Only the next hour
Electric wall speaker rang suddenly, came the voice of emotion:
"According to apparatus showed that the stress is undergoing great changes!"
interrupted conversation, or even an apology does not mean that the rapid run to the room. He also followed Mareyev out. They
Stepped down from the equipment room along the spiral staircase. Huge console show the signal from the disk around the sensing devices to send data signals,
Equipment room is not on duty gathered seismic station staff.
Flashing signal on a disk and a new number of lines on the chart shows that, as fromon Mareyev
Understand words, the mountain of rock situation is changing. All this did not directly tell what Mareyev East
West, from the equipment room to monitor the number of people who change the tension in his face to understand: some kind of impending dangerous thing.
"There are forecasting it?"
"Has asked for … …" sitting on a console next to the same brief said.
After an uncomfortable few seconds of the moment, the screen finally showed the map of the region. Map, there is a cause for concern
Orange dots - this is the impending earthquake epicenter. We looked at each other: the location of the epicenter and has more than 20 million people
Young urban population maerskoverlap exactly on the map together.
Letters on the screen in a fast-beating, the formation of a terrible warning: "The strength of the earthquake is expected to
11, characterized by upper and lower vibration and shaking around; expected early shock is 21:47. "
Gathered in the equipment room looked at each other again - just in time to come still the scourge of the next hour! … …
Popular Science magazine as the capital of a journalist, has long been thought Mareyev this "mountain" seismic station to interview
The. However, as editor-in-chief did not receive the support it has not been able to take place. Editor-in-Chief believes that science should be introduced only to those magazines
Recognized through empirical research results, and on the "illusion of" scientific research is not the length. He
In the "mountain" of the work of seismic stations on the category of "fantasy-style" list of scientific research. However, itMareyev to have good
Flu. He believes that scientists arethe "Romantics." They are fine with the "realists" of the
Often the failure of the struggle. Because realists in climbing the ladder of awareness of slow, but it is a level to climb, safely
Dangdang. And the Romantics, the courage to imagine the courage to take the risk, the right things and wrong things are mixed together, often
Failure, and each will cause a failure of their distrust of the scientific research. However, that Mareyev
Some people are "thinking of the engine" is in the desert on the way to open up new people.
Mareyev This is the editor-in-chief to take advantage of foreign travel, the responsibility to persuade him to come to an interview with the Secretary of the approval of the. He took
Helicopter to the "mountain" after the seismic station, we walkedoffice building, a walk to consider how to meet a
Cardiff. Seismic stations inwhen the family is not only a senior researcher. The leadership of the Sri Lankan seismic station Liu
Salenko - a very impressive figure, Doctor of Science, the typical "realist."
He likes to do anything well-founded, for all "strange ideas" have keeps a wary eye. Can Somehow, words of Marx and Lenin
Sergeyev know, he has been back withlive in harmony. Although Liu Adams Salenko when something happens to the capital, has always been fertile, he asked
the situation, he would have no alternative but to look like one. Mareyev not want Sri Lanka to meet Salenko Liu. However, to avoid
Station when the earthquake impossible to do so also on the adverse.
Mareyev head office was near collar. Surprisingly, Adams Liu Salenko station he was greeted warmly.
"it is." He complained to terms with, but without resentment that from time to time with eyes looked Mareyev.
" 'Thinking of the engine', if you call him, right? Your engine on the me."
Head full of expression, then hand out the back of the head, eyes his generous smile. "Well, you talk about it.
"Recently, we have a lot of interesting things."
Very strange, on the contrary Mareyevreception not so enthusiastic. When a reporter in his office there, he is down
Who sat at the table what is written hastily, did not immediately reply to the greeting the guests. Later, he finally stood up, stretched out to the visitors
The one hand, but his expression is not satisfied with the showing obvious. Mareyev not excuse me for interrupting understand that he is the owner of the room
Work, and work is his favorite … …
At first, very difficult to talk: Marxist-Leninistproblem, answereddeliberately very brief answer. Seems to want to remember
Know that he was not interested in this interview. However, when found in front of the person heard with great attention and know the ropes (Ma
Galeev is physics), and have good intentions, thegradually warm up, and even talk to the fans. Mareyev
This is expected.
"It seems you know," said, "the conductive properties of the rock - electrical conductivity and other properties, are
For the distribution of stress transfer. This has long been discovered. And stress distribution of the change is about to take place to provide
Earthquake information. In recent years we have been able to decipher this secret message. We are at different depths in the establishment of a huge underground
Sensor information network, all the intelligence information gathered to the seismic station, and then through a specialized computer program for processing
Finishing. "
"You are trying to use this method to predict the earthquake?" Mareyev was asked out of interest.
