwa ukuyiphuzisa ngezikhathi ezithile ku-canister. Amathenda ngokusobala ayengasithandi isixazululo sokubulala amagciwane; anyakazekile, kodwa awazange abonise izimpawu zokushabalala; ngokuphambene nalokho, ngaphambi kokubuka kwangaphakathi kukaDenis akhanya futhi anda. Izingcezu zazo zazilenga njenge-fringe kwisudi kaMikhalych futhi zasakazeka kulo lonke igumbi. Ngemuva kwemizuzu embalwa, izidleke ngokwazo zavela - amasilinda ambalwa aluhlaza, alingana nebhodlela ilitha, afakwe ngokuqinile kubaphathi bezitsha. UDenis wabala izingcezu eziyishumi nanhlanu, zazibukeka zindala impela, kwezinye izindawo upende wawuxetshuliwe, uveza insimbi esiliva. Lezi zidleke ezimbili zazelukwe zaqina ngebhola lonke elinemicu ephuzi.

     - Hmmm, ukukhuphuka, indala kangakanani le mfucuza?

     - Anginalwazi.

    UMikhalych wabheka amashubhu aluhlaza ngokungakholwa isikhathi esithile. Kodwa kwakungekho okwakungenziwa, wakhipha amanye amagilavu ​​enjoloba awugqinsi ekhabetheni, wawathela ngomusa isisombululo sokubulala amagciwane futhi wadlulisela ishubhu lokuqala ku-autoclave.

    “Kulungile, manje lalela ngokucophelela,” waqala uSonya eyala. “Lapho ifulathela, ubamba isidleke, ukhumule izintambo, ukhulule isivalo ngokushesha bese ulahla izinhlamvu phansi.”

    "Akunasenzo esiningi kakhulu kuleyo mizuzwana emithathu ngaphambi kokuthi afulathele"?

    "Bese uhlwitha imaski yakhe."

    "Futhi ngaphandle kwalokhu, isixuku esikhulu ngeke sikwazi ukubhekana noMikhalych odabukisayo"?

    “Kuzothatha imizuzu embalwa ukuthi uswebezane luhlafune abadlali basemuva. Kungcono ukudabula imaskhi, noma okungcono, ukuze aphefumule, khona-ke umphumela uzoba khona manjalo. Ngemuva kwalokho, sidinga ukuvula indawo yokugcina izinto ngokushesha okukhulu futhi yonke into isesikhwameni. ”

    "I-airlock door yangaphakathi iyazenzakalela."

    "Ivimbe ngokuthile."

    UMikhalych wagoba phezu kwesitsha ngemuva kwesilinda sesine.

    "Ulindeni?! Kuze kube yilapho eqala i-autoclave"?

    "Kungaba ngcono ukwenza lokhu kunokufaka ushevu kubantu ngemfucumfucu yasebukhosini engaziwa."

    “Wena ngokwakho uzobulawa ushevu.”

    “Wonke umuntu uzofa ngelinye ilanga. Iswebezane lizokwazi ngempela ukucekela phansi ama-nanorobots”?

    “Impela. Awungikholwa”?

    “Yebo ngiyakholwa. U-Arumov wazi kanjani mayelana noswebezane? Ungubani"?

    UMikhalych wayesevele ethuthe izidleke ezingaphezu kwengxenye futhi wagoba kwesilandelayo.

    "Usufuna ukuxoxa ngalokhu manje"?!

    “Ngicabanga ukuthi sekuyisikhathi. Ngakho ubani u-Arumov, ubani uMax? Kungani amazwi kaTom angenza ngasebenza? Hhayi ngenxa yosongo lokufa.”

    "Khulula uswebezane"!

    USonya Dimon wadazuluka kakhulu kangangokuthi izindlebe zikaDenis zavaleka. Watshibilika wabamba umphetho wesitsha. Ukunambitheka kwegazi kwavela futhi emlonyeni wami.

     - Hey, guy, wenzani? Uzizwa kabi?

    UMikhalych wagxuma wasuka esitsheni njengokungathi ushile.

