" Perry Rhodan 0065 - (57) A Touch of Eternity" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

13 January 2041: for 10 days there had not been the slightest trace of the time expedition. Lt. Rous and
his 5 companions had penetrated the circular field window produced by his energy lens generator and
had just entered the alien time dimension when the frontal overlap of the 2 planes of existence had rolled
over Tats-Tor and lapped up all life there like a ravenous giant. Contrary to expectations, Marcel Rous
did not return.

Rhodan landed on Tats-Tor in the super battleshipDrusus , a spherical spaceship measuring a mile in
diameter. After some searching he found the deserted Gazelle, in which the energy lens generator had
been installed.

With the help of this ingeniously constructed apparatus it was possible to penetrate the other time-plane
at the moment of overlap without losing oneтАЩs own time relationship. The critically different time-ratio of
the other plane had not the slightest effect on a person coming through the energy lens.

The normal universe was being traversed by an alien time-plane. At every location where a direct
interface of intercepting planes occurred, any organic life disappeared. The most monstrous menace ever
known was threatening all life in the Milky Way.

It was with very mixed feelings that Rhodan, Reginald Bell and a few of the Mutant corps approached
the Gazelle where it stood lonely and deserted in the middle of the desert. Other than themselves there
was no life left on this world, not even the smallest insect that crawled, the lowliest worm. The time
curtain had swept everything with it except lifeless matter and plants. Oddly, there was a definite
indication that a difference between fauna and flora was recognized by the natural laws of the other time
dimension.

Reginald Bell cleared his throat unobtrusively and attempted to conceal his anxiety. Under no
circumstances must the others know that he was fearful or apprehensive.

However his voice was slightly strained when he spoke: "They haveтАФuhтАФdisappeared since 10 days
ago. If they went into that other time plane through the energy ring, then why havenтАЩt they come back?"

Rhodan glanced askance at him briefly while continuing calmly. "We came here to find an answer to that
question, Bell. I have a feeling that there could be a hundred answersтАФbut itтАЩs going to be our job to
discover the right one. Well, thereтАЩs the Gazelle." He pointed to the long-range reconnaissance flier, a
disc that was 100 feet in diameter and 60 feet high. It was still about 200 yards away. "In its control
room are the controls for the energy-ring generator. WeтАЩll soon find out whatтАЩs the matter with it."

"What can be wrong with it?" grumbled Bell in a welter of uncertainties.

Rhodan didnтАЩt look at him when he replied: "ThereтАЩs actually nothing that canтАЩt go out of commissionтАж"

Bell fell into a stubborn silence the rest of the way.

The outer lock was open and they were able to enter the small spaceship without hindrance. Slightly
more than a half mile away towered the mighty shape of theDrusus . At the slightest sign of danger the
giantтАЩs guns would open fire.

But nothing occurred as Perry Rhodan and his companions passed through the airlock of the Gazelle and
moved onward to the control room. It didnтАЩt take long to find a very graphic answer to their question but
it was by no means a satisfactory one.