"Yes, we have here is a very good natural testing ground - an earthquake will occur frequently. Of course, in the last 15 to
20 years will be achieved. Our results proved to be good, 80% correct. "
"This is a large enough percentage of!" Mareyev commended Road. "No one can accurately predict this."
"But the test also faced a lot of things."hold another opinion. "Furthermore, the calculation procedure to consider only
We are the characteristics of the region, overall, it seems, is still not resolved the issue. "
"So … … what the idea of it?" Mareyev very careful to ask, do not expect to be back to clear
Answer, because he did not forget, do not like to prematurelyto reporters on the idea of their own.
suddenly laughed and knocked himself meaningfully to the forehead:
"The idea of it? Is one thing … …." He looked sly Mareyev. "But they do not know whether it is worth talking about? By
For this report you will be out soon. "
"Must be reported," the same sly Mareyev said, "must, of course, if the idea should be reported
Words. "
"It is, of course, worth it." Modestnot unreal. "But after all, is the idea of thinking … …"
"Is a way to use some kind of active role in the earthquake that may occur it?" Mareyev speculated Road.
"Yes, it is entirely possible to reality."are warm up on. "I am convinced that human beings are able to
Can solve this problem. "
He suddenly a silence.
"Now the question Where is it?" Silent long after careful Mareyev asked.
"Someone told me that on can not be distributed, first of all, to do a good job of forecasting, and then study the methods of active intervention. The status of
And whether to intervene or a problem. In my opinion, the need for a comprehensive solution to the problem - to predict and active intervention is a problem with
Two aspects. "
Asked byMareyev eyes looked at, and he seemed to invite him to talk about his own views.
"I find it difficult to comment," Mareyev said, "It seems the idea is correct, out of dialectics, but I do not know the specific means
What? "
"Talk about some specific? That's OK."stand up and started to re-house and walked up and down quickly.
"This is a process of interaction between the two: the stress of changing the electrical properties of rocks, and the point would lead to changes in properties of the earth's crust
Deformation of the material and direction. "
"Similar voltage effect?"
"Exactly. All the question is, to a certain place at a number of additional rock has formed with the stress situation
The potential difference. "
"This, the stress will change the situation?"
"Yes, this can rule out the risk of stress, and thus natural for us to remove the 'earthquake bomb'."
"It was great!" Mareyev Road can not help but praise. "That's why not do it?"
tolerance and a bit melancholy at the same time and smiled.
"Unfortunately," he said sitting on the seat back to the original, "For the time being are basically the idea of all this."
"No you do anything?"
"I said, stress can be ruled out in principle can be … …. In fact, we have to establish the necessary technical potential difference may be
Sexual. We are extremely broad in place a testing ground for a large number of electrodes, the laying of the cable, install the way the operation of electronic computer
System, but not the main thing - the disposal of the proceedings of all these facilities. "
silence for a long time. Mareyev felt he had not yet finished, patiently waiting for him to continue down that.
Indeed, after a few minutes, the owner of the room stood up and began to trot in the house and walked up and down, side to side to go
Went on to say:
"It can be said is very clear, but the principle can not put the computer into a precise mathematical formula."
"You probably been engaged in a number of pilot, right?"
"Engaged in … … but we face enormous obstacles."
"There is no mathematical guarantee?" Mareyev speculated Road. "Or lack of the necessary technology?"
"No, from time to time, the obstacles to computing technology and the … … can be said to be philosophical."
Mareyev surprised to read a.
"Yes, Yes, it is so." Seismologists said. "The problem is that, together, the idea is the basis of my work,
This idea is not all agree … … we like to say, man is part of nature. But we do not always Qing
A large number of clear understanding of what it means. "
"What is not clear?" Mareyev strange. "People are part of nature, in my view, it is clearance
Chu. "
"Is not entirely clear!" Said. "It's not part of a simple, but as part of co-ordinated! Nature
Created, but not from the nature of people. Between the two is still the same whole. "
"I do not quite understand." Mareyev said.
"We have not a stress distribution according to the rock to control the transmission of electric potential of the process. But there is a 'loaded
Home ', it do not have any procedure to solve this problem. Will be exactly, it can be given in accordance with the nature of the procedure to solve this
. This' device 'is the human brain. "
"Brain?" Mareyev asked surprised.
"Yes, it is the brain. Road brain can feel dangerous to stress distribution, which will destroy the environment and the distribution of
Between the natural balance of organisms. This is my point of view, but not everyone agrees. "
"Well," takes into account what Mareyev said, "Of course, this view can agree or disagree. However, frank
Speaking, I do not see you this idea to the possibility of practical application. "
"The distribution of stress, or the general state of stress, with the corresponding signals can be transmitted to the computing device, the
Operator directly into the brain, the time required for the preparation of the brain will be able to command. "
"You tested it?"
"Engaged in the laboratory."
"Field testing before?"
