" Perry Rhodan 0113 - (105) Wonderflower of Utik" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

The Springers who had walked down the stairs behind him suddenly stood as rigid as pillars of stone
and stared at him. The ground crew had stopped working and gazed at him in fascination. Kalal was
vexed. What had happened? A Servant of Absolute Truth might be a very exciting sight to the ground
personnel but why did the Springers have to stand there goggle-eyed?

Kalal heard the laughter for a 3rd time. But this time he was able to see that it did not come from those
staring at him. The guffaws came from another source. But where?

The men who had been working on the hydraulic supports left their jobs. Their heretofore serious faces,
which had looked slightly bored, suddenly took on a different expression. Their eyes shone and their
mouths were open in expectation. The men had stretched their hands forward as if they were trying to
seize something before it escaped them. What amazed Kalal most was that they all looked so much alike.

Furthermore he was the object which they tried to reach with their hands. They seemed to chase him like
a famished hunter after elusive game. Kalal was deeply disturbed. Using his special gifts he tried to probe
the thoughts of the men to learn why they suddenly behaved so strangely. However he tried in vain, either
because he was too confused himself to concentrate enough or something else was there to hamper his
efforts.

Whatever it was, he became frightened when the Springers at the foot of the escalator began to run after
him together with the workers, showing the same enchanted expressions on their faces. Utterly
flabbergasted and without the faintest notion of the reason for their weird behaviour he turned tail and ran
to the automatic car. His garments, colourful to the point of being gaudy and pompous, were badly suited
for quick motions. He stumbled and came close to falling. But, hearing the mob breathing down his neck,
he was spurred to leap forward. He saved himself by reaching the open door of the car. Quickly he
locked the door by pushing the button on the armrest and watched in horror as the men pursuing him so
eagerly and blindly bumped against the vehicle, staggered back and then pressed their faces against its
windows.

"To the Temple of Truth!" he shouted in sheer panic.

The automatic pilot, a small positronic box with a microphone on the instrument panel, responded to his
instructions. The car began to hum and with a sigh of relief Kalal saw the flat smooth ground of the
spaceport recede beneath him. The raving crowd was left behind.

He had managed to escape the nightmare at the last moment but had trouble feeling very happy about it.
Although he was relieved for the moment, his fear returned unabated. What had happened?



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A wave of vibrating energy hit Meech Hannigan on his way to the cafeteria where he wanted to drink a
cup of coffee for appearances sake. He stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and paid no attention to
the apologies of the 2 men who had bumped into him while absorbed in conversation. They walked
around him as he tried to determine what aroused him so much and, since he was trained in such things,
he recognized it very soon.