"Zelazny, Roger - My Lady Of The Diodes" - читать интересную книгу автора (Zelazny Roger)

УThat much? How do you know?Ф

УAs a stockholder, I have a right to audit the books. I calculated that amount from what my CPA saw of the profit rise after my ideas went into use. ThatТs cheap, too. A work of art is priceless.Ф

УIt had to be you, Danny. I saw that door-couple. You designed it. Your signature was on it. I heard how bitter you were after the trial, how you swore you would recoverЕФ

УSo? Why come tell me your guesses? Have you got anything that will stand up in court?Ф

УNot yet.Ф

УWhat do you mean СyetТ?Ф

УI came here ahead of the conference because I knew youТd be in town, planning this one. I came here to warn you, because I do not want you to go to prison. I could not bear being responsible for putting the creator of the 9310 behind bars.Ф

УGranting that all your guesses are correct, how could you be responsible for anything like that?Ф

УBecause I designed the Seekfax 5000,Ф she said, Уinto which every known fact about Denver and yourself has been programmed. It is not just a fact retriever, Danny. It is the perfect integrated data-processing detective. I am convinced that it is capable of extrapolating every possible theft which could occur at the conference, and then making provision to guard against it. You cannot possibly succeed. The age of the master criminal is past, now that IDP has moved into the picture.Ф

УHa!Ф I said.

УArenТt you rich enough now to retire?Ф

УOf course IТm rich,Ф I said. УThat isnТt the pointЕФ

УI understand your motives, but my point is that you canТt out-think the 5000. Nothing can! Even if you cut off the electricity again, the 5000 is a self-contained power unit. No matter what you do, it will compute an immediate countermeasure.Ф

УGo back to Seekfax,Ф I said, Уand tell them that IТm not afraid of any cock-and-bull story about a detective computer. So long as theyТre going to hold exhibits and participate in conferences, theyТd better be prepared to suffer losses. Also, I admit nothing.Ф

УItТs not a cock-and-bull story,Ф she finally said. УI built the thing! I know what it can do!Ф

УSome day IТll introduce you to Maxine,Ф I said, УwhoТll tell you what she thinks of sixty-four hundred pounds of detective.Ф

УWhoТs Maxine? Your girlfriend, orЕ ?Ф

УWeТre just good friends,Ф I said, Уbut she goes everywhere with me.Ф

She dressed quickly then, and after a minute I heard the door slam.

I reached beneath the bed and switched on audio.

УMaxine, baby, did you catch that? The machine weТre going to steal is out to get us.Ф

УSo what?Ф said Maxine.

УThatТs the attitude,Ф I replied. УAnything it can do, you can do better. Sixty-four hundred pounds! Huh!Ф

УYou knew I was under the bed and turned on, but you did it anyway!Ф

УDid what?Ф