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Mandelbrot said. Despite all the uncontrolled variables, we came out
of the jump less than six light -hours from our planned position.
It was worth the extra four days of flying time. Ariel touched a
control and increased the magnification. Look at those rivers. It
reminds me of home.
A new voice spoke. To me, it is home.
Ariel turned at the sound of the voice. Adam! I didn t know you were
here.
The robot bowed slightly. I am sorry if I alarmed you, Friend Ariel. I
came on the bridge a few minutes ago, but I have been so enjoying the
view that it did not occur to me to speak. He walked over and joined
Ariel and Mandelbrot before the viewscreen.
I am coming to understand more of the subtlety of emotion, Adam
said. In my mind, I know that I am a robot. I am a thing that was
manufactured in deep space; pieced together from Auroran robotics,
rare earths, and dianite.
But there is a part of me that was born in the cool green forests of
that planet; a part of me that came to life among its peoples and still
knows the pleasure of bare paws on soft grass. In my-heart-I feel that
I am coming home. Adam reached out, tentatively, as if he could
touch the image on the viewscreen.
He turned away. I apologize. This must seem quite incoherent to
you.
Ariel offered him a smile. Emotion usually is, Adam.
Not as incoherent as you might think, Friend Ariel. In our search for
the Laws of Humanics, we have devoted considerable study lately to
the structure of the human brain. It is our hypothesis that humans
have not one mind but four, located in the midbrain, cerebellum, and
left and right cerebra respectively, and that it is the conflict between
these four minds that gives rise to emotion. Further, we suspect that it
is the ability to overrule logic with emotion that has enabled your
species to evolve as far as it has.
Ariel wrinkled her nose. That s a pretty strange theory, Adam.
Our experience seems to support it. The Ceremyons are brilliant, yet
they are also capable of a vast range of subtle emotions. In
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comparison, Dr. Avery is quite intelligent for a human, but his
inability to admit to emotion eventually drove him insane. Only by
forcing him to integrate his logical functions with his more primitive
drives were you able to cure him and turn him into a somewhat more
complete human being. Adam looked at the viewscreen again.
I have concluded that having a split mind is a tremendous
evolutionary advantage. I look forward to returning home and fully
exploring my primitive side. Abruptly, he pivoted and began walking
toward the lift.
The doors opened as he approached, but Mandelbrot called out,
Wait, and he stopped.
Yes, Friend Mandelbrot?
I have a dilemma which is causing me discordant potentials. I now
believe that you can help me resolve it.
I will try. Adam stepped away from the lift and let the doors close.
I have had a long association with Wolruf, Mandelbrot began. But
since my memories of my existence as Capek. were partially restored,
she appears to make excuses to avoid associating with me.
For example, now we are about to enter orbit, and she should be
here on the bridge. But she claims to have no interest in the orbit and
reentry procedure.
Ariel joined the discussion. That s easy, Mandelbrot. Whenever you
invoke a Capek memory, you slip into your Capek personality, and
Capek identifies Wolruf as a member of Aranimas s crew. You ve
started to restrain her four times, trying to defend me. Wolruf is
afraid of you.
I understand that part, Mistress Ariel, and I am making a serious
effort to integrate those memories into my current personality.
Perhaps you have noticed that I no longer call you Mistress Kathryn?
But that s not my dilemma. My real question is, what is this confused
and conflicting stream of potentials that I experience whenever I
think about Wolruf?
It s called heartache, Adam said. Wolruf was your friend, and now
you fear that you have lost her. The same condition prompts feelings
of guilt, anger, grief, and remorse sometimes simultaneously.
Use these emotions, Mandelbrot. Integrating your two minds will
make you stronger.
Mandelbrot s voice synthesizer took on a hopeful note. Are you
confident that it is heartache?
Adam turned away and looked at Tau Puppis IV, glowing like a blue-
white jewel in a field of velvet and diamonds. I am certain of it. I left
many friends behind on that world; some were depending on me to
protect and lead them. I am very familiar with that feeling. Abruptly,
Adam walked to the lift and stepped inside. The doors hissed closed.
Ariel was still trying to understand why she felt so disturbed by the
exchange between Adam and Mandelbrot when the lift doors
reopened. Avery and Derec spilled onto the bridge, arguing heatedly.
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You re being paranoid, Dad!
No, I m not. He found us twice; we have to assume that he ll find us
again.
And spend the rest of our lives playing dead every time some
crummy little freighter passes by?
Avery threw up his hands. Look, I said I was wrong four days ago. It
was probably just some Settler ship making a course correction
between jumps. But if that had been Aranimas
But it wasn t!
Smiling sweetly, Ariel stepped in between Derec and Avery. Having
fun, boys?
