Prose - Sky N 9.

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Track: ---- DONT STOP THE DREAM ------- 
By: ANDREW FER/PHANTOM FAMILY/160898    
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 "Sky N 9"               
                                        
                                        
Cloud 1,                               
Cloud 2,                               
Cloud 3,                               
...                                     
boom!                                   
Cloud 9,                               
Cloud 9,                               
Cloud 9...                             
                                        
From the impact on the firmament, Icarus
For a moment my vision darkened.   When
the situation began to clear up, he felt
on the top of my head slowly growing
a big bump.                      
                                        
- Eh, dad told me, “Put on your helmet,
Icarus!”... I didn’t listen to smart advice.
He raised his head up and began
inspect the place where he was brought.
The firmament was blue, with
painted clouds. Firm to the touch
and cool,it extended from
horizon to horizon, on which it rested
and why it didn’t fall is not clear.
                                        
“Plexiglas,” thought Icarus, “they knew how to
build!                                
                                        
He ran his hand across the sky, on his fingers
a layer of dust remained.  Then he scribbled
finger "Icarus was here" and stayed
I'm quite pleased with my work.
                                        
- They haven’t cleaned here for a long time... Okay, we should
and get the job done... - Having said this, he
took a drill out of his backpack and began to damage
the nearest painted cloud. Having done
a dozen holes, in the shape of a circle,
he replaced the drill with a small file, and
continued to open the skies. We flew down
fragments of clouds, pieces of blue paint and
other garbage.  The sky wasn't very good
durable and soon the work was done
finished.                              
He pressed on the perforated cloud and
it fell inside with a crunch. C
with difficulty squeezing into what was received
hole, Icarus found himself in the dark and
dusty                                 
corridor.  I could imagine its dimensions
difficult, since the walls were lost in the darkness.
Judging by the echo, there was a lot of space. Pulling off
themselves temporarily becoming unnecessary wings,
Icarus took a lantern from his bag and
looked around.The corridor was 10 meters wide and
length... it’s not clear at all
what...                                
the light from the flashlight could not reach
the opposite end.  Was on the floor
very                                   
thick layer of dust, it’s immediately clear what’s here
no one has been there for a very long time.
                                        
Icarus threw his bag over his shoulder, a little
thought about choosing a direction, and
decided                                   
go right. What happened - to the north,
as seen from under the dome.
                                        
Footsteps echoed in the silence
corridor... and now it has already been sawed through
hole                               
disappeared into the darkness, and only a thin ray from
The flashlight barely illuminated the road.
                                        
Icarus had been walking for half an hour, but the corridor
didn't end. But then the flashlight beam hit
something.  Snatching the old one from the darkness and
rusty iron door. The hinges are rusty
and it opened with a sharp creak, which
echoed down the empty corridor.
Behind the door was a fairly clean
room, when compared with
corridor, there was no dust here, but
it was full of empty bottles, scraps
newspapersand other garbage.    Along the walls
some devices were located, blinking
many                               
light bulbs, dimly lit monitors,
something hummed, clicked and crackled.
                                        
In the center of the room stood a stool, on
which is a dirty bag of feathers
perched,                          
unlucky looking Angel.  Feathers on him
the wings were matted and had not been for a long time
cleaned                                 
a very worn
a sweatshirt, worn-out felt boots on his feet.
Closing his eyes he played the labia
accordion, something absolutely incomprehensible,
but this
"something" apparently drove him to such
the melancholy that huge green tears
rolled down his unshaven cheeks.
                                        
Hearing the noise, he opened his teary eyes
eyes and seeing the guest joyfully
smiled.                             
                                        
-  A!  Ikarushka!  Well done for visiting
respected the old one.  And then you see me here alone
I stayed completely to watch the sphere.
It's painfully boring.                       
                                        
- Hello Gavriilych, if you're not joking. I
I see you have blossomed here without
superiors.   By the way, where is it?
evaporatedsince you're here so proud
are you sitting alone?                 
                                        
- Yes, you see Ikarushka, there’s a new one here
turnkey object is taken, the Earth is
number                                 
472, it was already promised not in 7 days
due date, but at higher rates
obligations - for five days
manage.  Well, that's all for this occasion
decided to go to the opening, but they took me
they left the eldest...                    
                                        
- So, that means... Are you the eldest? And well
Are you creating a dusty-winged beast? We have
There, for the third day, night has not come, but
you're chilling here!   Worried
you know, people.    Do you have an answer?
asks. It's like the end of the world or something
what kind of misfortune?                          
                                        
- Oh Ikarushka, I know about this misfortune,
But I have nothing to do with it at all.
This demonic one has spoiled us again
photocell, and the spare one was only yesterday
they sent it, but it’s heavy, I’m the only one
I just can’t install it. Can you tell me
old man, can you help me?  Since it's already night for you
get impatient...                  
                                        
- What should I do, I’ll help... I’m downstairs
they gave a strict order so that without normal
the change of day and night did not return... What
do you wantthey say with these progressors
do it - but fix the sky.
                                        
Gavriilich stood up, shook off the dust from
wings, and with a groan hobbled towards
warehouse                               
premises, Icarus followed. In stock
there was complete desolation, only
in the middle of the hall there was a huge box
with a large inscription “Do not turn over” and
"Made in Heaven"                       
                                        
Having somehow broken the packaging with a pry bar,
I managed to open the box.  Inside, in
the depths of foam rubber, paper, glass wool and
etc.   packaging materials turned out to be
small box - with an inscription
"Photocell "Night" model A, GOST
7346-6".                                
                                        
- .... and you couldn’t establish this alone
?! - Icarus gasped.                        
                                        
- Well, how can I tell you... I’m not going inside
I looked in... and before they, this...,
took up the whole drawer... but apparently new
model, I haven't had these things for a long time
was studying.                              
                                        
- Eh... what should we take from you celestials?
?!, took the box and went to
central console, install it.
                                        
By inserting a part, insteadburnt out. Icarus
I tried the day/night switch.
The light under the dome went out regularly and
caught fire.  I couldn't resist the temptation and
a little                                 
I played around with the switch...
imagining what's going on down there...
On the way back I looked into the warehouse,
in a pile of foam, curled up, already asleep
battered angel.
                                        
- Well, the celestials have gone today... eh...
They completely forgot about our “system”. Apparently
their experiment didn't work out. Well then
an experiment is an experiment...
And he walked back along the empty dusty
corridor to jump back onto
your unfinished seven-day Earth.    

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