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ZX Format #08
Masks.             
                               
music by IRONMAN               
(C)Saggitarius                 
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                 Logic is an iron thing -
  does not bend or rust.
                               
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.             
To: Analytical center.             
                               
 A-center, please tell us the reason that caused
increasing instability of Complex two
microcycle back.                        
                               
Response to request:                         
From: Analytical Center.               
To: Coordinating center.                               
The increase in instability is caused by the outbreak
some activity of the E-center that was not
urgently suppressed due to incomplete
controlled by the E-center.              
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.              
To: Emotional center.             
                               
E-center, explain the factors that caused
an outburst of your activity, destabilizing
the complex.                         
                               
Response to request:                         
From: Emotional center.               
To: Coordinating center.            
                               
The current scheme of relations between Comp-
lexa with the environment is not satisfying
no to some of my basic queries, yrpo-
thereby sacrificing my existence. In connection with
with this, I suggest requesting an A-center
develop a new scheme.                 
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.              
To: Analytical center.             
                               
A-Center, I instruct you to analyze the facts
ry that contributed to the formation of action
current Mask, and develop a project for a new one.
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.              
To: Memo-center.                       
                               
M-center, provide information to A-center
about the last three megacycles.             
                               
Query:                                  
From: Memo-center.                         
To: Analytical center.             
                               
A-center, get ready to receive information
tions.                                     
                               
Morning of a sunny day. Mother,going to
work, gives instructions to his son:           
 - Lo, don’t open the door for anyone while I’m
I won't come.                                
 “Okay,” the son, six years old, nods importantly.
from age.                                  
 - Clever girl. Until evening. - mother kisses her son and
hurries to work.  The child runs to the window and
looks at the bus stop until it comes up
bus, then turns on the TV, where
cartoons are just starting to show.    
 Three hours later. The doorbell rings.        
 -Who's there?                              
 - Baby, open the door, please, very much.
I'm thirsty.                            
 - Mom didn’t tell anyone to open it.      
 - Let this be our little secret.
Do you want some candy? Open the door a little and
I ee you npocyhy.                       
 - Uncle, I promised not to open it to anyone
vat. And put the candy in the mailbox.
 The uncle leaves, swearing, and the baby
returns to cartoons.                
 In the evening he tells his mother about his uncle,
she praises him and gives him a chocolate. When
the chocolate suddenly runs out, he thinks...
Yes, the candy would have run out significantly
earlier, brushes his teeth and goes to bed.        
                               
A-center connection:                       
                               
Despite the attempt to put pressure on the E-center,
the opinion of the A-center was given priority,
as a result of which the E-center receivedsignal
greater intensity.                   
                               
Note: A- and E-centers at that moment
have not yet been formed and in the conclusion
these designations must be understood as
rudiments.                                 
                               
 Math lesson in first grade. Teach-
The calf explains subtraction:            
- I have five apples in my basket. If
I eat three, then how much will I have left. 
“Two!” Lo shouts confidently.              
- Well done. Sit down, five.                 
 In the evening.                                
- Mom, today they gave me an “A”
math!                              
- Clever girl. Here, buy some ice cream.           
                               
A-center connection:                       
                               
When making decisions proposed
A-center, E-center received more position
tive input signals. In this regard
The A-center developed more actively and stronger
influenced the formation of the Complex.         
                               
 He was the smartest. She is the most beautiful.
She couldn't help but pay attention to him.
niya, and he did not fall in love with her. He spat
for study and logic, he wrote notes to her,
walked home and carried a briefcase. And then
There's a new kid in the class. He was the most
strong and handsome guy.  And... eethe portfolio changed hands.          
                               
 A-center connection:                      
                               
The negative input signal caused a lot of damage
unprotected E-center. Until the end perehepa-
tions of its functions were transferred to the A-center,
who subsequently modified them into
according to logic.  Formation
The complex continued.                  
                               
 The e-center slowly restored itself.
The A-center successfully fulfilled its functions:  
 - Let me smoke...                       
 - I don't smoke.                              
 - Yes? Then empty your pockets.        
                               
In extreme situations his thinking
switched to a higher speed. By-
he always had time to think about this.
"He wants my money?! But I don't
charity!"                   
 The fist from the belt slowly moved forward.
When the nicotine lover bent at the waist,
a hard elbow fell on his neck. Nag-
Law woke up and felt his pulse. He leisurely
beat under his finger. "If I leave
him here, then he will look for me. And he
will continue to commit crimes."       
 He would probably continue to do
crimes.  If only he had enough air
ha, when the boot pressed on his throat and
stayed like that for about five minutes.  If only
Didn't take A-centercontrol in your own hands,
or rather manipulators. If Lo hadn't been
so logical.  But everything was exactly like that
the Norns, the goddesses of Fate, have already crossed it out
from the list of the living.                         
 The regeneration of the E-center went according to the program,
developed by A-center and approved by
consequences by K-center. In order to avoid emo-
national peaks capable of breaking through more
unstable protection of the E-center, contacts with
the external environment was cut off, and the necessary
to disguise the activities of the Su-Complex
squeezed and tightly controlled. Created
only logically interesting con-
bars.                                   
 A-center, armed with logic, vigilantly
stood in defense of the Complex, stopping everything
attempts by the environment to influence behavior
Complex.                               
 Until the end of physics and mathematics school there was
six months when the E-center first showed
unplanned activity.            
                               
Response to request:                         
From: Analyzing Center.               
To: Coordinating center.           
                               
