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be enough for us at least for two-three
ten terrestrial years.
– You believe that you in the rocket to us will be sufficient for saturation
homeopathic doses?
– I am not going to cut off a ration on one gram.
– Then, so you are going to repeat an evangelical miracle of saturation
five thousand people five fishes and three bread?
– Yes, if you want, a miracle.
– But in what it consists?
– In “extending” time in the rocket as rubber. While
in the rocket there will pass days, on Earth – months and, perhaps, years.
Round eyes of Stormer left orbits. That would be the last straw, that
Zander went balmy from mind!
– You, it seems., a little bit…
– Went crazy? – Zander facilitated Stormer’s task.
– I understand Mr. Zander, – Dzhilber told, rubbing the forehead. —
Means to slow down a current of time really exists. It
means – to accelerate the movement. But, Mr. Zander, to create
such difference between a current of time on Earth and in the rocket, are necessary
speeds close to velocity of light.
Zander nodded.
– I do not claim that I will manage to solve this problem, but, it seems to me,
I am close to its decision, – he told.
– Radiant energy? Radio waves? Intratomic energy? – threw
Zander’s questions.
– It is a secret so far, – he answered. – And if I manage to seize
really huge speeds, then we will be able to visit even not
on one planet and personally to be convinced whether life is possible on them.
– Still! – Kinbruk exclaimed, derisively smiling. – Flying with
velocity of light, you in one and a half seconds would fly by by the Moon, and eight with
a half of minutes would be enough for you to reach the Sun.
– Really, – Dzhilber started talking, – if you flew with
speed a little smaller, than the velocity of light, that time in the rocket
it would be slowed down in comparison with terrestrial. So far on our rocket will pass near
years, on Earth there can pass ten or even hundred years.
The conversation quickened. Except astronomers and Zander, nobody understood how
time flow quicker, more slowly, but a thought extremely can
interested all. Just imagine, so it is possible in some way
to operate also terrestrial time, forcing it to flow quicker,
more slowly.
– When I return to Earth in one or two months, I will find my Otto
the decrepit old man, and itself I will remain it is also young, isn’t that so, mister
Zander?
– And if terrestrial affairs develop adversely, we could put
the basis on some planet to new mankind, – Shnirer told,
the staying all evening in silence. – To create a new civilization, without
cars, without the equipment.
“Hundred years in two years! – Stormer thought. – During this time long ago will die
all my envious persons, enemies and judges, and case of me will decay in archives
vessels. Perfectly, devil take it! And if all this dies, we will slow down
flight – we will accelerate a current of time not too to lag behind terrestrial affairs,
also we will return to Earth to the most favorable to us the moment”.
– I would prefer to return to Earth and to find there triumphing
“Mohicans”, – he told. – But if, over expectation, it was necessary to us
to land on some planet, it would be very clever to us to undertake for
organization of this newest mankind. I offer such project.
We will take with ourselves in the rocket, so to speak, all quintessence of necessary
practical knowledge. In the most compressed look we will state all necessary
knowledge: mathematics, astronomy, medicine, biology, botany,
geography…
– I am afraid that terrestrial botany, the zoology and geography are not enough there
will be useful, – Dzhilber told. – On other planets you should create
other botany and geography.
– So, I suggest to capture with myself all “earth salt” in compact
look, – Stormer continued. – Experts could order
to make such abstracts, to everyone in the area and to print books
the most small print on the thinnest, but strong paper or to take
microbooks. I gave botany, geography for example. I think, however, as
terrestrial botany, geography, history will not be superfluous. Unless to immigrants
to Venus it will not be interesting to know about Earth But I pass to most important
parts mine of the project. New mankind on the new earth, certainly, so
it has to be divided into classes, as well as on our planet. But division
it has to be sharper. People of our circle have to borrow there
dominant position Descendants of any servants, mechanics and other
service personnel which we will take with ourselves have to become
our slaves We will create a caste “wise”, “devoted”, slaves have to
to be illiterate, dark people. And we will rule over them therefore
that without our knowledge they will be helpless and powerless Only we one
let’s know how to build houses, cars…
– Cars? Again cars? And there cars? – Shnirer screamed. – You want
to ruin new mankind? To transfer this infection, this plague to new
earth? Cars is a damnation of a Satan which finished terrestrial mankind
before a real crash! By no means, not under any circumstances I not
I will agree to this madness! Classes can remain – they are even necessary.
Only slavery could provide leisure, necessary for reflections
to philosophers of antiquity. Let there will be slavery, but the slavery softened
patriarchal relations. Life close to the nature! Natural
economy! Any cities! We, Germans, in the person of unnaturally expanded
communities of Berlin created the tool which destroyed the state when it
the tool – Berlin – fell into hands of extremists,