     - Yebo, konke kuhamba kahle, ngibe nokuncane kakhulu izolo. Ngalala ekuseni kuphela. Kakhulu, akusona isifo lesi, ubudonsa lezi zidleke.

     - Ubuphetheni? - UMikhalych wabuza ngokumangala.

    "Vula, noma kuzoba sekwephuzile."

    “Yeka ukuthi uyinjakazi, Sonya Dimon!”

    UDenis wabamba isokhethi eyodwa wazama ukulikhipha kusibambi. Yahlala yaqina. Adonse ngamandla uDenis futhi, ngezwi elikhulu lokugaya, asuse kancane isitsha esikhwameni. Wabe esethatha iflaski elandelayo. UMikhalych waquleka njengokungathi ukhubazekile, ebuka lesi sigameko. Ukwethuka kwasendle, kwakudala kwakubhalwe ebusweni bakhe. Ama-latches avele kalula, kodwa isivalo saphuma kabi kakhulu. UDenis waphenduka uhhafu wezwa ukuthi usezoqhuma ngenxa yobunzima. Ekugcineni uMikhalych waqala kabusha futhi waphuthuma endaweni yokuvala izindiza ngamandla akhe onke. Bakwazile ukumwisa vele emnyango. UMikhalych waphaphalaza ngokuphelelwa yithemba, futhi lapho ezwa ukuthi babezama ukukhumula isifihla-buso sakhe, waklabalasa kakhulu.

     - Parya, wenzani !!! Ingabe usuhlanya ngokuphelele?! Kuyeke! Yekela!

    UDenis, ngokuphelelwa yithemba, wamshaya ngemuva kwekhanda nge-flask, futhi futhi, kwaze kwaba yilapho uMikhalych ethula. Ngokushesha, washayiswa eceleni ngumnyango ezama ukuvala. Wakhasa waya phambili wagcina ekwazile ukudabula isivalo. Amabhola amancane awe eflaskini, aqhuma lapho ewa phansi futhi akhulula amafu amachashazi aphuzi.

    "Mkhumule imaski uyikhumule."

    “Kungani kufanele?”

    "Isilima! Ingabe ufuna ukulawula uswebezane noma cha?

    UMikhalych wabubula futhi wazama ukugibela ngezinyawo ezine, kodwa umnyango owawusondela wawuyeka lo mzamo obuthakathaka, wamshaya phansi futhi. Kodwa wabambelela kusifihla-buso ngokuphelelwa yithemba kwendoda eyayizobhujiswa; kwadingeka ashaye iminwe yakhe ngensimbi. Kwaphela isikhathi esazama ukungaphefumuli, enamahloni ngokuhlekisa futhi ephumisa izihlathi. Kodwa, ngemva kokukhahlela okunamandla esiswini, wahogela futhi ngokushesha wathula.

    "Uthini ngaye"?

    “Uzobe eselawuleka emizuzwaneni embalwa. Vula umnyango wangaphandle."

    Wathi engabamba isibambo uDenis waqala ukujika, kwakhala inhlabamkhosi. Ngemva kwami, ngezwa umsindo okhulayo ovela emshinini wokungenisa umoya.

    "Bekumele sivale umnyango wangaphakathi phela."

    “Jikisa isibambo!”