 The Active Mask was developed in accordance with
betctbuu with a regeneration plan for the E-center.
Any change to the active Mask will also
like the introduction of a new Mask, will change
normal functioning is threatened, and
thus the existence of the Complex.           
 The attached new Mask will allow you to
Satisfy E-center requests by more
close contacts with the environment.              
                               
Application: new Mask.                 
                               
 Inhaling the frosty air, he pulled on
yourself the solid door of a music store
on, where you could always get
almost any album from almost any band.
Almost free... Having a quick glance
around the hall, he immediately found the person he needed -
century.                                    
 - Girl, please forgive me...       
 - Yes? - the person who turned around was pleased
pretty and, judging by the badge on her chest,
clearly exposed to the epidemic "PRODIGY - nav-
always!”, which embraced all fashionable youth. 
 - Can you tell me which album PRODIGY
Should I buy one first?                   
 - Well, buy this one now, and then,
if you drag along, this one. Cool thing!  
 - Thank you very much.                  
                               
 After listening several times at maximum
volume and getting used to xaotu-
Czech sounds, he turned off ctepeocuctemy
and began to develop further actions
according to the developed plan.The same. Right there.                          
 - So how is PRODIGY?                     
 - Cool'bho! Only at home they don’t give me enough money
listen at low volume. And in the headphones-
It's not the same effect.                       
 - I understand... Yes, the volume is on the headphones
at least turn it completely inside out - you won’t hear it from your neighbors -
go!  And you go to the nightclub - there
the volume is enough for you. Keep the address. Bye. 
 - And bye to you, beautiful maiden...          
                               
 The tirelessly pulsating music drove
nails in everyone who was in the hall, in pain
Most people liked it. Finally, Lo replaced
grabbed it and made his way through the crowd.          
 “Hi!” he shouted in my ear.         
 - Oh, hi. How does it feel?              
 - Simply cool! Should I buy you something?
 - Cola with ice.                        
 He went to the bar.  When he returned
She, oddly enough, was there.           
 - Here, hold it.                            
 -  Thank you.  Let's go, I'll introduce you to our
company.                               
 "Hello", "Hi", "High Five" and...         
 - Martha, et Lo. Lo, it's Martha.           
 His guide to the World was pretty. A
Martha... Martha was perfection. And Com-
Pania immediately turned into Martha and Everyone
The rest, one of whom asked:      
 “Are you going to drink?” and, without waiting for an answer,
thrust a glass into his hand.                 
 Having knocked it over in one gulp, he almost nonepx-
fainted - he didn’t know much about drinks, but
I recognized the alcohol immediately.                    
                               
Query:                                  
From: Analyzing Center.               
To: Coordinating center.            
                               
 Alcohol interferes with normal pro-
circulation of control signals.  E-center
may get out of control. Urgently
mute measures.                               
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.              
To: Emotional center.             
                               
 E-center, stop jamming immediately
my signals and explain the reasons for your
behavior.                               
                               
 Without taking his eyes off Martha, Law lowered himself to
sofa opposite. She looked at him
smiling and whispering something conspiratorially under-
pyre.  She was looking at him!  With difficulty
holding back fromstare at
her, he extended his hand to the table, without looking,
poured something... Something strong -
he realized after a few seconds. But this
didn't matter much anymore...        
 He didn't remember how he got home, how
undressed and went to bed - M-center was there too
muted But the night has passed.                
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.              
To: Emotional center.             
                               
 E-center, the adopted action program is not
implied such an active rapprochement with
Peace. You haven't recovered enough yet
for signals of such strength. For neutralization -
tion of yesterday's contact requires isolation
tion at 3.42 megacycles.                   
                               
Response to request:                         
From: Emotional Center.                
To: Coordinating center.            
                               
 The goal has been achieved. Regeneration is complete.
New Mask, ideal for con-
beats with the World, is disharmonious with the Complex
catfish  The complex must bedisintegrated
van.                                     
                               
Query:                                  
From: Coordinating center.               
To: Emotional center.             
                               
E-center, your logic circuit is damaged.
Reconstruction with full information is necessary
matric blockade.  All contacts will be
immediately rolled up.                     
                               
 - Rolled up?  Do you understand what is being said?
Rish?  I fell in love, I don't need anyone
reconstruction!                           
 - E-center, stop transmitting non-functional
national signals. If you don't now
adjust the output signal, you will
hormonally blocked.  You're behaving
not logical.                              
 -Are you threatening me? Yes, I came up with those...
me and all of you! You only exist in
in my mind... Existed, because I was full
up to your neck with damned logic! - he shouted,
for the first time in many years feeling free
it's bad.                                   
 Nightclub. The same.                     
 - Hello, Martha! I came to say
that I love you. - he waited for an answer with a re-
with a dry mouth. Yes, they've known each other for just a day,
but sheI looked at him yesterday!        
 He expected anything, but...            
 - Could you repeat the same thing again?
“one time,” she asked, waving her hand to someone. 
 “Yes, of course...” said Law, confused.
looking at the girl who came up - the same one
to which Marta whispered something about German.- Mar-
ta, I love you!                        
 - Ha, I told you so! From you a bottle of pi-
“Wa,” said the angelic creature.        
 - Yes, you really fooled him all-
in a day. - npocno said enviously -
riveted, looking mockingly at Lo...        
 The chilly air rushing into the open
that window. A letter to parents is on the table. Co-
a quick run and...                       
 Two passers-by stopped in front of the security
a stricken corpse that just a second ago
silently and rapidly rushing down.     
 - Here's another one for you who thinks that
this way you can change many small samples -
lem for one big one.                     
 - I thought... Fi, how illogical!           
 And they moved on, leaving Law, who,
finally stopped pretending...       
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