business, but hazardous for us, therefore it hasn't been in our plans. One thing is not clear though who's staying in the orbit? According to this variant, I'm the only one who can stay. To process all the information from the planet and transmit it to Earth. I'm the only one who can do it. Listen, Masha! Excuse me. It's silly, perhaps, but I've always hoped for other variants. I've been working for so many years, trying my best. It' been so hard: the satellite, then the Moon, ... you do know, don't you?... I wanted to do it together. So what do you suggest? I don't know. Masha, Kern and his robot, ...they were recommended by the International Association. You know it'll be a test for a whole field of research in cosmonautics. But I... I need to be on Venus. As if I don't... An alien world. How many times we've been sending probes here these years. With their help we've studied the atmosphere, discovered the oceans and continents ... and measured the temperatures. Thousands of figures. But robots can't answer the biggest question ... if there is Life. Who is there? Now, at last, to get this question answered... ... Man himself has come! Get the beacon ready for launch. The pressure on the surface is two and three. The height of the clouds is 15. There are dust clouds above the shore... and another source of carbon dioxide. some light red spot can be seen through the clouds. Thousands of new data but none about the main thing. And the main thing is.... who is there? There's nobody. No living thing has evolved there as yet. But perhaps this reddish spot is... a city flooded with lights? It's a dead planet, extinct. Here intelligence has already destroyed itself. Who's right then?! Nay, ...no robots can substitute a man. Hello, "Sirius"? Ilya Vassilievich? Yes? In the prospective landing district I don't see a single plane site for "Sirius" to land. Too rough, true. Shall we change the landing district? Negative. The order is to land here. I have a suggestion. Yes? We don't need "Arktur". From a 1OOO meter altitude the glider will find a good spot for your "Sirius" to land. Which can't be seen from here. If it fails to find one? Pensions to the families and monuments to the heroes. You mean the glider crew?. It's me, Kern, and the root. Masha stays in the orbit. We'll dump the robot on Venus. You seem to have figured everything out? Sure. What shall we answer? I wish I could be with them. Adventurous. Listen, prepare a report for the headquarters. ...and a well grounded one. Perhaps, they'll permit it. Ready? Yes! Then go ahead. I envy you, Shcherba! And you, Allan Kern! I understand you, Commander. Good luck to you! Bon voyage, my friends. Bye! They're approaching it! Black clouds, a lightning! Put John in charge of the controls. A steep rock ahead, I go upwards. Wow! Well done, devil's dummy! Clouds on the ground. We're tracking them with the locator. Not too good, as yet. Here it is! A smooth little spot in the hollow. Solid ground, good! That'll do. This is quadrant seventy three. We'll drop our beacon here. You should land three hundred meters south west of the beacon. We're blown away. There's water under us. We can only land on the swamp. Rocks sticking out. Crash chances... ... are 9O per cent. I come in to land. Ilyia Vassilievych? Masha, calm down. They're just screened off by the horizon. They've landed. We'll contact them in an hour, on the next turn. Shcherba, hallo! Kern, hallo! Shcherba, Kern, hallo! The situation looks bad. Well, get ready. We're going to land now. The atmosphere is calmer at night. Quadrant 73. Masha? I'm here. Masha, we come in to land. You're staying alone in the outer space. Mashenka, my dear. Track us on the locator. But you know what to do. I do. Listen, Masha. If we die ... don't lose your head. Message acknowledged. May I cut off communication? You may, ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Вся президентская рать на английском - текст Морозко на английском - текст Терминатор: Да придёт спаситель на английском - текст Молох на английском - текст Спаун на английском |