“Our opponent is an alien... «Anathem»
bedrof11 сентября 2011“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs,” I said. “We have a protractor.” “Okay, I’ll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string.”
“This is the whole thing,” proclaimed Jules Verne Durand, understanding it perfectly, even though he was seeing it for the first time. “The conception is monyafeek!” “Well, since you appear to be an expert on monyafeeks,” Jesry said, “maybe you could tell us how four legs and a roof are going to contain a pressurized atmosphere!” “It’s not called a monyafeek,” Lio protested mildly. “It’s a—oh, never mind.” ... “I’m going to talk you through the process of unstrapping yourself from the S2-35B.” “Up here, we call it a monyafeek.”
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