"George Zebrowski - Stranger Suns" - читать интересную книгу автора (Zebrowski George)

“What are you doing?” Malachi demanded.

“I think I know!” Juan shouted, turning in time to see the opening glow red and disappear.

“We're trapped,” Malachi said.

“No, wait."

Juan moved forward. The glowing red circle appeared again. “It's a lock!” Lena shouted from outside.

“Step back again!” Juan called out, retreating. “And stay back. I want to see if it's triggered from both
sides."

Again, the opening glowed red and disappeared.

“I hope you're right,” Malachi said.

They came forward. The circle glowed open and they emerged into the cold.

“But where does the lock lead?” Lena asked excitedly.

“A buried city?” Malachi said.

“So there was an advanced civilization in Antarctica,” Lena added.

Juan said, “Let's look around before Titus drops a security lid. Are you all game?"

“Without a doubt,” Malachi replied.

“This lock,” Rassmussen said as Juan led the way back inside, “is impossible!"

From the middle of the small chamber, they turned and watched the exit glow red and blend seamlessly
into the blue inner surface. “There must be an inner door,” Juan said eagerly, moving toward the other
end.

An orange glow appeared before him. “You've triggered it,” Malachi said. Juan felt a gentle breeze as he
went through the opening.

Overhead, yellow-orange squares of light curved away to the right, following the bend of a long
passageway. The black floor reflected the lights as a dull streak.

“It spirals downward,” Malachi said.

Juan led the way, examining the markings on the walls. Runs of concentric circles alternated with squares
and triangles, joined by wavelets. For a moment he heard a strange whisper in his ears, but it stopped as
he listened to it. He turned and looked back toward the lock. The others gazed back with him.

“It had better open when we leave,” Lena said. “Maybe we should go back now."
 “Let's look ahead a ways,” Juan said, moving forward. Suddenly he was aware that all the surfaces of