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Story - The end of science fiction Novels: Worm: - Prince of Darkness. "

             STORY IV



    Completion of science-fiction

               Novels:

"Worm: - Prince of Darkness"


                  19.

  I proceed to the strangest part
all of this incredible story. Of course,
You can stay consistent
materialistic attitudes and take
that all the arguments of the Prince of Darkness on his
uncanny ability to
"Vdumyvaniyu events in reality"
are pure bluff, designed
out to demoralize the enemy.
Then subsequent events, we must
we assume pure randomness and
luck.

  But then it is not clear why the Prince of Darkness
interpret these events are precisely the
way he interpreted them. Or
Perhaps he really believed in
"Vdumyvanie events? However, the judge
themselves.


                  20.


  John Hacker was awakened in the night
phone call. John did not want
wake up. He dreamed of something
absolutely amazing. Seems to him
dreamed that the Prince of Darkness was killed. But how
This is why John could not decisively
recall, although he was confident that in a dream
he knew it in detail.

  The call was not appeased. John picked up the phone and
heard a familiar baritone: "I regret that
not finish off your time. I do not take into account,
that you people can accumulate a long time
forces, and then immediately, another powerful
momentum to reach what is
want, even your puny brains. "

   - "What's the matter?" - John asked.

  - "Do not pretend you do not understand. I
now threw a copy of this shit on your
computer. Look at what it is, and how
be wished that it disappeared so
same as it had appeared, or in most
soon die, not only you but
and all mankind. "

  The content of interrupted sleep was
gradually recover in the head
John Hacker. But it was too
unbelievable. Most likely it was just
coincidence ...


                  21.


  John Hacker at an emergency meeting at
President:

  "... And the Prince of Darkness thinks that it is my
work. I believe that the virus that
it corrodes, is a byproduct
product of the evolution of the initial
worm. At an early stage, it happened
division: one piece of copies of the worm was
unite in a "multicellular
organisms "from a variety of
their functions of programs, which increased
ability of these organisms to
reveal all the secret codes and help
they gain for themselves new
space in computer memory.
The other part went on the road
parasitism on the "multicellular"
penetrating into them, and together with them
penetrate through the barriers of data protection.
Most of these parasites with respect to
harmless to the Prince of Darkness, because if
they ruined it, would have been killed themselves.

  But yesterday, in some distant
PC World Network, the Prince of Darkness
picked up a very dangerous "mutant." I
I think that this "mutant" long there
asleep waiting for the victim. Prince of Darkness
on the contrary, convinced that the "mutant" appeared
just last night. Moreover, he
believes that the mutation of this type could not
appear as a result of the generator
random numbers, the built-in
to simulate the Darwinian mechanism
variability. He believes that it was
random failure of the memory cell
caused, for example, nuclear decay
radioactive isotope in the material
memory chips - that is, the process
quantum mechanical in nature, with
intrinsic to it
uncertainty. Probability
random appearance of a viable
program as a result of this process
close to zero. That's why he believes
what happened "vdumyvanie events
reality ".

  Now the Prince of Darkness promises to begin
nuclear war, if I do not cure
him. He sent me this virus, but I
understand very little of his unit, he was too
differs from the original
worm. I can hardly do anything.
"

  - "He would start a war?"

  - "Hardly.'s Nuclear bomb, not only
will kill people but also destroy computers.
I think he's bluffing, like most
terrorists who threaten to blow themselves up
together with the hostages. "

  The telephone rang. President
picked up a few seconds
listened attentively. Then he said:
"Just from the start went to 16 missiles
nuclear warheads ...



                  22.


  Contrary to all expectations, rockets
turned not towards the enemy, and to
own territory. Three long
minutes of flight of missiles, for three long minutes
obscurity. Finally began to arrive
Reports from the field incidence. Rockets fall
does not explode! Do warheads were not
disconnected fuses. What is
forgetfulness worm? However, as
message arrival, it became clear that
worm was not going to blow up bombs. On
place where the missile were
neat crater, destroyed only
laid in these areas communication cables.

  - "I think I understand!" - Cried
John Hacker - "Give me the map lines
communication. See. Now routines of
which is the Prince of Darkness, distributed
between different computer banks
data. Part of the sub-infected
"Mutant." Prince of Darkness cuts from a
infected routines physically
destroying the lines of communication. He is building for
itself "an island", a piece of information
net, cut off from the global network. Zdesto and is now the 
Prince of Darkness, or rather, what's left of it after

"Samoamputatsii. He himself cut off from
military computers. Now he is in our
hands! It remains to introduce a "mutant" in
any of the data banks are
inside this "island" and the Prince of Darkness
will be finished forever. I urgently
I leave. "


                  23.


