Planeta Bur Page #2

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- Howd you find out?

- We heard a shouts.

- So did I

- Strange!

Anythings possible on Venus.

What else did Masha say?

I was so worried about you all.

Im so happy.

I sang songs and then I flew about the cabin.

I took off my magnetized shoes and flew.

Wed like details.

Sorry, I lost my head.

Theyre in the square

beyond the red glow

Thats 32 km away from

you across the gulf.

Get the cross country car ready.

Thats a long distance for it.

What do you suggest?

Not to land on Venus in gliders.

Are they alive?

Couldnt the Robot have

begun to move by itself?

I understand you.

It could not have. It wasnt assembled.

They assembled it there.

Stop!

Imps of the devil!

Hol on another minute.

That was some blow, John.

Course 110. Base,

yourselves on the cliff.

Stretch a cable across.

Yes, sir.

Ordinary men...

...cannot conquer these wild planets.

Steel men are better suited.

A small tank would be more practical.

A man is more attractive.

You go first. Ill help.

- Shall we stop?

- Yes, lets look around.

Theres another one!

Looks like a brontosaurus

Ill get a blood sample

Careful!

And measure his temperature.

Hes only just realized.

What did Masha say?

The Robot is moving

towards us, but slowly.

Dont hurry.

Theres oxygen for only 24 hours.

They must be looking

for us. Coming this way.

Through this hell? No!

People are natural cowards and egoists.

People are natural friends!

Weve caught malaria.

Infection has got in.

Weve torn our suits badly.

Lets take some quinocillin.

Weve no time to lie down

afterwards as prescribed.

It will pass. Come on.

How far is it to the other shore?

10 km, across the gulf, 70 around it.

- Listen.

- Lets sit down.

The same voice.

A squid of some sort. There

are plenty of vermin around.

- Its a human being.

- A woman, perhaps?

Youd better recall Darwin!

How can Man appear in

the dinosaur period?

- Were here.

- We flew here.

Alyoshas right.

Man is a space flier.

There you go again.

Darwins theory...

...applies to. Mans evolution and pot...

...to his distribution

among the planets.

Thats in Tsiolkovskys field.

I wonder why they keep you

in the Academy of Sciences.

Were the first arrivals from Earth

But there may have

been others before us.

Theres too much water from above.

My mechanism is in

danger. I need shelter.

All right, John, find a cave.

I cant stand it any more!

Take yourself in hand!

We cant stop here.

Well be washed away.

Hold on. Just a little longer...

Hey, John!

Im in a cave.

Lighting 3.2 Luxe.

Youre a fine mathematician.

I feel Im losing my mind.

By mathematical laws...

...there will be a world government...

A world government...

World advantage...

World science...

No, Masha, they wont miss us.

"Sirius"...

You can reach "Sirius" by car...

...in 37.2 minutes...

...over a concrete road.

Bad news from Masha.

The Robots disappeared.

Look for them. Maybe youll

hear their helmet phones.

I got them. Its the Robot.

Hes talking nonsense. Listen!

...the coast of building

a road to "Sirius"...

...at Smith prices will be 57 million dollars.

The machine is obviously

not controlled by anyone.

Listen you, Iron John...

The devils doll doesnt answer.

The Robot reacts...

...only if polietely addressed.

The egg head!

Dear John, please...

...reply to us.

Audibility 46,5%.

Where are your masters?

No masters.

Slaveholding is forbidden

by the Constitution.

I am a free, thinking machine.

Describe your companions position.

Horizontal position.

- Where are you?

- Beneath a stone archway.

Theyre in a cave.

Thats why Masha couldnt locate them.

Dear John, what are your

companions talking about?

About Masha, about the

world government...

...in witch Ill be Prime Minister.

- Theyre delirious.

- Malaria.

Something must be done at once.

John, take quinocillin from the kit...

Quinocillin - tube No.2

9:
15. Transmitted all data...

...collected by "Sirius" to Earth.

1:
30. Passed over car.

They were entering the sea.

Something is flying

towards us on the right.

Changing form, rather solid.

Looks like a pterodactylus.

Pull down your helmets! Its dangerous.

- Did you get a photograph?

- Yes.

Then fire the gun.

The mechanisms jammed.

A flying animal is attacking.

A heavy blow. Transmit to Earth.

What happened?

Transmit what?

- Ready?

- Ready.

Theyve disappeared.

This cars not meant for underwater.

Its the end for them.

If their space suits are

whole theyll get out.

What if theyre hurt?

But if I land we wont be

able to return to Earth.

Still, I must land.

I can land at the next turn.

In an hours time.

A whole hour to wait!

I must think ir out.

The Earth... Millions

of people worked...

...making a pyramid

to sky of their work.

They placed us on the

summit, trusted us.

Now everything depends on me alone.

And I dont know what to do.

The instructions forbid

withdrawal form orbit.

If I land, return to

Earth becomes impossible.

But why save fuel if the men are dying?

The instructions could

not foresee everything.

My heart tells me they need me more.

I must inform Earth.

How hard it is to speak calmly.

Let them listen to my last recording.

The instrucions couldnt

foresee everything...

My heart tells me they need me more...

Hello! "Vega"! Masha Ivanova!

Earth is with you.

Take yourself in hand!

Do not withdraw from

orbit. All will be lost!

Have courage!

Earth asks you. Your Earth!

My Earth!

Wait for them in orbit,

or all will be lost.

What shall I do?

My time is nearly up. I must decide.

I cannot!

It was easier to sink

the car than to drag it.

What resistance!

Lets rest for a little while.

Interesting boulders.

Ill take a look.

Very much like ours.

Conditions resemble ours.

Surely, nature could not have...

...made such an even row of cliffs.

What if it is a sunken city?

Gave me a fright!

An entrance? Interesting!

Hope the owners are out.

What a strange triangular stone!

Ill take ir along.

Look at this!

- What is it?

- A Petrified dragon.

Perhaps its made of stone?

Made? What are you saying?

An eye!

Its ruby!

Put in by a rational being!

Hand me the buoy

Volcanic pourus iron is oxidizing and...

...stealing oxygen from the air.

Man can change that

Want to win a Noble Prize?

One can work for mankind without prizes.

Ready, sir.

Give us our favourite song

The dragon with the ruby

eye us nade crudely...

...by a savage, perhaps.

But savages couldnt

have flown to Venus.

Why not. Borbrov flew here.

Savages couldnt have flown here.

...but they could have

appeared on the spot.

Suppose civilized beings

had flown here and...

...remained for some unknown reason...

...and lost contact

with their own planet.

In an alien atmosphere

and conditions they...

...would perish.

Some would survive...

...but go wild...

...in the brutal fight for survival...

...and adjustment to local conditions.

No time for culture in that case.

Only the strong would survive.

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