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. Stay right where you areuntil we give you further orders.Acknowledge. I agree, said MC 4.Jane turned to Daladier, who still stood by the door. Do not allow MC 4 toleave our custody.If he makes some interpretation of the First Law to justifyit, he might still make an attempt to escape. Acknowledged, said Daladier.Steve sank onto the couch.His head throbbed painfully, but he could thinkmore clearly now, and followed the conversation around him. Did we leaveright in the middle of everybody? Yes, said Hunter. However, I believe that in the crowd and confusion, withthe battle coming near, stories of our disappearance will not be takenseriously. The sad truth is, most of those prisoners died soon afterward in captivity, said Judy. Their stories about our disappearance, if they told them, hadnowhere to go but to each other. The German soldiers and guards may have lived to tell the story, said Jane. A few of them, anyway. Some may have survived to talk about it, said Judy. Under the Nazi regime,I feel that anyone who said he lost custody of prisoners who vanishedmagically would not be taken seriously he might even be punished for offeringsuch a flimsy excuse.In a system that thrives on fear, the soldiers mighthave chosen not to repeat what they saw. Our concern is a real one, said Hunter. If possible, we must not disappearin front of witnesses during future missions. How did we happen to come across MC 4? Steve muttered, looking up at him.Jane turned to MC 4. Tell us how you came to be a prisoner of the Germans. I attempted to sneak up on the German lines and move past them, said MC 4. However, dawn was breaking by the time I had crossed the open territory andGerman sentries saw me.They trained their weapons on me and the Third Lawrequired that I not take risks with them.They put me in a prison pen withoutinterrogation.Then some soldiers came and began emptying each pen.Theyescorted us with weapons and told us which way to go.We marched from one pento another down the rear of the lines until we reached the one where youwere. Lucky for us, said Steve. Actually, chance factors were quite low, said Hunter. Under the pressure ofimpending combat, the Germans were imprisoning all strangers and marching themtogether out of the area.We were all caught in the same net.If we had notspotted him when we did, we would have had to return to our own time.However,in a later trip to complete the mission, we would have still have found him inthe group marching to the rear. What do you think? Jane grinned at MC 4. I agree. Steve, said Hunter. How are you feeling? I think I ll be okay. With your permission, I shall contact the medical robot again and have himmeet us at MCGovernor s office.Are you well enough to ride there? Yeah. Daladier, please remain here and continue to watch for Dr.Wayne Nystrom andR.Ishihara, saidHunter. Of course. Jane, please instruct MC 4, said Hunter. You will remain with us as we move through Mojave Center to the office of MCGovernor, saidJane. You will still cooperate with us fully and make no attempt to escape usPage 94 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlor to interfere with our return to the office. Acknowledged, said MC 4.Hunter led his team out.Steve gratefully allowed Jane to take his arm andsupport him.Hunter had a Security detail waiting to drive them back.Outside the office of MC Governor, a medical robot was already waiting forthem, holding his small black case of equipment. I am R.Cushing, said the medical robot. My patient is named Steve, I havebeen told. That s me. Cushing stared at Steve for a long moment. My specialized vision reveals nofracture.You will be fine. He took a pressure gun from his black case andheld it against the side of Steve s neck.It popped against his skin. This isa mild painkiller.My infrared vision tells me that thefile:///G|/Program%20Files/eMule/Incoming/Isa.-%20Robots%20In%20Time%204%20-%20Dictator.txt (70 of 71) [10/31/2004 11:53:43 PM]file:///G|/Program%20Files/eMule/Incoming/Isaac%20Asimov%20-%20Robots%20In%20Time%204%20-%20Dictator.txt inflammation is localized and stable.For theswelling, I recommend that you apply ice. Okay, said Steve. Thanks. I shall leave you, said Cushing. I am permanently on call, so contact me ifthe situation changes.I do not expect it will. Thank you, said Hunter.Cushing departed.Jane came lip and gave Steve a quick hug. I always knew you had a hard head. Judy walked up on the other side and gave him a hug, too. That guy clobberedyou after you knocked down the one who spit on me.He was about to shoot bothof us.I ll never forget that. Steve smiled wryly. I won t either. I feel so bad about Ivana, too, said Judy. She was totally helpless, andcompletely innocent.Iwonder what happened to her. Jane gave Judy a quick hug. Whatever it was, it happened to her long beforewe ever went back and met her. Judy nodded. Those two regimes have disturbed me deeply, said Hunter. The earliersocieties we have visited were primitive in their values because of theirearly place in social evolution.However, the Nazi regime and the Soviet Unionwere barbaric throwbacks.Their values were more primitive than those of manysocieties which had preceded them. And they had the power of the industrial age to use in their atrocities. Judy straightened, her voice firm. It s fairly old history now, said Jane. And the obligation of our time is to remember it, said Judy. The largerlesson is that technological development does not necessarily mean civilizedvalues we all have to remain on guard.Humans, unlike robots, have the powerto choose how to behave. Everyone was silent for a moment.Then Judy shrugged, smilingself-consciously. Well, end of lecture.Look, I want to clean up.Okay if Iexcuse myself! Of course, said Hunter. I ll say good-bye a little later, said Judy.She slipped out. We haven t asked you about the nuclear explosion yet, said Jane. Hunter, Isuppose you ve been monitoring the news since we returned. Yes.No explosion has taken place in Moscow. Steve looked up. I feel better already.That stuff Cushing gave me worksfast. I have news of another nuclear explosion, however, said Hunter [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. Stay right where you areuntil we give you further orders.Acknowledge. I agree, said MC 4.Jane turned to Daladier, who still stood by the door. Do not allow MC 4 toleave our custody.If he makes some interpretation of the First Law to justifyit, he might still make an attempt to escape. Acknowledged, said Daladier.Steve sank onto the couch.His head throbbed painfully, but he could thinkmore clearly now, and followed the conversation around him. Did we leaveright in the middle of everybody? Yes, said Hunter. However, I believe that in the crowd and confusion, withthe battle coming near, stories of our disappearance will not be takenseriously. The sad truth is, most of those prisoners died soon afterward in captivity, said Judy. Their stories about our disappearance, if they told them, hadnowhere to go but to each other. The German soldiers and guards may have lived to tell the story, said Jane. A few of them, anyway. Some may have survived to talk about it, said Judy. Under the Nazi regime,I feel that anyone who said he lost custody of prisoners who vanishedmagically would not be taken seriously he might even be punished for offeringsuch a flimsy excuse.In a system that thrives on fear, the soldiers mighthave chosen not to repeat what they saw. Our concern is a real one, said Hunter. If possible, we must not disappearin front of witnesses during future missions. How did we happen to come across MC 4? Steve muttered, looking up at him.Jane turned to MC 4. Tell us how you came to be a prisoner of the Germans. I attempted to sneak up on the German lines and move past them, said MC 4. However, dawn was breaking by the time I had crossed the open territory andGerman sentries saw me.They trained their weapons on me and the Third Lawrequired that I not take risks with them.They put me in a prison pen withoutinterrogation.Then some soldiers came and began emptying each pen.Theyescorted us with weapons and told us which way to go.We marched from one pento another down the rear of the lines until we reached the one where youwere. Lucky for us, said Steve. Actually, chance factors were quite low, said Hunter. Under the pressure ofimpending combat, the Germans were imprisoning all strangers and marching themtogether out of the area.We were all caught in the same net.If we had notspotted him when we did, we would have had to return to our own time.However,in a later trip to complete the mission, we would have still have found him inthe group marching to the rear. What do you think? Jane grinned at MC 4. I agree. Steve, said Hunter. How are you feeling? I think I ll be okay. With your permission, I shall contact the medical robot again and have himmeet us at MCGovernor s office.Are you well enough to ride there? Yeah. Daladier, please remain here and continue to watch for Dr.Wayne Nystrom andR.Ishihara, saidHunter. Of course. Jane, please instruct MC 4, said Hunter. You will remain with us as we move through Mojave Center to the office of MCGovernor, saidJane. You will still cooperate with us fully and make no attempt to escape usPage 94 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlor to interfere with our return to the office. Acknowledged, said MC 4.Hunter led his team out.Steve gratefully allowed Jane to take his arm andsupport him.Hunter had a Security detail waiting to drive them back.Outside the office of MC Governor, a medical robot was already waiting forthem, holding his small black case of equipment. I am R.Cushing, said the medical robot. My patient is named Steve, I havebeen told. That s me. Cushing stared at Steve for a long moment. My specialized vision reveals nofracture.You will be fine. He took a pressure gun from his black case andheld it against the side of Steve s neck.It popped against his skin. This isa mild painkiller.My infrared vision tells me that thefile:///G|/Program%20Files/eMule/Incoming/Isa.-%20Robots%20In%20Time%204%20-%20Dictator.txt (70 of 71) [10/31/2004 11:53:43 PM]file:///G|/Program%20Files/eMule/Incoming/Isaac%20Asimov%20-%20Robots%20In%20Time%204%20-%20Dictator.txt inflammation is localized and stable.For theswelling, I recommend that you apply ice. Okay, said Steve. Thanks. I shall leave you, said Cushing. I am permanently on call, so contact me ifthe situation changes.I do not expect it will. Thank you, said Hunter.Cushing departed.Jane came lip and gave Steve a quick hug. I always knew you had a hard head. Judy walked up on the other side and gave him a hug, too. That guy clobberedyou after you knocked down the one who spit on me.He was about to shoot bothof us.I ll never forget that. Steve smiled wryly. I won t either. I feel so bad about Ivana, too, said Judy. She was totally helpless, andcompletely innocent.Iwonder what happened to her. Jane gave Judy a quick hug. Whatever it was, it happened to her long beforewe ever went back and met her. Judy nodded. Those two regimes have disturbed me deeply, said Hunter. The earliersocieties we have visited were primitive in their values because of theirearly place in social evolution.However, the Nazi regime and the Soviet Unionwere barbaric throwbacks.Their values were more primitive than those of manysocieties which had preceded them. And they had the power of the industrial age to use in their atrocities. Judy straightened, her voice firm. It s fairly old history now, said Jane. And the obligation of our time is to remember it, said Judy. The largerlesson is that technological development does not necessarily mean civilizedvalues we all have to remain on guard.Humans, unlike robots, have the powerto choose how to behave. Everyone was silent for a moment.Then Judy shrugged, smilingself-consciously. Well, end of lecture.Look, I want to clean up.Okay if Iexcuse myself! Of course, said Hunter. I ll say good-bye a little later, said Judy.She slipped out. We haven t asked you about the nuclear explosion yet, said Jane. Hunter, Isuppose you ve been monitoring the news since we returned. Yes.No explosion has taken place in Moscow. Steve looked up. I feel better already.That stuff Cushing gave me worksfast. I have news of another nuclear explosion, however, said Hunter [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]