A. Belyaev - Classics of a fantasy

not to land.

– O… a ryzhok in anything? – Marshal with bitter irony which not asked

understood.

– And therefore I also tried to create such interplanetary ship, on

which there could be a circulation of substances. The rocket will have

greenhouse in five hundred meters of length which has to give us necessary

for food vegetable products and oxygen for breath.

– To eat one wild strawberry? – asked Amelie. – I agree.

– For fans to eat more densely we will take products of month on

rub, on five. If I manage to carry out completely the invention,

which I finish now, perhaps, these one three-months

terrestrial stocks, apart from a greenhouse, will be enough for us at least for two-three

ten terrestrial years.

– You believe that you in the rocket to us will be sufficient for saturation

homeopathic doses?

– I am not going to cut off a ration on one gram.

– Then, so you are going to repeat an evangelical miracle of saturation

five thousand people five fishes and three bread?

– Yes, if you want, a miracle.

– But in what it consists?

– In “extending” time in the rocket as rubber. While

in the rocket there will pass days, on Earth – months and, perhaps, years.

Round eyes of Stormer left orbits. That would be the last straw, that

Zander went balmy from mind!

– You, it seems., a little bit…

– Went crazy? – Zander facilitated Stormer’s task.

– I understand Mr. Zander, – Dzhilber told, rubbing the forehead. —

Means to slow down a current of time really exists. It

means – to accelerate the movement. But, Mr. Zander, to create

such difference between a current of time on Earth and in the rocket, are necessary

speeds close to velocity of light.

Zander nodded.

– I do not claim that I will manage to solve this problem, but, it seems to me,

I am close to its decision, – he told.

– Radiant energy? Radio waves? Intratomic energy? – threw

Zander’s questions.

– It is a secret so far, – he answered. – And if I manage to seize

really huge speeds, then we will be able to visit even not

on one planet and personally to be convinced whether life is possible on them.

– Still! – Kinbruk exclaimed, derisively smiling. – Flying with

velocity of light, you in one and a half seconds would fly by by the Moon, and eight with

a half of minutes would be enough for you to reach the Sun.

– Really, – Dzhilber started talking, – if you flew with

speed a little smaller, than the velocity of light, that time in the rocket

it would be slowed down in comparison with terrestrial. So far on our rocket will pass near

years, on Earth there can pass ten or even hundred years.

The conversation quickened. Except astronomers and Zander, nobody understood how

time flow quicker, more slowly, but a thought extremely can

interested all. Just imagine, so it is possible in some way

to operate also terrestrial time, forcing it to flow quicker,

more slowly.

– When I return to Earth in one or two months, I will find my Otto

the decrepit old man, and itself I will remain it is also young, isn’t that so, mister

Zander?

– And if terrestrial affairs develop adversely, we could put

the basis on some planet to new mankind, – Shnirer told,

the staying all evening in silence. – To create a new civilization, without

cars, without the equipment.

“Hundred years in two years! – Stormer thought. – During this time long ago will die

all my envious persons, enemies and judges, and case of me will decay in archives

vessels. Perfectly, devil take it! And if all this dies, we will slow down

flight – we will accelerate a current of time not too to lag behind terrestrial affairs,

also we will return to Earth to the most favorable to us the moment”.

– I would prefer to return to Earth and to find there triumphing

“Mohicans”, – he told. – But if, over expectation, it was necessary to us

to land on some planet, it would be very clever to us to undertake for

organization of this newest mankind. I offer such project.

We will take with ourselves in the rocket, so to speak, all quintessence of necessary

practical knowledge. In the most compressed look we will state all necessary

knowledge: mathematics, astronomy, medicine, biology, botany,

geography…

– I am afraid that terrestrial botany, the zoology and geography are not enough there

will be useful, – Dzhilber told. – On other planets you should create

other botany and geography.

– So, I suggest to capture with myself all “earth salt” in compact

look, – Stormer continued. – Experts could order

to make such abstracts, to everyone in the area and to print books

the most small print on the thinnest, but strong paper or to take

microbooks. I gave botany, geography for example. I think, however, as

terrestrial botany, geography, history will not be superfluous. Unless to immigrants

to Venus it will not be interesting to know about Earth But I pass to most important

parts mine of the project. New mankind on the new earth, certainly, so

it has to be divided into classes, as well as on our planet. But division

it has to be sharper. People of our circle have to borrow there

dominant position Descendants of any servants, mechanics and other

service personnel which we will take with ourselves have to become

our slaves We will create a caste “wise”, “devoted”, slaves have to

to be illiterate, dark people. And we will rule over them therefore

that without our knowledge they will be helpless and powerless Only we one

let’s know how to build houses, cars…

– Cars? Again cars? And there cars? – Shnirer screamed. – You want

to ruin new mankind? To transfer this infection, this plague to new

earth? Cars is a damnation of a Satan which finished terrestrial mankind

before a real crash! By no means, not under any circumstances I not

I will agree to this madness! Classes can remain – they are even necessary.

Only slavery could provide leisure, necessary for reflections

to philosophers of antiquity. Let there will be slavery, but the slavery softened

patriarchal relations. Life close to the nature! Natural

economy! Any cities! We, Germans, in the person of unnaturally expanded

communities of Berlin created the tool which destroyed the state when it

the tool – Berlin – fell into hands of extremists, that is antigosudarstvenno

the adjusted people at large. Any factories and plants! Any cities!

Farms, meadows, herdboys, streamlets… Philosophy of contemplation and morals…

– Christian! – the bishop inserted.

– Yes, Christian, – the philosopher agreed. – It is very convenient for us.

And, you know, I would leave these terrestrial stories, geography on Earth. We

would create a modern history – about the highest beings, nisshedshy from “sky” on

earth. We would have an authority of divinity. We will be wisely and graciously

to operate our slaves. They will graze our herds, to cultivate ours

vineyards and on Sundays together with us to praise us and

to supreme. Peaceful life on a nature bosom. Any working questions,

strikes, revolutions! Golden Age! Paradise on the earth!

– And – any banks, commercial affairs? Etto., boringly! – told

Marshal.

– Without commerce life does not make sense. But we will bring this

the amendment, the baron, – Stormer told, addressing Marshal, – and I hope that