Lime Tree #18 25 марта 1996

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IRYSOU-201 - Science-fiction story (Part 10-12).

 Science-fiction novel
 ! PROPERTY OF LORD WINTER!
 First published AND WITHOUT
 ABBREVIATIONS. TO BE CONTINUED ...
 CHAPTER 10.12



Continued. Beginning in issue 9-B, 11, 14 and earlier.

Despite everything, I keep doing it. Who does not 
nravitsyazvonite 300-1064, pobazarim. 

            X.

Gosseyn not understand what happened to Fabiana, but the idea 
that he now no one is dependent, gave him great pleasure. 
Because now it is completely disposed of the ball IS-9 and 
could do with him everything. No, he never thought to violate 
the order of Prescott, in any case he had to find out what 
happened and, if necessary, to provide assistance. 

   Thoughts Gosseyna interrupted siren and he abruptly went 
black eyes. Three minutes later it's gone and he looked at the 
console. On small accessory flashes: "The ship can not leave 
the hyperspace". He pressed the key on which was portrayed by a 
question mark - a detailed report on your computer. Soft female 
voice, something that reminded him a voice now, Patricia, said: 
- Exit from the subspace may not be realized, sir. In this area 
is activated Supernova. 

   Gosseyn could not close his mouth.
 - K-as-kai ssverhnovaya?
Navigator and mechanic ran up to him.
 - Supernova, coordinates: IIERSQ-9914, ADSIT9-1002, GH-675. 
Nineteenth lower corners of the cube. ISSIORION had a name. 

   Gosseyn closed, finally, the mouth. And sat in the chair. 
Stand it no longer could. For there, on Fabian left his family, 
Patricia, friends ... Now they are not left and dust. It did 
not fit into his head. 

   There was a sad pause. Nobody knew what to say. All
were badly shaken. The whole world was destroyed.

   Finally, Michael, navigator, went to Gosseynu and tried to
calm.
 - You'll never understand it, Mike. You came out of the 
League, you have no one here ... Leave me alone. We're going 
back. 

   Gosseyn stood up and quickly went to his room.

  Bowl two days later returned to the place where they left the 
squadron. All this time Gosseyn did not leave his room. 
Navigator, which at times was overcome by the wild rage at the 
man who blew up colony, led the ship on a rapprochement with 
the squadron, which has already appeared pale dot on the far 
edge of the radar. But the radio message yet could not be sent.


  To catch up with the squadron, the navigator had to make a 
giant leap into space. Reviewing the roster then, he did not 
believe my eyes: IS-9 surpassed conceivable record for 
giperperehodu on superdalnie distance of 2.5 times! Here is a 
ship, he thought. 

   Finally the ship was last out of the subspace. Michael
sent a telegram squadron. In short, he told all that had 
happened, gave his coordinates and asked to wait for them. 


P.S. Supernova - is when a star explodes ...



            XI.


Prescott was no less shocked by the other occurred after 
reading a telegram. The squadron stopped. We all had a feeling 
of emptiness in heart. People have lost the point. In their 
eyes, life has lost meaning. Thus vanished all of that with 
which was connected their whole lives.  They lost the rear. 
They had nowhere to go. They do not to whom it was report. 
Their expedition has lost all meaning. But appeared kakoeto 
creepy, panicky feeling of freedom. 

   The balls were hung in a dark void. From the shiny surface 
reflected glare of the stars. The center of the galaxy was only 
a few hundred parsecs. Distance that the ball overcomes the 
three day. At small distances, oddly enough, took much

longer than long. This was explained by the following factors. 
Log into hyperspace or subspace, as it still called, takes a 
few seconds. Of course, the deepest inputs into the subspace 
lasted ten minutes. But more than ten minutes a man could not 
stand it. At best, he went with mind. At worst - instant death. 
And nothing would prevent this process. The deeper was the 
entrance to the subspace, the farther the ship was moving in 
ordinary space. With the depth Immersion, the probability of 
exit angle and there is no need long-term displacement in the 
subspace itself. If the dip was small, the exit angle was 
small, which made it possible to make giperperehody a 
relatively "small" range, which was subject simply moving in 
jet engines anamezonnyh. But the growing path in the hyperspace 
that compelled it to hold much more time than at greater 
depths. 