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Mandelbrot said. Despite all the uncontrolled variables, we came out
of the jump less than six light -hours from our planned position.
It was worth the extra four days of flying time. Ariel touched a
control and increased the magnification. Look at those rivers. It
reminds me of home.
A new voice spoke. To me, it is home.
Ariel turned at the sound of the voice. Adam! I didn t know you were
here.
The robot bowed slightly. I am sorry if I alarmed you, Friend Ariel. I
came on the bridge a few minutes ago, but I have been so enjoying the
view that it did not occur to me to speak. He walked over and joined
Ariel and Mandelbrot before the viewscreen.
I am coming to understand more of the subtlety of emotion, Adam
said. In my mind, I know that I am a robot. I am a thing that was
manufactured in deep space; pieced together from Auroran robotics,
rare earths, and dianite.
But there is a part of me that was born in the cool green forests of
that planet; a part of me that came to life among its peoples and still
knows the pleasure of bare paws on soft grass. In my-heart-I feel that
I am coming home. Adam reached out, tentatively, as if he could
touch the image on the viewscreen.
He turned away. I apologize. This must seem quite incoherent to
you.
Ariel offered him a smile. Emotion usually is, Adam.
Not as incoherent as you might think, Friend Ariel. In our search for
the Laws of Humanics, we have devoted considerable study lately to
the structure of the human brain. It is our hypothesis that humans
have not one mind but four, located in the midbrain, cerebellum, and
left and right cerebra respectively, and that it is the conflict between
these four minds that gives rise to emotion. Further, we suspect that it
is the ability to overrule logic with emotion that has enabled your
species to evolve as far as it has.
Ariel wrinkled her nose. That s a pretty strange theory, Adam.
Our experience seems to support it. The Ceremyons are brilliant, yet
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comparison, Dr. Avery is quite intelligent for a human, but his
inability to admit to emotion eventually drove him insane. Only by
forcing him to integrate his logical functions with his more primitive
drives were you able to cure him and turn him into a somewhat more
complete human being. Adam looked at the viewscreen again.
I have concluded that having a split mind is a tremendous
evolutionary advantage. I look forward to returning home and fully
exploring my primitive side. Abruptly, he pivoted and began walking
toward the lift.
The doors opened as he approached, but Mandelbrot called out,
Wait, and he stopped.
Yes, Friend Mandelbrot?
I have a dilemma which is causing me discordant potentials. I now
believe that you can help me resolve it.
I will try. Adam stepped away from the lift and let the doors close.
I have had a long association with Wolruf, Mandelbrot began. But
since my memories of my existence as Capek. were partially restored,
she appears to make excuses to avoid associating with me.
For example, now we are about to enter orbit, and she should be
here on the bridge. But she claims to have no interest in the orbit and
reentry procedure.
Ariel joined the discussion. That s easy, Mandelbrot. Whenever you
invoke a Capek memory, you slip into your Capek personality, and
Capek identifies Wolruf as a member of Aranimas s crew. You ve
started to restrain her four times, trying to defend me. Wolruf is
afraid of you.
I understand that part, Mistress Ariel, and I am making a serious
effort to integrate those memories into my current personality.
Perhaps you have noticed that I no longer call you Mistress Kathryn?
But that s not my dilemma. My real question is, what is this confused
and conflicting stream of potentials that I experience whenever I
think about Wolruf?
It s called heartache, Adam said. Wolruf was your friend, and now
you fear that you have lost her. The same condition prompts feelings
of guilt, anger, grief, and remorse sometimes simultaneously.
Use these emotions, Mandelbrot. Integrating your two minds will
make you stronger.
Mandelbrot s voice synthesizer took on a hopeful note. Are you
confident that it is heartache?
Adam turned away and looked at Tau Puppis IV, glowing like a blue-
white jewel in a field of velvet and diamonds. I am certain of it. I left
many friends behind on that world; some were depending on me to
protect and lead them. I am very familiar with that feeling. Abruptly,
Adam walked to the lift and stepped inside. The doors hissed closed.
Ariel was still trying to understand why she felt so disturbed by the
exchange between Adam and Mandelbrot when the lift doors
reopened. Avery and Derec spilled onto the bridge, arguing heatedly.
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You re being paranoid, Dad!
No, I m not. He found us twice; we have to assume that he ll find us
again.
And spend the rest of our lives playing dead every time some
crummy little freighter passes by?
Avery threw up his hands. Look, I said I was wrong four days ago. It
was probably just some Settler ship making a course correction
between jumps. But if that had been Aranimas
But it wasn t!
Smiling sweetly, Ariel stepped in between Derec and Avery. Having
fun, boys?
Avery s white moustache was bristling with anger. Ariel, maybe you [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]