"At the moment does not exist yet.Krasnoyarsk city because in our region, we do not have the right to make mistakes, which you know
Of. In action to be very careful here, there must be very sure. "
"I understand that … … Well, you do this in the laboratory test, you feel it?"
"How do you feel? Nothing concrete. How do you explain it better … … there is a feeling of discomfort. An
An influenza. The more abnormal stress distribution, which will be the more strongly a sense of unease. "
"According to this fuzzy feeling. You need to determine how this command?"
"This work is done unconsciously. Exactly will be, I just used to the idea of power to overcome and eliminate the sense of insecurity,
The subconscious itself from the analysis of intelligence and the selection of the best option. "Silenta child … …
"I want to, I grew up in Hong Kong and I can say that this region is a unified whole."
"I listen to you so that people could not help but think of Arab mythology, demons, or the legendary magician, they can
Do anything they want to use the power of ideas through the power of the spirit. "
"The power of the spirit?"laughed. "As it is the power of consciousness. It is a pity can not directly change the objective sense
Facts, especially the large-scale changes in technology can only be used … … "
At that moment, hanging on to powerspeakers desk rang suddenly, came the voice of emotion:
"As far as equipment shows that stress is a dramatic change!"
stare blankly for a moment, and then quickly ran out of the room. Mareyev after a bit hesitant to follow him out.
They came down the spiral staircase to the underground seismic station equipment room. Have gathered here a number of people who surrounded the console,
Signal set the stage to show from a number of sensing devices to send signals to intelligence information. To see people's facial expressions, Marxist-Leninist
White: a dangerous thing to occur soon.
According to the display screen, the intensity of the earthquake is 11, the first time for the vibration 21:47.
Mareyev looked at the table - from the scourge of the time comes there is one hour. He also take a look at- seismology
Stand next to home console, microphone in hand, are anxious to tap the phone button to block.
Sri Lanka Salenko Liu entered the equipment room.
"Why you?" He asked acome.
"Westalarm Krasnoyarsk city!"seismologists said, while continuing to tap telephones.
"You have lost all the?" Whispered station. "There have never been 11 earthquakes, is clearly engaged in your system
What is wrong. And you would like in a city with a population of 200,000 years to create chaos! … …. "
"It is precisely because there were 20 million people!" Stormedretorted. "Now notice, they also had time to transfer to
Places open to … … As there has not been here 11 earthquake, it is necessary to know that life has all the first time. "
"If the prediction is wrong?"
"That's better … … And if not?"again beating violently Block button, then immediately put down the words
Tube. "Cut off communications. You know what it means to you with? Telephone cables were destroyed. It seems that rock has begun to shift
Moved. "
"That's okay." Salenko Liu Adams finally agreed. "Careful not harm."
He patted the shoulders of officer, said:
"To use the radio … …"
"We have lost a whole 4 minutes of time."said.
Equipment room was suddenly quiet. Display screen on a little change, with the city of Krasnoyarskeven in a
Alarm signal from a flashing signal in the continuing scourge will soon come.
Officer returned.
"Can not contact the … …," he said anxiously. "Such interference has never been."
"Probably the air has been filled with the power." Said a staff member.
"This is a harbinger of a strong earthquake." Another person said.
Mareyevalso looked at his pale, one hand grasping the edge of the console, as if afraid of falling.
Liu Si Salenko of Mareyev whispered:
"In the city Krasnoyarskhis … …"
"His wife?" Mareyev asked.
"In the future … … the wife Lena, our doctor. She did yesterday, the city, only to come back tomorrow."
Mareyev shiver a bit. What a simple and common words: She has been the city tomorrow to come back … …. However, if I believe Miriam
Device, then the. 11 Earthquake! No one! … … There is no way to do natural disasters. Even the police have
Impossible.
Equipment room, the atmosphere of tension to the extreme.
"May be able to drive a car?" Officer suggested there is no certainty.
immediately objected that:
"180 km of mountain! Too late!"
Gathered in the equipment room of people are casting their eyes on Liu Salenko Adams, it seems that there will be any way station. However, he was silent
Silence … …
Mareyev in thought, just tothings he might need it.
His answer seems to be thinking, in the midst of silence the voices sounded a:
"Ready to actively intervene in the system!"
Liu Si Salenko the thick eyebrows raised in surprise:
"But … …"
"This is the only way. Say the pilot was a success."
"It was the pilot, the whole process only one minute. And after the end of the trial we have spent a full hour before so that you restore
Perception. "
"So this is the case," Mareyev thought, "No wondernot to answer my question."
"I repeat, there is no other way."said decisively.
"But this is no doubt kill ah!"
"You could not even prepare anything, you do not have enough time."
"Should be enough! Should be!"suddenly turned the debate are waiting to see how the end of the staff: "to prepare
It! "