"The Robot Brains." - читать интересную книгу автора (Bounds Sidney J.)

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Christian spent almost all night watching the Brains' trailer, but in vain: they did not leave it.

In the evening of the next day, when the show was over, Christian was standing at the back of the large tent and waiting for the Brains. It was cold and it was raining. When they came out, he said:

"Typical English weather, this."

The Brains did not answer. Christian tried again.

"I suppose," he said, "the climate is warm in the place you come from."

When they were standing close to him, he could see individual differences in them. One had a more pointed chin than the others; the second had his ears flat against the skull; the third had a scar on his nose.

"It is true that we are used to an even temperature," said the Brain with the scar.

He spoke with a strange accent.

"What country it is?" asked the captain.

He received no answer. All three Brains were silent. Looking down at them, Christian saw that each had a belt at his waist; and in each belt there was a large black crystal with some strange engraving on it.

He stretched out his hand to touch the nearest crystal and exclaimed: "I've never seen anything like these before!"

Their reaction was immediate. All three Brains jerked away from him, as from something dangerous.

"Keep your hands off," one of them said angrily. "You must not touch!"

"Sorry," said Christian. He was intrigued.

They looked at him a moment, then quickly walked to their trailer. The captain remained standing there, wondering: what the devil was that all about?