Public Spirit #01 17 мая 1997

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Masterpieces - Novella: Star Heritage or Rocambole in Ruxley.

       Star Heritage

              or

      Rocambole at Ruxley


  Music: author:
(C) Dave (C) Work-shy


             "I'm a man;

         as a god, I'm doomed

      know the anguish of all countries

            and of all time. "


                    IA Bunin


         Part One.

       One against all.

 Rang the alarm, and
capsule hatch was closed.
 Launcher shot off
capsule. Transient acceleration threw me on the floor, then 
began a free fall, I floated through the air. The engine was 
silent.  That's when I learned the meaning of the phrase 
"certain death". Without fuel capsule crashing to the jungle 
and smashed to smithereens when hitting the ground. Now there 
is nothing I did not save him.

 Suddenly, worked on the ignition,
roared missiles, I bumped into
bulkhead and raskvasil his nose.
Sat down, wiped the blood and grinned.
All right, the fuel is.
And the ignition and should arrive late to have time capsule
how much to move away from the ship.
 So, now make out in the management of ...
 Autopilot has received data from
altimeter and lined capsule
parallel to the ground. As at
any lifesaving device
Management was extremely simple to a novice could handle it. 
The autopilot does not turn off, but worked in parallel with 
manual control, except blunders. That is now worth krutnut 
wheel impatiently as Autopilot leveled him.

 Through the window I saw
ship artangov lays
sharp bend. Must be an idiot, that would not understand what the
meaning of this maneuver. Be that as it
In any case, it is better not to risk it.
 Dramatically suppressed the wheel forward, I
cursed, because capsule
instead dived,
went down smoothly. The ship is not
was so limited in their maneuvers. He abruptly changed course 
and rushed to intercept. Nasal

turret opened fire, and the capsule
explosion shook. From strong
push something wrong with the autopilot, was replaced by a 
smooth descent nosedive, the whole field

view taken rapidly looming forest.
 I jerked the wheel itself, and
barely managed to shut her face.
 The roar of rockets ... crack broken
trees ... loud splash ...
then silence.
 The capsule crashed into a steep
slope of rock and split.

  Wrapped in a sinking
cocoon, I rolled down the slope,
in thickets of thorns.
The whole body is aching, it was hard to breathe. With some 
difficulty getting rid of cocoon, I stood up and looked around. 
From the west and the south half of the sky covered steep 
gray-green rock. In the east extended marsh. Far to

North darkened strip of wood.
A few more hours I rest up on a huge boulder, a heated local 
sun. Sports I was needed. The sun is gradually disappearing 
over the horizon. Somewhere shouted loudly at night

bird echoes her cry
rolled over the rocks. Wrapped in a cocoon remnants of obsolete 
I managed to fall asleep, not paying attention to sobs

and the cries of nocturnal predators.
 The night passed quickly. K
morning I just froze, and I
had to jump and run around the boulder, that though it
keep warm. But now the sun has already
peeking out from behind a mountain, the air temperature 
gradually became climb, and I have stopped banging their teeth.

 Now in the daylight I could
carefully inspect the place
accident. Life-saving capsule
looked awful, through a crack
Front panel I noticed
mikroakkumulyator connected
to the onboard computer. Himself
onboard computer in my opinion more
functioned. I touched
to sensitive sensors. "Ready" - said the computer
artangskom language. "Where am I?" - I scribbled on
keyboard. "A planetary system
in the directory not found "-
issued computer. "The status of on-board system?" - I went
dialogue. "Detected fatal
failure in life-support system. "Well, this information did not 
inspire me to be optimistic." Pelengovat local sources of radio 
"- I continued to torment Computer." On north-east of registered

unidentified source of radio signals. "twist handles the 
settings I caught the familiar call letters Radio Nostalgie. 
After listening some good music, I strained my last computer.

"Please provide first aid."
On the computer that a
shelknulo and opened doors
miniature cabinet, built-in panel. On the shelf lies
capsule with a dark green liquid. In the ampoule was apparently 
liquid asnalvil. The most powerful stimulant that is used only 
in extreme cases, because of its side action. It may be several

seconds to restore the immune
system of the person, spur
metabolism, maximize the adrenaline, but
could still destroy a couple of hundred
brain cells. It
therefore, this drug banned
on many planets.
 But the headache in comparison
death, the thing is quite bearable, and I did not hesitate broke
tip, and drank the contents of
ampoule. Inside me like
vzorvolas bomb. The drug acted instantly. Already
moment I felt a rush of
forces.
 Now we should have something
do. Reasons for the eyes
the dashboard, I decided to pull out the battery. But after 
several fruitless attempts, I abandoned the idea. Battery stuck 
in the deformed panel.  Looking around, I realized that nothing 
interesting. We must move either to the north, the woods, 
either to the east. Few think about it, I went not north 
towards the forest.  Having a decent distance, I

felt tired, but decided not to rest here. So
too aggressive look
this plant. Wade
through the bush was not easy,
rigid spiny branches lashed
my face, but I did not pay
attention to it. I was in a hurry
not far to reach the forest.
 Les met me rustle the leaves of trees, birds and scream
screaming animals.
 Before I had time to go and a few
steps, as from above on
I jumped into a huge black
cat. Only the lightning reactions that emerged for me
many years of adventure, has saved me this time. I crouched 
down and made a somersault, sharp claws of a predator swept 
close to the my head, tore overalls over his shoulder. Took 
another somersault I pulled out a knife and began

opposite the enemy. Panther regrouped and turned his head 
toward me curled back feet for a new leap.

 At the moment our eyes met ... Predator jumped. As
not great was my reaction,
but a split second I lost.
Throwing arm with a knife forward, I
deviated to the side. Beast
expect a similar maneuver, but
could not stop. Naporovshis on the sharp edge of a predator 
issued a bloodcurdling scream. 


    To be continued ...