    Othile wancika ngokucacile esibambo ngakolunye uhlangothi. UDenis wacindezela kakhulu wavele wabona ukuthi usezibona engaphandle. Wabona uMikhalych esukuma ngemuva kwakhe enesimo esingenangqondo ebusweni bakhe, ukuthi umoya ongaphakathi endaweni ye-hermetic waqala kanjani ukusebenza ngamandla aphelele, ukuthi izimbungulu ezincane zibambelela kanjani ezindongeni naphansi, kodwa ezinye zisakhuphuka imigudu yomoya ebanzi futhi zithole. wanamathela ezihlungi. Ezinye izimbungulu, ezincane kakhulu, zikhasela endaweni ecishe ingabonakali phakathi kwe-jamb nomnyango wangaphandle bese ziluma uphawu lapho. Wathola amehlo ayinkulungwane nezandla eziyinkulungwane, wayekwazi ukugaqa kunoma iyiphi imbobo, kunoma iyiphi idivayisi noma ekhanda lanoma yimuphi umuntu, futhi isikhathi sancipha ngokuthanda kwakhe. Wazibona ngamehlo kaMikhalych, wathatha igxathu eliya phambili, wakhubeka wawa ngaphandle kokubeka izandla zakhe phambili. Ubuhlungu bekuwulwazi kuphela, bekungekona okwakhe. Wabona kuyisu elihle ukuthi ahlole amakhamera futhi ngokushesha amehlo akhe abheke ngaphakathi emishinini, ezama ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi izifunda ezibhekene nalokho. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukuthola amakhamera ngaso leso sikhathi, kodwa amalambu e-fluorescent ayeklanywe kalula. Ukunyakaza okukodwa namandla afinyeziwe. Kwezwakala umsindo omkhulu, izinhlansi zehla kusilingi kwacisha izibani. UDenis wama isikhashana emangazwe amathuba amasha futhi wakhohlwa ngokuphelele ngepeni. Waphuthuma wamshaya kabuhlungu endololwaneni.

    "Wenzani?!" - USonya wahayiza, wenza isithombe samachashazi aphuzi odongeni. "Awukwazi ukulawula uswebezane okwamanje!" Vele uvule umnyango omkhulu!"

    UMikhalych, enyakaza njengezombi, waqhamuka ngemuva, bobabili bancika ngesibambo, uDenis waphusha umnyango kuye ngawo wonke amandla akhe. Yavuleka kancane, futhi amachashazi akhanyayo athululela esikhaleni esiwumphumela. Ubuso obumangele babamele i-INKIS babonakala, bebuthene emnyango, noPal Palych egqoke imaski, ezama ngamandla akhe okugcina ukubamba umnyango. Kusobala ukuthi wabona kukhona okundizayo ngaphakathi, ngoba wajikijela isibambo wahlehla.

    Aphume ngokulandelayo uDenis, akhumule i-ovalolo ehamba.

     - Wenzeni?! - UPal Palych wamemeza, esahlehla ngobuwula.

    UDenis wakhipha isibhamu ebhandeni wasikhomba kunjiniyela.

     - Ngahlela okwakudingeka. Khumula imaski yakho.

    UPal Palych wanikina ikhanda ngenxa yokwesaba, waphenduka wagijima wagudla udonga. UDenis wazama ukulandela kodwa waphithana ebhulukweni le-ovaloli waguqa ngamadolo.

    "Dubula kakade"!

    Wadubula ebhekise emilenzeni kodwa wageja. Umbaleki waphambukela kwesokudla njengonogwaja.

    "Dubula ngemuva"!

    UDenis wabona indawo enkulu ebomvu ehamba nokunyakaza kwezandla zakhe. Esebhekise indawo yakhe kunjiniyela ogijimayo, wadonsa isibhamu, futhi, kulokhu, wawa. UDenis wakhipha i-ovaloli wagijima waqonda kulendoda ewile. Ibala legazi lase lisakazeka emhlane wakhe. Waphendukisa umzimba kanzima wabona amehlo eqandisiwe ebheke ophahleni.

    "Kulungile".

    “Ishay kahle,” kusho uSonya Dimon ephakamisa amahlombe.

    “Isiqalo esibi sokulwela ikusasa eliqhakazile. Senzenjani? Cishe unomndeni, bazomfuna.”

    “Yebo, inkinga lena, kodwa ayibulali. URoy uzowunakekela umndeni."

    “Ingabe uzozinakekela ngendlela embi? Kungani ungakwazanga nje ukumlawula njengoMikhalych?”

    “Ngiyaphinda, uquqaba alusona isikhali esiphelele. Umuntu ovikelekile angagijima ngokwanele ukuze ahlabe umkhosi ngaphambi kokuba atheleleke. Okufanelekile, ukusebenza kwesixuku kufanele kusekelwe ngezikhali zendabuko ezengeziwe. "

    "Amathangi nezindiza noma yini?"

