"Alexander Kazantsev. The Destruction of Faena (ГИБЕЛЬ ФАЭНЫ, англ.)" - читать интересную книгу автораcr-reature?"
"Yes, so as to draw a map of it," laughed Toni Fae. "All r-right, let's get on with it. I can see black gaps in the mountain r-range." "That means the Mountains of Bitterness and Hate." "Much as on our Faena. There are dirty green valleys r-running into the distance." "The Valleys of Jealousy." "And the black and gr-reen ones?" "Base Deceit." "Is it worth it, starting with such gr-rim names?" "Then look at the big land areas." "Bright gr-reen." "The priests considered that colour to be a sign of worldly wisdom and subtle deceit." "Let's be indulgent to Terr and call the dry land the Continent of Wisdom without any deceit. And here is a narrow sea with r-red lightning flashing over it." "The Sea of Wrath." "It has a pink bay." "The Bay of Love." "And the sea coast here is r-russet brown." "The Coast of Greed." "Not bad for future Terrans. Will it be better with the dark blue ocean, perhaps?" "And its light blue bay?" "The Bay of Justice." "That's better already. And these fire-breathing mountains with the r-red flames and the black smoke?" "The Volcanoes of Passions." As they carried on with their game, the young Faetians gradually drew the first map of Terr with amusing names recalling the members of the expedition. "As for Mada's aura," continued Toni Fae, "that's a spectrum of dawn in space." "And what about Toni Fae himself? Hasn't he been blazing with a bright r-red aura ever since the visit to Deimo?" Toni looked embarrassed. "You see," continued Gor Terr, "I interpret your aura no worse than one of those ancient pr-riests." And he laughed knowingly. "It's not so difficult," said Toni Fae in an attempt at self-defence. "You can see into Ave and even into Smel Ven." "R-really?.. Even into Smel Ven?" "We're all blazing red," sighed Toni Fae, "only the shades are all different." "Then shouldn't we name the seas after lovers?" said Gor Terr, clutching at this playful idea. "It would be better to call Terr the Planet of Eternal Passions." Toni Fae had been right not only about Terr, but about Smel Ven. If he |
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