"Samuel R. Delany - Corona" - читать интересную книгу автора (Delaney Samuel R)

"Haven't heard that one." He glanced down at the graph paper and
raised an eyebrow. "This yours, or is it from one of your books?"

"You told me to ring you every time I ... got an attack, didn't you?"

"Yes-"

"I'm doing what you want."

"Of course, Lee. I didn't mean to imply you hadn't been keeping your
word. Want to tell me something about the record? What did you think
of it?"

"The rhythm is very interesting. Five against seven when it's there. But
a lot of the beats are left out, so you have to listen hard to get it."

"Was there anything, perhaps in the words, that may have set off the
mind reading?"

"His colonial Ganymede accent is so thick that I missed most of the
lyrics, even though it's basically English."

Dr. Gross smiled. "I've noticed the colonial expressions are slipping
into a lot of young people's speech since Faust has become so popular.
You hear them all the time."

"I don't." She glanced up at the doctor quickly, then back to the books.

Dr. Gross coughed; then he said, "Lee, we feel it's best to keep you
away from the other children at the hospital. You tune in most
frequently on the minds of people you know, or those who've had
similar experiences and reactions to yours. All the children in the
hospital are emotionally disturbed. If you were to suddenly pick up all
their minds at once, you might be seriously hurt."

"I wouldn't!" she whispered.

"You remember you told us about what happened when you were four,
in kindergarten, and you tuned into your whole class for six hours? Do
you remember how upset you were?"

"I went home and tried to drink the iodine." She flung him a brutal
glance. "I remember. But I hear Mommy when she's all the way across
the city. I hear strangers too, lots of times! I hear Mrs. Lowery, when
she's teaching down in the classroom! I hear her! I've heard people on
other planets!"
"About the song, Lee-"

"You want to keep me away from the other children because I'm