" Perry Rhodan 0078 - (70) Thora's Sacrifice" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

Once more Villnoess read in a subdued voice: "Ls, type F Arkon" and after taking a deep breath:
"Experiment LS: Ara: negative."

LS stood for lymphosarcomaтАФcancerous tumour of a lymph glandтАФand the letter F indicated the
degree of malignancy. The word Arkon that followed it explained not only that the patient was an
Arkonide but also that they faced a type of cancer which puzzled even the Galactic healers and, for
which there was no, cure in existence as yet.

Dr. Villnoess wiped the perspiration from his forehead. He was used to rely on the diagnosis of his
colleagues but now he was seized by panic and began to doubt their judgment."

He quickly switched on the telecom and announced: "Will Drs. Gonder, Iltar and Vandenbourg come to
see me at once!"

When the 3 physicians entered his office a little later, the chief physician still held the report on Thora in
his hand. He didnтАЩt even offer seats to his colleague and he himself was no longer able to sit still at his
desk.

"Dr. Iltar," he began hesitantly, "IтАЩve no intention of questioning your diagnosis butтАж" he paused, shook
his head and put the examination file down on his desk. His gaze wandered indecisively back and forth
between his 3 assistants, who understood the dilemma of their boss but were unable to answer his
unspoken question.

And now the Chief blurted out: "Gentlemen, I canтАЩt tell this to Rhodan! How do you imagine I feel about
it?"

Dr. Iltar, who was responsible for the written report, faced his boss. "Chief, we know how you must
feel. But the fact is that Thora is of Arkonide origin and that the tumour is a malignant Arkon sarcoma,
type F. The Carcinoma Department of the Clinic at Terrania has confirmed only two hours ago that the
granulocytes and monocytes have entered the bloodstream at a ratio of 5:100, the usual numerical
increase of white blood-corpuscles on type F. This result doesnтАЩt leave much room for a mistaken
diagnosis butтАж"

Dr. Villnoess leaned against his desk. IltarтАЩs "butтАж" and the pause that followed predicted another
complication. "What is it," Villnoess inquired gruffly. "Keep talking!"

"Chief, Thora has already been administered the life-preserving serum of the Aras from the planet
Tolimon some time ago. YouтАЩll remember that John Marshall and Laury Marten got hold of a small
quantity of this serum in a daring missionтАж"

"Yes, go onтАж" Villnoess insisted although he was reluctant to admit the suspected cause of ThoraтАЩs
disease. "Not that!" he kept thinking.

Hesitantly Dr. Iltar continued: "The Carcinoma Department at Terrania has hinted that the malignancy F
Arkon was caused by the Ara serum because several granulocytes resemble in their damaged form the
basic ingredient of the life-extending substance which has so far defied identification by the Galactic
medical researchers."
"IltarтАж" The chief physician was struggling to keep his composure, "тАжwhohas stated such a suspicion?
Does he know that weтАЩre speaking about RhodanтАЩs wife?"