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

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Next morning Christian came to the Burkholder Fair with a bag over his shoulder. He was wearing a pair of trousers and a dark blue jersey. He looked like an ordinary sailor looking for work. He was walking about the place, looking around with interest. He saw men feeding animals, workers cleaning the territory, some children playing and a man shaving in the open.

Someone shouted at him:

"You there! Are you looking for a job?"

A tall man with a long moustache, well-dressed, came up to him. Christian understood that he was Burkholder.

"Yes, sir," he said. "I have missed my ship. I could work for a few weeks."

Burkholder looked at the captain attentively and saw a strong man with a blond beard and clear blue eyes

"All right," he said. "You will do everything that is needed."

"Yes, sir."

"Have you had breakfast?"

"Not yet."

"Miller!" shouted Burkholder.

A very big man came up to them.

"What is your name?" Burkholder asked the captain.

"Christian, sir."

Burkholder turned to Miller.

"Christian will live in your trailer. Show him where it is and take him to the kitchen. Then go back to work."

Burkholder went away. The big man led the captain to a small trailer. Inside there were two beds.

"Leave your bag," said Miller, "and I'll show where to eat."

"Have you been working long here?" asked Christian.

"I started yesterday."

So the big man could not tell him much, Christian thought. Well, at least he was here: now he must see what he could discover.

He did not see the Brains until evening. In the evening they came from a large trailer. They were all dressed in grey. They moved without paying attention to the people around. They had small bodies and very big heads. They were short: not more than four feet in height. They looked very unpleasant.

Looking at the Brains, he decided: "Fox must be right, after all."