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

"Dr. Eric Manoli, ChiefтАж" Iltar didnтАЩt have to answer the second question.

Villnoess repeated hoarsely: "Dr. Eric Manoli! HeтАЩs one of Perry RhodanтАЩs oldest compatriots. He has
remained young himself after receiving the cell-shower on Wanderer. ThereтАЩs no greater expert in the
field of blood research in the entire Solar system and if Manoli raises this problem you can bet that he has
arrived at the idea only after the most exacting investigation." Chief Villnoess sighed, and wiped his
forehead again. "Am I expected to inform Perry Rhodan that the serum which was injected into his wife
was a cancer causing poison instead of a rejuvenation? Iltar, call the Medical Centre at Terrania. I must
speak to Dr. Manoli at once. ThatтАЩs where he is right now, isnтАЩt he?"

It took half an hour before the telecom connection was established and the scholarly, expressive face of
Dr. Manoli appeared on the picture screen. He talked calmly, almost impassively, and swept away all
objections which the chief physician of the Terra Clinic raised with his phenomenal knowledge of all
aspects of this fatal sickness.

"We canтАЩt refer to the life-prolonging Ara serum from the Tolimon planet as a poison. All Arkonides are,
prone, to leukaemia. IтАЩve not yet clearly understood whether this is a symptom of degeneration or a
natural resistance against the bodyтАЩs tendency to reject death. ItтАЩs difficult for me to contemplate the
thought that ThoraтАЩs days are numbered, especially since I know how much Perry Rhodan loves his wife
in spite of her advancing age and that she is no less dedicated to him. But every matter has more than one
facet, my dear colleague. By the similarity between the basic ingredient of the Ara drug and ThoraтАЩs F
Arkon illness IтАЩve been led to explore a new direction of approach to the life-extending powers of
Galactic medicines which could be derived from the controlled proliferation of growth. DonтАЩt you agree,
my dear colleague, that this is a highly interesting aspect?"

For the first time since Villnoess had taken up the medical profession he realized what it took to be a
scientific research pioneer. Whereas he was still grappling with the problem of presenting the fact to
Perry Rhodan that his wife was doomed to die soon, Dr. Manoli had already dwelled on the тАШinteresting
aspectsтАЩ of the case.

This was far from a callous attitude of Dr. Manoli but the scientist had accepted death as a part of life
and nothing more.

After their medical consultation was over Dr. Villnoess had experienced some sense of relief. However
when he tried to formulate his message to Rhodan, the Administrator of the Solar Imperium, all his former
inhibitions were awakened again. In his third attempt to compose a message in which a note of human
empathy was sounded, he limited himself to a text which contained only the facts and he chose to neglect
mentioning ManoliтАЩs suspicion.

In the course of his conversation with Dr. Manoli he had learned that Perry Rhodan was on the planet
Grautier at this time, conducting the surveillance of the Druufs. His coded report reached Perry Rhodan
by way of the hyper-radio station at Terrania and was relayed by three more stations which were strung
out throughout the vast space on heavy cruisers of the Solar Imperium.

Perry Rhodan shielded his thoughts with a superhuman effort. Not even a telepath was able to read
them. Nobody was allowed to share his grief, his desperation nor his vain rebellion against a cruel and
blind fate.
 Nevertheless Perry Rhodan, the Administrator of the Solar Imperium, who had created the organization
by the strength of his personality, was ableтАФdespite the enormous burden on his soulтАФto finish the
conference in progress with a good result.