"Arcady And Boris Strugatsky. Prisoners of Power" - читать интересную книгу автораunder this opinion. Fire-resistant pants."
He studied the next page: "Abstract of the Trial Stenogram.Abstract of the Trial Stenogram. H'm, what's all this for?" PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: You wouldn't deny that you are an educated man? DEFENDANT: I am educated, but I have a very poor understanding of history, sociology, and economics. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: Don't be modest. Are you familiar with this book? DEFENDANT: Yes. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: Have you read it? DEFENDANT: Of course. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: Why, while in prison, under surveillance, did you read the monograph Tensor Calculation and Modem Physics? Tensor Calculation and Modem Physics? DEFENDANT: I don't understand your question. For entertainment, I suppose. It has some very imaginative pages. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY: I think it is obvious to the Court that only a very educated man would read such a highly specialized work for entertainment and pleasure. "What kind of rubbish is this? Why palm off this junk on me? Now, what else have we here?" COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: Do you know what funds the All-Powerful Creators allocate to fight juvenile crime? COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: No. Crimes committed by children. DEFENDANT: I don't understand. Children cannot commit crimes. "Amusing. Now, let's see what we have at the end." COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: I hope I have succeeded in demonstrating to the Court my client's naivetй, which amounts to downright imbecility. The ideas of juvenile delinquency, philanthropy, and welfare assistance j are completely unknown to him. The prosecutor smiled and put aside the page. "Yes, I see, Really a strange combination: mathematics and physics for pleasure, but doesn't know the simplest things. Exactly like an eccentric professor from some trashy novel." The prosecutor studied several more pages. "Mac, I can't understand why you are so attached to this - what's her name? - Rada Gaal. You aren't on intimate terms with her; you owe her nothing; you have nothing in common with her. That idiotic prosecuting attorney is trying without success to implicate her in the underground. But, Mac, my boy, one gets the impression that if she's kept within gunsight, you can be compelled to do anything we damn please. For us that's very useful, but most awkward for you. What all this testimony amounts to is that you are a slave to your word and an inflexible person. You'll never make a politician. And why should you? Photographs. You're quite handsome. Nice face - very, very nice. Your eyes |
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