"Rajnar Vajra - Viewschool" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vajra Rajnar)

I laughed. тАЬGood plan. Tell you what: let's give everybody else a real scare, okay? Just wink if you want
out."

"Okay."

I reestablished the general link just as a long ripple caused by something large approaching from beneath
the surface washed past the desks and under my feet. For a moment, nothing happened. Then a head
longer than my body thrust its way into the air, swamp-water and muck pouring from its vast open jaws.

Everyone, including White Night and Madeline, jumped up and turned to face the incredible animal.
Kekipi tried to pick up his chair, doubtless for use as a weapon, but that wasn't part of ViewNet
programming and none of his four hands could get a grip.

"You lied, Philips,тАЭ Q-Ball shouted, his voice fear-transposed up a fifth. тАЬSure as shit, that's a fucking
dinosaur!"

"Not at all. Keep watching."

One big green eye gave Q-Ball a hungry glare. The head tilted level and vanished beneath the surface. A
moment later, the mottled back of a scaly body emerged briefly, then the muscular tail. A huge air-bubble
popped from the slime and the monster was gone.

Buddha stared at the widening ripples. тАЬChrist! What wasтАФwas that some kind of giant alligator?тАЭ For
the first time since I'd seen him, his smile had shrunk to a smirk.

I applauded. тАЬYou just met Phobosucus, Buddha, the тАШterrible crocodileтАЩ of about 70 million years ago.
Fifty feet long! Probably a sea animal, so Enhancement might've taken artistic liberties by putting one in a
swamp. Kekipi, were you actually thinking about clobbering something like that with a chair?"

The snake body twitched weirdly and all four arms lifted and fell. It took me a moment to realize that
Kekipi had shrugged. No shoulders. I was pleased he didn't blow up at me.

"Where'd you get the graphics?тАЭ Cher asked. On her real face, the glaze of superiority had been cracked
by interest.

"The Discovery Channel made the original animation and Enhancement converted it to ViewNet 3D."

"Are we going to be working with projections that good in all our subjects?"

"That's the plan.тАЭ Took an entire summer and several dozen people to get these things set up. Maybe I
hadn't wasted anyone's time.

Cher's proxy blew out a perfect sphere of smoke. тАЬWhat do you have in mind forтАФтАЭ a smoke ring
caught up with the sphere and embraced it тАЬтАФastronomy?"

I smiled. тАЬTell you what: if we can get through today's lesson plan today, or even come close, I'll give
everyone a sneak preview. It'll be worth it. You should all have a pile of books nearby. Grab the one
with the exciting title Basic Algebra and let's get started."