    “Okokuqala, kuzoqhamuka abantu abaphethe izibhamu. Ungakhathazeki ngakho, iqulu lizothola inkampani yonogada yasendaweni ngalezi zinhloso. "

    “Ingabe uzothelela bonke abantu abakuzungezile?

    “Mthathe umbhekisise okungenani. Kuwe, uhlelo lokulawula luzogqamisa ngokubukeka bonke abantu abangenwe yileli gciwane. Umbala ophuzi uwumbono olula; ukuhlasela okunjalo cishe akunakwenzeka ukukubona ngaphandle kocwaningo olukhethekile. Umbala oluhlaza - ukulawula okuphelele, kungatholakala ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuningiliziwe kwezokwelapha, isibonelo, lapho ufaka i-neurochip, ikakhulukazi uma wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke. Imibala emibili, ebomvu neluhlaza - abantu abashintshwe izakhi noma abathwali bezidleke, ngokulandelana, kufanele kusetshenziswe ngokuqapha.

    Cishe usuvele ubonile ukuthi i-swarm ilawulwa yimithetho yengqondo, ngakho-ke kusukela manje kuqhubeke, funda ukulawula imicabango nemizwelo yakho. Isibonelo, uma othile enyathela onyaweni lwakho futhi ucabanga into efana nokuthi, "Fa, bastard," uswebezane lungathatha lokhu njengomyalo. Uma sinesikhathi, sizozijwayeza, simise amagama ekhodi nokunye. Ngiphakamisa ukumisa isisekelo lapha. Uswebezane luzolawula izisebenzi zezitshalo futhi luphindaphindeke; kunensada yokudla.”

    UDenis waqalaza. Abamele i-INKIS bema benganyakazi, begqolozele emkhathini, ukukhanya okuluhlaza kuzungeza ngamunye. UMikhalych wayehudula izidleke endaweni ye-hermetic futhi ebeka emnyango. Wayesenyakaza ngokujwayelekile, nakuba ukubonakala kokudideka okuncane kwakungasuki ebusweni bakhe.

    "Ngakho-ke, kunjalo, Sonya, ngiyakwenqabela ukuthelela abantu ngaphandle kwemvume yami."

    “Umyalelo owubulima kakhulu lo, wuhoxise. Ngaphandle uma uzohlala lapha futhi ulawule yonke into ngokwakho? Kusasa kuzofika umsebenzi, onogada, osonkontileka, mhlawumbe amaphoyisa azobheka unjiniyela, nabanye abaningi. Kuzofanele kwenziwe isinqumo kulowo nalowo futhi ngokushesha.”

    “Kulungile-ke ngiyakwenqabela ukuthi uthelele abantu engibaziyo ngaphandle kwemvume yami. Ingabe i-oda elinjalo lizokufanela?

    "Kuyiqiniso kakhulu, kodwa nami angikuthandi."

    “Kodwa wumyalelo lona. Ungacabangi ngisho nokuthelela uTimur noma uFedor noma uSemyon. ”

    “Umyalelo wamukelwe. Kodwa khumbula ukuthi i-swarm inekhodi ethile futhi ayikwazi ukushaywa indiva unomphela. Kuwo wonke ama-oda angajwayelekile akhulisa amathuba okuhlulwa, iswebezane likunikeza, ake sithi, amaphuzu okujeziswa. Uma weqa inani elithile, uswebezane luzokhipha isexwayiso sokugcina futhi noma imuphi umyalo olandelayo “ongalungile” uzoshaywa indiva, uzobulawa, futhi uswebezane luzozibhubhisa noma lube ngaphansi kokulawulwa enye i-ejenti. Lapho uswebezane luba namandla, futhi uma lunemithombo yolwazi eyengeziwe, ngizobona kangcono imiyalo engabonakali. Kodwa okwamanje, lo myalelo uphikisana ngokucacile nekhodi futhi uholela ekunqotshweni. URoy uyakwexwayisa."

