goat in the woods. It was still very small. The goat had a whiny bleat. It stomped its hooves and shrieked. It lived in the village until Spring. It got used to humans and rarely bit anyone. It hung around Sergeev's shop, where it was warm. Then the night creatures came and took him away. I fell asleep. Me too. I don't know how it happened. The goat woke me. Good boy. Good boy. Halt! This way. What is that? Incredible! It's a flask! This was our last rest stop. It's Vaitkus's flask. Flask? What's it for? It's incredible! I think I'll live. What pretty pots. Let's take them! No, there's plenty of them there. Let me try. Savage children can't have cognac. Okay, fine. But just a small sip. You poisoned him! Don't worry, it'll pass. I'm almost certain now that we'll make it. Onward, friends, onward! Who stole it? I'll kill him! He was hungry! Dick, don't kill him! Take this. When you get to the ship, the first thing is to check for radiation. - You know how? - Yes. You'll get better soon. I'll make it. I've been on this path for sixteen years. And I'll make it. Mushrooms! I'm going down! Oleg, hold on! Oleg, hold on! Hold on! Too bad the goat got away. I'll find him anyway, and I'll kill him. I'm glad he got away. - Where are they? - Look, footprints. Steady, Oleg! Give me your hand! We're going back. No, we're going forward. - We have no chance of crossing the pass. - We have a map! The map is old. Things may have changed. Thomas said we only had one more day! We can't trust the map. It was a long time ago. I'm going to the pass. Me too. Don't you see, Dick? They're counting on us. The map is old! Things may have changed! They stood together. Three exhausted savages. Three microscopic figures in an enormous, strange, empty world. They looked upon the dead ship... that had fallen to this planet sixteen years ago. The ship lay sideways in the snow. Right in the center of a crater. The captain managed to steer it there after the engines had failed. He landed the ship there... in a snowstorm, at night, in fog. When you get to the ship, check the radiation levels. Thomas didn't say how it opens... The torch! I have two homes: The village, and the research ship Polus. I am not afraid. Let's go! Navigation room. There's landing craft and other equipment here. But the power supply was damaged in the landing. That was the fatal blow. The crew and passengers had to get through the mountains on foot. Many perished. Right. This is the landing craft they dragged out of the dock. But they didn't make it... They had to flee. You studied well. Now what? This door leads to the stockroom. It was a strange and wondrous feast. Everything was tempting and unusual. Not everything was to their liking. They loved condensed milk, but they didn't know it was condensed milk. They didn't realize they were eating sardines. They chewed flour, and didn't like it. They didn't know what it was. Let's go. Let's sleep here. It's safe. No, it's better outside. SALT This is my home. I've been here before. I was born here. Somewhere on this ship is the cabin where I was born. Number 44. In an ordinary life, you can't run into yourself. But here... Here, tied to the crib, he saw an unfinished milk bottle. The milk had frozen, but you could thaw it and finish drinking. Come back sixteen years later, and finish it. At that moment, listening to that rattle, and remembering its sound, Oleg fully understood the reality of the ship. Moments of beauty are rare in life But there's plenty of unbelief and toil Thoughts of the past line our pale faces with creases Thoughts of the future are full of leaden worry The present doesn't exist So between the two shores, We battle without light, without happiness, hopes or gods So sometimes, to remember that we are still alive, ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Дети Солнца на английском - текст Бродячий Пес: Бронеотряд Церберов на английском - текст Каменный цветок на английском - текст Лиля навсегда на английском - текст Кобра на английском |