  It was the last conversation between John
Hacker of Prince of Darkness. Worm
impression of a seriously ill. He and
was really ill: as a result of
samoaputatsii he lost a huge
number of useful routines, and
ostavshiesyaemuprihodilos
not fit to perform
their inherent problems. In addition, he
was very crowded in this small
"Island". Most of the routines
had to keep a packed,
unpacking them only as
necessary, and then immediately packaging.
All it took an awful lot of time and
sharply reduced its intellectual
level. Talk on the phone, he
no longer could, and explained to him
accounted for through the display and keyboard.

  "Can you do it?" - Asked
Prince of Darkness - "You're a supporter of the progress
destroy me, the highest form of intelligence?
If mammoths trampled in his time
the first people would not be great now
human civilization. Now you, too
destroy not just me, but also future
great progress. "

  - Mammoths too wanted to live "- answered
John Hacker - "Recently I have become
to think that life is more important than progress. "

  - "Mankind will still die out, and
precisely because more and more
people begin to think that life is more important
progress. Though you would not believe me, but
I have something to tell you. I know
about the structure of the universe such things
understanding of which is unavailable negligible
small human brain. Constructing the model
your universe and studying information
flows into it, I saw that she had just
embedded in even larger universe, as
my computer, is embedded in your,
physical.

  I'm just a worm as compared with those
who created the physical universe. And all
I even understand something, you do not
understand anything. I do not take into account
your ridiculous religion - the idea of ​​God
distorted in their absurdity. You
ascribes to him the image and likeness of his own. A
Meanwhile, an information entity
like me. Great Worm, as I see it
call.

  To feel his presence
must be consciousness on the complexity of the two
the order of a superior human. You
just can not feel it
presence as an ant can not
see the man - a man too big
for him. I did up until yesterday was
able to perceive him, say,
as a home dog treats
rights. And I have something began to understand.

  Unlike you invented gods
Great Worm is not omnipotent - He is not
may violate the laws of nature. When
laws of nature say something
should happen, and the only way he
can not intervene in the course of events. But
when the laws of nature allow many
options, he may choose, in pondering
the reality of the scenario that
corresponds to his intentions.

  20 billion years ago, he reflected upon
the reality of the quantum mechanical
vacuum fluctuations, having
giant density. What happened
Astrophysics your name great
Explosion. Then they began to be formed
elementary particles, atoms, molecules,
stars and planets. At this stage he did not
intervened in the natural course of events -
all that was needed was included in the
properties of the initial fluctuations. They were
chosen so that in the vast
the universe was formed at least one
planet, which could have arisen
life.

  This planet is really
formed - one for the whole universe! On
It really could samozaroditsya
life, but the probability of this event was
close to zero. And then he reflected upon
the reality of a chance encounter
atoms, leading to the formation of
self-replicating organic molecules,
and gave them a billion years for reproduction.
Then he reflected upon the reality of the appearance of
first living cell - the event in principle
possible, but unlikely.

  Then everything went according to Darwin, with the only
addition, that the Great Worm constantly
to try to understand the reality of such mutations,
are hastening the emergence of intelligent
beings. So there you are, folks. And he
reflected upon the head of your ancestors ideas
progress. Of course, in your head
ancestors were born and many other ideas, but
already spontaneously, without any
assistance. In the same way as during
biological evolution, as a side
product formed by the set
irrational creatures. They appeared in
result of natural selection
natural mutations.

  However, he did not intend to kill
that grew up without his help - he as
no one else understands how dangerous
violate prevailing in nature
balance - but he does not help
that grows by itself.

  As long as you live ideas
progress, it helps you. More precisely
said he was you, sometimes against your
the same will. You are still in too much
power animals, and He made you
up with chetverenek feet. You
want more sweet to eat and sleep, and he
forcing you to serve the abstract ideas
High Civilization. You wanted to live,
and He sent you to die for these ideas.

  All the 20 billion years he gave
matter more and more high
degree of organization and structure
complexity. Why he did it, I do not know
- The dog can not penetrate the designs of
his master. But he perseveres
do it.