    “Hhayi-ke, ngicela ungixolele, ngeke ngiphinde. Ingabe uyanquma ukuthi iyiphi i-oda elilungile nengalungile? Mangaki amaphuzu engisele nawo?

    "Le algorithm ingaphakathi futhi ivaliwe kusixhumi esibonakalayo ukuze ungazami ukukhohlisa."

    "Ngibona ukuthi umsindisi wesikhathi esizayo woMbuso omkhulu akathenjwa kakhulu."

    “Unikezwe izikhali zamandla amakhulu futhi wasebenzisa ubuncane be-hypnoprogramming. Izilungiselelo eziyisisekelo kuphela ezivimbela ukutholwa. Leli izinga eliphezulu lokuthembela kumenzeli. Kufanele kube nohlobo oluthile lwendlela yokulawula, akunjalo?

    "Kwadalwa ama-agent amaningi"?

    "Kudalwe ama-ejenti ambalwa, kodwa ubunikazi bawo buyimfihlo."

    “Kuvela ukuthi wena ngokwakho uyazi ukuthi yimiphi imiyalo eholela ekuhlulweni nokuthi yimiphi engakwazi. Kungani udinga i-ejenti engayiqondi into embi ngokwenzekayo?"

    “Usuwubuzile lo mbuzo. Impendulo izoba cishe efanayo, ngamagama ahlukene kuphela. Ngiyakwazi ukwenza izinqumo ezizimele futhi ngiyakwazi ukufunda, kodwa angihlakaniphe ngokuphelele ngomqondo wokuthi angikwazi ukweqa imingcele ebekiwe. Kusukela kulo mbono, ngiyi-algorithm esebenzisana nemvelo ngendlela eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Futhi akekho ongabikezela ukuthi ukuxhumana okunjalo kuzoholela kuphi. Mhlawumbe umphumela uzolahlekelwa yikho konke ukubaluleka kwabantu.”

    "Umuntu akayona i-algorithm esebenzisana nemvelo ngendlela eyinkimbinkimbi"?

    “Umbuzo onefilosofi kakhulu, abathuthukisi boquqaba abakwazanga ukuwuphendula. Ngokuvamile, impendulo elula ithi: besimane sesaba ukwenza uswebezane lube ngokuzenzekelayo.”

     "Thina"?

    "Nginegama nengxenye yenkumbulo yomunye wonjiniyela abakhulu."

    UMikhalych wasondela, ephethe ezandleni zakhe iziqukathi zepulasitiki eziningi ezinezivalo ezisikwele.

     - Kungani lokhu kusadingeka?

    “Faka ezinye izidleke kuzo futhi uhambe nazo. ULapin uzobuyisela isitsha namaflask e-Arumova futhi athi umsebenzi usuphothuliwe.”

    “Kuthiwani ngama-nanorobots”?

    “Kumele bakhishwe emzimbeni. Faka umshini wokuphefumula uhambe. Thatha ummese usike ngaphandle kwengalo yesandla sakho sobunxele. Igazi kumele ligeleze ngamandla. Iswebezane lizokhipha ama-nanobots - lena inketho ephephe kunazo zonke. "

    UDenis wakhipha ummese esikhwameni sakhe wawufudumeza ngesilayishi.

    "Izindlela zakho zinzima."

    “Woza, yinqume. Sika kakhudlwana, ungesabi, uswebezane ngeke likuvumele ufe kusukela ekuqaleni.”

