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The Stars My Destination ( Tiger! Tiger! ) :: Bester Alfred
Страница: 3 из 164By the first decade of the twenty-fourth century the principles of jaunting were established and the first school was opened by Charles Fort Jaunte himself, then fifty-seven, immortalized, and ashamed to admit that he had never dared Jaunte again. But the primitive days were past; it was no longer necessary to threaten a man with death to make him teleport. They had learned how to teach man to recognize, discipline, and exploit yet another resource of his limitless mind.
How, exactly, did man teleport? One of the most unsatisfactory explanations was provided by Spencer Thompson, publicity representative of the Jaunte Schools, in a press interview.
THOMPSON:Jaunting is like seeing; it is a natural aptitude of almost every human organism, but it can only be developed by training and experience.
REPORTER:You mean we couldn't see without practice?
THOMPSON:Obviously you're either unmarried or have no children preferably both.
(Laughter)
REPORTER:I don't understand.
THOMPSON:Anyone who's observed an infant learning to use its eyes, would.
REPORTER:But what is teleportation?
THOMPSON:The transportation of oneself from one locality to another by an effort of the mind alone.
REPORTER:You mean we can think ourselves from . . say . . . New York to Chicago?
THOMPSON:Precisely; provided one thing is clearly understood. In jaunting from New York to Chicago it is necessary for the person teleporting himself to know exactly where he is when he starts and where he's going.
REPORTER:How's that?
THOMPSON:If you were in a dark room and unaware of where you were, it would be impossible to jaunte anywhere with safety. And if you knew where you were but intended to jaunte to a place you had never seen, you would never arrive alive. One cannot jaunte from an unknown departure point to an unknown destination. Both must be known, memorized and visualized.
REPORTER:But if we know where we are and where we're going. . .
THOMPSON:We can be pretty sure we'll jaunte and arrive.
REPORTER:Would we arrive naked?
THOMPSON:If you started naked. (Laughter)
REPORTER:I mean, would our clothes teleport with us?
THOMPSON:When people teleport, they also teleport the clothes they wear and whatever they are strong enough to carry. I hate to disappoint you, but even ladies' clothes would arrive with them.(Laughter)
REPORTER:But how do we do it?
THOMPSON:How do we think?
REPORTER:With our minds.
THOMPSON:And how does the mind think? What is the thinking process? Exactly how do we remember, imagine, deduce, create? Exactly how do the brain cells operate?
REPORTER:I don't know. Nobody knows.
How, exactly, did man teleport? One of the most unsatisfactory explanations was provided by Spencer Thompson, publicity representative of the Jaunte Schools, in a press interview.
THOMPSON:Jaunting is like seeing; it is a natural aptitude of almost every human organism, but it can only be developed by training and experience.
REPORTER:You mean we couldn't see without practice?
THOMPSON:Obviously you're either unmarried or have no children preferably both.
(Laughter)
REPORTER:I don't understand.
THOMPSON:Anyone who's observed an infant learning to use its eyes, would.
REPORTER:But what is teleportation?
THOMPSON:The transportation of oneself from one locality to another by an effort of the mind alone.
REPORTER:You mean we can think ourselves from . . say . . . New York to Chicago?
THOMPSON:Precisely; provided one thing is clearly understood. In jaunting from New York to Chicago it is necessary for the person teleporting himself to know exactly where he is when he starts and where he's going.
REPORTER:How's that?
THOMPSON:If you were in a dark room and unaware of where you were, it would be impossible to jaunte anywhere with safety. And if you knew where you were but intended to jaunte to a place you had never seen, you would never arrive alive. One cannot jaunte from an unknown departure point to an unknown destination. Both must be known, memorized and visualized.
REPORTER:But if we know where we are and where we're going. . .
THOMPSON:We can be pretty sure we'll jaunte and arrive.
REPORTER:Would we arrive naked?
THOMPSON:If you started naked. (Laughter)
REPORTER:I mean, would our clothes teleport with us?
THOMPSON:When people teleport, they also teleport the clothes they wear and whatever they are strong enough to carry. I hate to disappoint you, but even ladies' clothes would arrive with them.(Laughter)
REPORTER:But how do we do it?
THOMPSON:How do we think?
REPORTER:With our minds.
THOMPSON:And how does the mind think? What is the thinking process? Exactly how do we remember, imagine, deduce, create? Exactly how do the brain cells operate?
REPORTER:I don't know. Nobody knows.