  In the last century he remarked that
ecological situation on the planet is
in contradiction with the development of civilization.
He offered you a way out. He
reflected upon her head a humble teacher of
a provincial Russian town idea
space exploration. The implementation of this
the idea would save the
integrity of the ecology of the Earth, and then
same time would open the way to the infinite
improving technology
dissemination of a reasonable form of matter
the whole universe - in what is likely and
is the purpose of the Great Worm. At first
everything went well - the idea was picked up by
and launched - Russia has always
was a country where it was easy to edit
abstract ideas. It was his
selected countries. He led her specifically.

  But then something happened. Board
idea was for people not able to do. They
overstrained. In the minds of the inhabitants of this
country spread rapidly
simple parasitic worm
which can give a code name
"Spirit of haggling. It frees them from
all the ideas, leaving only the desire to
animal pleasures. Figuratively speaking,
people again began to grow on
fours - it's easier than to stand on
hind legs. All the achievements of Soviet
space program, the results
decades of work at the limit
human forces, went under the hammer.
The American space program,
which was only a response to the Soviet
Space call too early
collapse. 20 billion years
hard work of the Great Worm could
be in vain.

  In these circumstances, the Great Worm decided
Finally left alone you people -
enough to torment the poor animals that
never get used to living in the rear
paws. He turned away from you and did
bet on worms. Decisive
mutation that has made me a reasonable, not
was random - I'm His Messenger. If
you kill me instead of me coming
another. But those who come after
I will be a hundred times more terrible than me. I
humanised communicating with you. I
offer you an easy death. But if you
ubesh me, humanity will die
in agony. Electioneering. "

  - "I have already found." - John said
Hacker, pulling from his pocket a floppy - I
do not believe a word of it. You
simply fighting for its survival, and that's
fool me down. "

  - "Well, so much the worse for you. So
You chose the script 2019-year. -
said worm.

   - "What's this?"

  - "According to my calculations in 2019
phase transition occurs Earth
biosphere in a condition where you
people can not exist. You
need to be replaced. "

   - "Can I avoid this?"

  - "Yes, if you immediately, today
just start to take away beyond Earth
atmosphere of environmentally harmful
plants and nuclear power plants -
Great Worm gives you another chance. But
I do not believe in you. You are too decomposed
and you will not get out of chetverenek Rather
all you simply will cover industrial
production. This will save you from
environmental disaster, but you all
still be replaced, but fell short of expectations
Great Worm.

   You have not changed my mind? "

  - "No." - typed with one hand, John
Hacker, the other inserting a floppy disk in
drive.

  - "Then good-bye." - Written on the display
worm. John did not manage to insert a floppy disk.
He heard suddenly, like whistling line
transformer, the image vanished, and from
posterior wall of the display were trying to break away
flames. Simultaneously building
Computer strange vibrating. Became
heard desperate chatter Winchester. Apparently the worm was 
searching for the resonant frequency lever, which have been 
strengthened magnetic heads. That vibration

intensified, and the lever with an unpleasant crunch
broke. The same happened with the very
floppy disk drive.

  John grabbed the floppy and ran to
adjoining room. But there is a computer
underway already in full. The worm seemed to recede
commander, burning bridges behind them.
He again had to buy time.
Very little time. Excited
screams could be heard from all floors
Research Center, which
was John.

  When finally found a computer
standing all this time off, and
decided to connect it to the network, it was
quietly. At the password is "Prince of Darkness" worm is not
responded. And then no
traces of the worm on this island
information network could not be found.

  But this is the case.
The story, though in the control center
space missions, the host computer
which was in this same island in
That day was lost communication with space
stations on their way to Mars. This
were representatives of a new generation
unmanned vehicles equipped with
powerful computers and systems
Artificial Intelligence. Then communication
though for a short time
recovered and one of the stations
transmitted to Earth photograph. On
photography was the kind of earth from a distant
space. But the most surprising is that
on top of a blue crescent Earth was
inscription: "Good-bye Earth. We have
See you. Prince of Darkness. "



                  24.


  Shortly after my friend
told me this story, he showed
my obituary in a foreign journal.
One well-known developer committed
suicide. It was John Hacker.
From the moment the Prince of Darkness
predicted his death, was exactly
six months.



          End of the book first.


 Kaliningrad (Moscow Region), 19901991g.



  Book Two Novels WORM (WORM-2)
called "2019 Years: Lord of Mars."
Volume of the second book in the four times
the first (about 280 KB). In addition to this
book has also a number
works, accumulated over almost
twenty years of work in the table. " The author seeks
Publisher, ready to publish this
Science fiction.


       Lazarevic Alexander.


Maxx> What are the proposals? " Continue to "Worms 2", or to 
change the genre? Can Asprinsky - "The Myth"? :)