   Slowly the squadron had reached the outskirts of a system 
and Prescott decided to go into orbit. IS-9 was not far, just a 
few days simple flight. In the subspace log was already 
pointless. We all had some sort of a painful feeling of fear of 
the unknown. Now they could protect only a technique, which 
they possessed at the moment. There was nowhere to retreat. 

   A long time it was enough of this technique ...? Nobody
KNOW ........



            XII.

Gradually the squadron approached the small lifeless planet
and Prescott has decided to "heave to", that is, just wait 
Gosseyna. Balls went into orbit. Had to wait two days. Long 
thought to Prescott, because IS-9 was very close - a few 
parsecs. But with such a minimum distance giperperehod was 
already impossible.


  There was nothing, and Prescott has equipped the boat with 
the industry robots to replenish minerals. The boat was 
separated from the ball and began to approach the planet. It 
was a complete automaton. About any EVENT boat and robots 
immediately reported to the command post. The boat is a small, 
driven to automatism, cargo hook, which was not even the remote 
control. In extreme cases, it is controlled remotely. He had 
three symmetrically arranged seating and engine load 
compartment on top. That's all, not counting the powerful 
on-board computer and systems avtostykovki.

 So, soon the shuttle disappeared from sight, hiding behind the 
planet. He approach, gradually reducing the radius of the 
orbit. Robots were equipped with first class equipment, which 
allows even from outer space to seek out the most mineral-rich 
places. Therefore, after a while one of the robots, who took 
over command of the landing, reported that the optimal location 
was found. The boat began to approach.


  Prescott still could not grasp what he heard. Issioriona no 
more. His world for some fraction of a second turned into dust. 
He would immediately went in search of the killers. But on the 
other hand, it looks like they were the only ones who survived 
and who has at least knew something about the explosion. 
Therefore, the purpose of Prescott was still in the fact to 
race Issiorionyan not extinguished and the incident would have 
learned all existing human world. Believe me, it was huge. No

did not know exactly how many human planets belong to humanity. 
Millions of vehicles went into the unknown, to create colonies. 
Many of them had time to send a distress signal, spending on 
this transfer the rest energy. Other broadcast, that have found 
refuge and organized colony. Third, while there were eighty 
percent, disappeared without a trace. Many of them found 
"Living" planet, while others were simply eaten by time and 
space. All of this was "suicide boats", or DIE SHIP, as their 
were called. Typically, these were huge, well-protected, but 
ill-armed ships, the crew of which consisted of one hundred - 
one hundred and fifty people. It was mostly family. No, they 
all know that hardly ever come back, but were owned by

some thirst for the unknown, like new.

   Long ago, around the star appeared ISSIORION two ships.
Earlier in these places there was no one. The ships were very 
much damaged, so finding a planet with a normal, suitable for

living conditions were for them a miracle. Especially because 
they have fuel stocks came to an end. The first ship was a huge

sized and somewhat resembled a giant flattened rectangular
box. It was the transportation. The second was a minor assault 
cruiser with a crew of twelve people. He served as the escort 
function was most damaged. On "TREFIX", transport, had a 
coordinator, a device that lets you know where the ship and to 
initiate the galaxy. This device was then a very rare and is 
only a very powerful protection and the big ships. But on 
"TREFIX" it has been damaged, so half a century the people had 
no idea where they were. Later, when the Cryolite built radio, 
they did it learn. Thus was formed the colony Issiorion, which 
subsequently became the resort.

 Now everything is destroyed ...
 - Destroyed ... - Repeat aloud with deep thoughtfulness 
Prescott. Yes, he will avenge them, but it will be later. 

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