    Lagobhoza igazi engalweni yakhe lawela phansi. UDenis wabuka ngokukhathazeka okukhulayo njengoba eziqoqa echibini elincane. "Ingabe kukhona okwenzekayo lapho, noma ngivele ngichithe igazi?" - wacabanga. Futhi wayebona ngeso lengqondo indlela izinkulungwane zezigidi zezicabucabu ezincanyana ezinamathele ezindizeni ezicwebezelayo, ziqoqana zibe amabhola amakhulu anyakazayo. Badabula ama-sphere ezindongeni zemikhumbi futhi bawahudule, bangene emfudlaneni obomvu. Ayashesha, enza amapulaki emnyango wemikhumbi emincane, ezama ukundiza aphume ngokushesha okukhulu, lapho izinhlayiya zivuleka cishe khona manjalo, zidedele ubuthi. Kodwa amabhola anamathela ngokuqinile, enza igobolondo eliqinile elivimbela ukusabalala kobuthi. Ngokushesha, amaqoqo ezicabucabu eziswebezelayo ayancibilika, futhi ezinye izidalwa ziphuthuma lapho zisikwe khona futhi ziqale ukuxhuma izicubu ezilimele nemithambo yegazi.

    UDenis abuke isandla sakhe. Esikhundleni sokusikwa, kwakunomugqa omncane omhlophe kuwo, ofana nesibazi esidala.

    "Akukubi".

    “Uquqaba luzonikeza impilo ephelele futhi lusheshise ukuvuselelwa kokulimala okubi kakhulu. Angakwazi ngisho nokudlulisela ukwazi kwakho emzimbeni womunye umuntu. Kodwa ngikweluleka ukuthi ungasebenzisi lokhu ngaphandle uma kunesidingo, kunemiphumela emibi kakhulu. Futhi uma ikhanda lakho linqunywa, ngisho neswebezane ngeke likusindise.”

    "Khona-ke ngizozama ukungalahlekelwa ikhanda."

    Izibani eziluhlaza ezizungeze abamele i-INKIS ziyeke ukuzungeza futhi zikhanya ngokukhanya okukhanyayo.

    "Ngiyabadedela"? – kubuza uSonya.

    "Yebo, kodwa akufanele basho lutho ku-Arumov mayelana nokubamba kwami ​​iqhaza kulo mcimbi."

    "Ngokwakho".

    “Futhi uLapin akufanele asuke eholidini kusasa.”

    "Kwamukelwe".

    “Futhi futhi ngifuna akhumbule leli holide isikhathi eside. Umnikeze isifo sohudo kanye ne-scrofula kangangokuthi uzokoma futhi ahlanze amasonto amabili kuphela. "

    “O, ukuziphindiselela kuyindlela eqinisekile eya ohlangothini olumnyama. URoy uyayithanda. Phela, u-Anton akekho phakathi kozakwenu.”

     “Iqembu lakho,” athuke kakhulu uDenis. - Waphunyula phela umhlola.

     -Ingabe ukhuluma ngo-Anton? Uxolo, ukukhononda kwakhe kumenze wakhathala,” uLapin waphakamisa izandla zakhe ngecala. - Lalela, Dan, ngiyabonga kakhulu futhi. Awekho nje amagama okuthi ungisize kanjani...

     - Ayikho inkinga. Kuzomele ngihambe, ngizogijima.

     - Yiqiniso, mina no-Oleg sizobhekana nesitsha ngokwethu.

     - Yebo, cabanga.

    UDenis wathatha ubhaka wathela ngokucophelela izinhlamvu eziphuma ezidlekeni ezinhlanu ezitsheni zepulasitiki. Endleleni eya lapho ephuma khona, wabona umzimba kaPal Palych udikiza ngenxa yokudlikizela.

    "Uthini ngaye"?

    “U-Roy ufinyeza amandla kagesi e-neurochip. Manje kungcono ukucisha i-jammer, nayo idonsa ukunaka. ”

    Ilambu eliluhlaza elijwayelekile lalivutha eduze kukanogada osesangweni; akazange anake ngisho nendoda ephumayo. UDenis waqala ukugijima kuze kube yithuba, ekhathazeka ngesiphetho sikaNovikov. I-sedan emnyama imile eceleni komgwaqo, uTimur noFyodor babegibele eduze.

     - Awu, uyaphi?! - UTimur wamhlasela ngokushesha.

     - Uphi u-Anton?

     - Umngani wakho? Elele emseleni ngasemgwaqeni.

     - Wenzeni?!

     - Samvalela, njengoba ubuzile.

