SOME STORIES
Vladimir Tolkachov
In ANY QUALITY
==In
middle of a yellow cup of the device for weighing the mouse sits.
It sits quietly. It already for a long time accustomed to this
cup. If it sat quietly one of minute, it gave meal - slice of
good cheese. The cup of the device for weighing is inside
transparent sphere with two apertures for inflow of air. For
fifty seconds prior to the beginning the basic phase of
experiment of an aperture will be closed by valves. For this time
with the mouse nothing happen - air in sphere to itwould suffice
within two hours. The cup of the device for weighing is made
light yellow. The mouse is picked up dark grey. It to facilitate
an aiming by the laser. The mouse should die instantly. The beam
of the laser will be directed to the basis of its brain. So
convulsions, which
can increase an error of weighing, will not be. And anything for
limits of sphere will not depart, except for soul of the killed
mouse. Only this soul also should be weighed. You see the mankind
needs to know - whether there is a soul. Even at the mouse.
==The
system for weighing is made rather exact. Its error - is less
than one milliard share of gramme. The sphere from within is
covered with a thin transparent film of gold. It that the casual
electrical potentials did not deform weight. The lazer is
directed strictly horizontally, and groups of ten of devices
compensate the deflections of the temperature, vibrations and
other revolting influences.
The system, created within twenty years, from hundreds devices
works without failures in a mode of self-checking already several
day.
==And
all this only to try to weigh soul of the mouse. It can confirm
the Great theory. With what simplification the people expecting
Trues would sigh! Ignorance of True - basis of violence and
powerlessness, rage and despair. A basis of all mortal sins. Can
be, for this work I shall receive, together with popularity, good
money? You see almost all received for fifty years money I spent
for creation of the theory and preparation of experiment on its
check. In result the family has broken up, the friends consider
me as the loser, on the verge of loss - place at work. Exists in
nature fairness? I do not
know. However I know for sure, that the True is more important
only. So,
decisive result today should be received. However one idea does
not leave me and today. You see for knowledge of true the people
decomposed substances. Created huge accelerators for smashing
nucleuses of atoms. Pulled out crates from an alive body.
Destroyed, destroyed, destroyed... Whether but is not present in
such method of fatal error? You see it is rather probable, that
some sides of True can open only at creation. Certainly, it is
possible to try to approach to experience on the part of
creation. But it is repeatedly more difficult. And me already for
seventy... The button of the laser will come to press to me. I do
not want to burden with it anybody. I should bear this cross
itself. It I have decided firmly. As I still had only one employee, to
which I for a long time nothing pay. Now she in laboratory -
watches work of subsystems.
I fall to laboratory on a screw ladder. The laboratory is located
in the empty shaft from an intercontinental nuclear rocket.
Probably, here too there were reflections about problems with
pressing of the button. And, maybe, also did not arise. There was
no time to think...
I go closer to the board of management of system. On the screen
of the computer forty two green squares - these subsystems shine
work normally. There were only three yellow squares. These
subsystems we shall start before a finishing phase of experiment.
I involuntarily have looked at the employee. The graceful figure of
Cat
this time emphasize the gown, which I earlier did not see. It was
velvety and had colour conterminous to colour of the experimental
mouse up to the most thin shades. Through a window I have looked
at the mouse. To it, probably, not all the same, as on it look.
And you see great Albert Einstein had the bases to declare, what
"even by the whole universe not all the same, as on it will
look the mouse..."
In a sight of the laser its increased eyes are well visible.
Their corneas slightly pulse. They pulse with frequency of
palpation of its heart. It was marked with many experimenters.
And at the man of a cornea pulse. Through usual optical devices
it is well visible.
Cat
has reported, that all subsystems work regularly and already are
in a status of complete readiness. I have typed a code of start
of the program. The sedation of fluctuations of weights began.
Further all operations will go automatically, except pressing the
button of lazer. At last were closed of the valve for air. On the
screen of the computer the decreasing curve displaying the first
phase of process of weighing has run. This phase should proceed
hardly more than two minutes. Then I should press the button...
I look on pulsing eyes of the mouse. They bewitch me. So
sometimes look at fire. In ideas run events and difficulties
connected to my researches. However, not only with them. I have
recollected about flares from breaks of shells in the dark blue
evening Moscow sky in slanting running beams of spotlights. In
the universe all is connected. There are twenty seconds ten
five... The short hooter has announced that the first weighing is
completed. And I continue to look at eyes of the mouse. At me is
in a stock about one half-minutes...
I have not pressed the button. The mouse gave me a delay - one
minute has passed even, and it still sat quietly. I knew, that
some weeks can be necessary for repeated adjustment of system.
But I already have accepted other decision...
Nothing having asked, Cat
has approached to the device for weighing, “dumped” vacuum
isolation and has come nearer to the mouse. She has stroked by a finger on its back,
has given it a forage both has engaged and began dismantle of the
device for weighing.
On the remote device I have noted unusually often palpation of
heart the Cat.
On the screen of the device together with signals from it the
small signals from heart of the sitting close mouse crept. At
last these signals have ceased mutually to be displaced. Now one
impact of heart the Cat
had equally on three impacts of heart of the mouse. It became
almost terrible from supervision of such synchronization. Cat has turned
back and through the hatch of the experimental chamber has looked
at me.
- Probably, we are better to experimental confirmation of the
theory for approaching on the other hand, - has told Cat. A word to
“we” from Cat
I heard for the first time. It
has distracted my ideas, and I not at once have understood, that
meant “ to approach on the other hand ”, though such plan I
developed for a long time.
- But for preparation of experiment on weighing at process of a
finding of soul it is required, how a minimum ten years?
- I am ready to participate with you in this experiment up to the
end.
Suddenly her heart was drove even more often. Cat looked to me
directly in eyes and, not allocating a sight, quickly has gone to
me. She did not begin to bypass a coffee table and, not stopping,
has removed its by leg. Having come nearer to me closely so, that
I have felt her elastic breast and burning breath, she has
continued: " Understand - up to the end! " These words
sounded as rapped out, and her exited palpitation became
tangible.
- And in any quality, - has finished Cat.