"Michael McCollum - Gibraltar earth" - читать интересную книгу автора (McCollum Michael)

тАЬWeтАЩll need a linguist and a psychologist to study the alien. Also, an astrophysicist. We can get him from
Magellan тАЩs crew.тАЭ

тАЬWhy an astrophysicist?тАЭ

тАЬBecause,тАЭ the director replied, тАЬonce he tells us where his star is located, weтАЩll need someone who can
translate his coordinates into our own.тАЭ

тАЬAnd if he wonтАЩt tell us?тАЭ
тАЬSemantic analysis ought to help there, too. If we can get him talking about the sort of things he sees in
the night sky of whatever planet he lives on, we may be able to triangulate the location of his home
world.тАЭ

Nadine Halstrom nodded. тАЬAll right, the alien is the first approach. What is the second?тАЭ

тАЬThat one is a little more objective. Captain Landon wants to return to New Eden to salvage the alien
hulk. We can learn a great deal about these people by studying their technology. Who knows, we might
even come away with their star maps.тАЭ

тАЬI donтАЩt like that approach, Anton. As of now, they do not know where we live. However they got there,
New Eden has been visited by two alien starships. What is to stop it from being visited again while we
are trying to salvage that ship? They could followMagellan home this time.тАЭ

тАЬI believe the gain is worth the risk.тАЭ

тАЬWeтАЩll see. Before I approve any such expedition, IтАЩll want to see a detailed operations plan that reduces
our exposure to a minimum.тАЭ

тАЬYes, MaтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬIn the meantime, you can busy yourself getting the PoleStar operation moving. I must emphasize, Mr.
Director. I want this secret held very tight. No more are to learn of the alien than are absolutely
necessary.тАЭ

тАЬI understand.тАЭ

тАЬI will also want someone there to look after things from a political perspective. Any objections to Dieter
Pavel?тАЭ

тАЬNone.тАЭ

тАЬExcellent. Whom will we get for our linguist? --тАЭ

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