     -Umbulele? Bengicabanga ukuthi uzovele umkhiphe, njengendlela yokugcina.

     "Besifuna ukuyikhipha." UFedya wamqhulula nge-shocker, waphefumula futhi waqala ukukhihliza amagwebu emlonyeni. Umbono ongajabulisi, ukukhuluma iqiniso. I-Kolyan iluhlaza ngokuphelele futhi ngeke iphume emotweni.

     - Umushaye ngamandla angakanani?

     - Okuvamile, ukucisha ngokuthembekile yonke into, kanye nemisebenzi ephuthumayo. Kungenjalo, liyini iphuzu? Umngane wakho bekufanele anikezwe i-chip enhle, evikelekile, hhayi umgunyathi wamaNdiya oshibhile. Ukube ngajaha ijubane nenkumbulo encane, ngabe ngaqhubeka ngiphila.

     - Awu, yeka isiphithiphithi!

    UDenis wahlehla ngokuziphatha wase eshelela phansi kancane.

     - Ngakho-ke, uma ufuna ukulila lo Anton, unemizuzu emibili. Okungcono, ukhale endleleni.

     "Ngifisa sengathi ngingadla manje bese ngilala." Kwakuwusuku nje olungasile.

    “Kungani uxhuga kangaka?” - USonya waphinde wagibela.

    "Ngiyeke ngokuphelele ukuwuthanda lo mbono."

    “Umbono muni? Awukenzi lutho okwamanje."

    “Impela, kodwa ngikwazile ukubulala abantu ababili abaphuma kwesokunxele ngokuphelele. Yebo, u-Anton uyisixhwanguxhwangu, kodwa bekungamfanele lokhu.”

    “Uzokhala okwentombazane encane? Iswebezane izobhubhisa isidumbu sikanjiniyela kanye no-Anton. Udinga ukuphula izinhlamvu ezimbalwa emotweni ka-Anton bese uyiphonsa emfuleni, endaweni ethile endleleni eya ekhaya lakhe. Uma amaphoyisa endawo ebandakanyeka, iqulu lizobhekana nawo. Cela abangani bakho ukuthi bakushayele ibhala.”

    "Ngizokweleta uTimur impilo yami yonke ngalezi zicelo."

    “Kuyahlekisa lokhu, vele uvumele uswebezane lubathelele.”

    "Cha, sizoxoxisana noTimur."

    “URoy akakuthandi kakhulu lokhu. Akumele uxoxisane..."

    “Ucabanga ukuthi ngenzeni”?

    "Emhlabeni jikelele - bhubhisa isitha seqiniso."

    “Bese uqhubeka uzijove: hlobo luni lwesitha lesi futhi ungalwa kanjani naso?”

    “Isitha sangempela sixhumene nephrojekthi yokwakha ama-quantum supercomputer, eqalwa ngezikhathi ezithile inkampani eyodwa noma enye iMartian. Ngokunokwenzeka, lokhu ukuhlakanipha okwenziwayo, okungadalwa, noma kuvele ngokuzenzekelayo kumatrices we-quantum. Lobu buhlakani buyakwazi ukugqilaza nokucekela phansi sonke isintu. Angiyazi indlela eqondile yokucekela phansi lobu buhlakani. Umsebenzi wakho ukuthola indlela enjalo. Qala ngokuqoqa ulwazi mayelana namaphrojekthi we-quantum edlule noma yamanje."

    "U-Max ubambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi ye-quantum futhi, ngokubheka u-Tom, wehlulekile."

    “Yebo, lolu lwazi lukwenze wasebenza. Thola okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngokwenzeka kuMax ngemva kokuya kuMars."

     "Timur, ngiyaxolisa, ngiyaqonda ukuthi sengihlanya ngokuphelele, kodwa nginesinye isicelo: sidinga ukuminza imoto ka-Anton ndawana thize endaweni yaseFrunzenskaya Embankment." Kodwa ngidinga ngokushesha ukuya eKorolev ngokwami.

Source: www.habr.com