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Then he looked at Amita, who, of course, already understood many things, was less skeptical, less distrustful and wary. The main thing Ruthra had achieved was to endear himself to her, even though he had to sacrifice protocol and have a personal relationship with Amita, which the council did not recommend. However, knowing Rutra and having entrusted him with the main role in the project, not only because of his incredible flair, but also for developing evidence with the scientist that made the program possible, no one wanted to, nor could they, forbid him to behave in the ma
Amita trusted him, so Ruthra said without embarrassment:
– Okay, we'll do this experiment as soon as the body is ready. In fact, it is ready.
Although Amita had already heard fantastic things in the "new world"-as she called the Sphere system-she was wary and, judging by the intense look in her eyes, was thinking intensely about what she had heard.
– It's okay. I'll tell you everything," Ruthra said, turning to her.
Amita smiled understandingly and looked at him hopefully. She was very much attracted to mystery, novelty and even danger, both in life and in actions, which was expressed by agreeing to participate in the mysterious program. It could not be otherwise, as these very qualities were decisive in the selection of her among many other applicants by the artificial intelligence. But, of course, it was Rutra who finally approved the candidacy and defended his choice before the council.
There was something Ruthra was hiding from Amita, too… Whatever personal relationships he had developed, the program required cold calculation. And the relationship itself (perhaps Ruthra was not entirely honest about this) was part of the program. Ruthra was hiding from her the existence of two other applicants. They were the same ladies with interesting names and no less interesting backgrounds – IuLia and YatSan.
Noticing the interest with which Amita was looking at everything, the master of the office suggested:
– Amita… can I address you that way?
She nodded, and in his ma
– Amita, you have probably already been informed that although you see everyone by sight, you will not recognize their names. So address me as Parmenides. This is the luminary of science of the ancient world, the first person who asserted that the Earth has a spherical shape, and your guide to the world of the unknown, that is me, speaks about what people find it difficult to understand and perceive because of viewing the surrounding reality on the plane that their senses allow them.
Amita, already knowing her interlocutor quite well, smiled.
– Nice to meet you. But can I call you Parmen?
– You can, no question.
Rutra, meanwhile, had gone to the other end of the room and was doing something. Amita at first tried to see through the "sea kingdom" what he was doing, but then, apparently realizing that he was not a guest here, she looked at Parmen and smiled at him again. It was as if he had been waiting for this, determined to enthrall her with a story. Parmen, though, didn't know her level of knowledge, her awareness of the details of the program, her origins, or even her reasons for coming to the center. This in fact no one knew. As a character in the program – Amita was never discussed, though the scientist had little insight into character selection as it was. Knowing Rutra's status, besides being on friendly terms, Parmen waited for an explanation from him. A young person, between 20 and 25 years old, sweet, beautiful, well-ma
– Amita, tell me, at what speed are we moving through the universe?
– I can't say for sure. It depends on where you look.
– Oh! That gave me an idea.
– I'd love to hear about it. And another thing about the round Earth. Did your namesake argue that before our era?
– Yeah, imagine that.
– So why have we only been using this knowledge since the Middle Ages?
– I'll tell you this: some people still don't know it.
They gri
– And I will also say this: we live under the hood and hypnosis of religion, particularly the church. All these great paintings, works and the like, even wars, have become famous and significant, that is, we know them because they were significant for the preaching of the idea of approved power.
– Somehow you've made it very complicated.
– I get that you get it.
They smiled again.
– And about the point… here let's take the original one. You are standing still right now and you don't feel that the Earth is spi
– Quite. All of this can be gleaned from this radiation? Until now?
– Yes. You can "see" this radiation yourself. The interference that occurs on an empty TV cha
Amita was embarrassed to switch to you, so she decided to still address her as you.
– I'm sorry, did you determine that yourself? Exactly what the excavation is about," she asked, afraid that the scientist would take it as a sneer on her part.
He continued as if he had not heard, from which Amita concluded that Parmen had already wanted to tell her everything in advance. For him, "in advance" could mean a minute before the moment. The most interesting thing for Amita was that the scientist didn't even ask if she was interested.