"Mack Reynolds - After Utopia" - читать интересную книгу автора (Reynolds Mack)

Academician Stein held up a hand. тАЬIтАЩm afraid, Mr.
Cogswell, that JoтАЩs humor is poorly taken. You see, we
didnтАЩt rescue you from yourself. No, hardly. It was we
who put you into your predicament. Please forgive us,
but it was for a very good reason.тАЭ
Cogswell stared at him.
Stein said uncomfortably, almost sheepishly. тАЬDo you
know where you are Tracy Cogswell?тАЭ
тАЬYes, I know where I am. Tangier is a few miles over
in that direction. And thatтАЩs Spain, over the water there.тАЭ
Walter Stein said, тАЬThatтАЩs not exactly what I meant.
LetтАЩs cut corners, Mr. Cogswell. You are now in the year
2045 a.d., or at least you would be if we still used the.
somewhat inefficient calendar of your era. We havenтАЩt
been utilizing it since the turn of the century. We now
call this the year 45 New Calendar.тАЭ
Cogswell thought to himself that it didnтАЩt really come
as too much of a surprise. He knew that it was going to
be something like that.
тАЬTime travel,тАЭ he said aloud. It was a field of thought
he had never investigated, but he was dimly aware of the
conception. He had seen a movie or two, such as Berkley
Square , in which Tyrone Power had played a time
traveler who found himself in the world of Boswell and
Dr. Johnson, and he had read a few short stories over the
years. And hadnтАЩt he read a short novel by H.G. Wells or
somebody about a time machine that took the inventor
far into the future?
тАЬWell, not exactly,тАЭ Stein said, scowling a bit. тАЬBut,
yes, in a way.тАЭ
Edmonds laughed softly. тАЬYouтАЩre not being very
definite, Walter.тАЭ
The older man had taken a seat on the low stone
parapet that surrounded the terrace. Now he leaned
forward, elbows on knees, and clasped his hands
together. His voice was less than comfortable. He said,
тАЬTime travel isnтАЩt possible, Mr. Cogswell, not so far as we
know. The paradoxes would seem to be insurmountable.тАЭ
тАЬBut you just saidтАФтАЭ
The other was obviously seeking for words that would
make sense. He said, тАЬWhat it amounts to is that youтАЩve
been in a state of suspended animation, I suppose you
could call it.тАЭ
For Tracy Cogswell things were beginning to fit into
place. There were still a lot of loose ends, but the tangle
was coming out.
He said slowly, working it out as he went. тАЬBut you
would have had to travel back to my day to hypnotize
me. To take over my actions.тАЭ
Stein said, his tone very serious, тАЬNot our physical