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1、IfIForgetThee,OhEarthArthurC.Clarke1951ColumbiaPublicationsWhenMarvinwastenyearsold,hisfathertookhimthroughthelong,echoingcorridorsthatledupthroughAdministrationandPower,untilatlasttheycametotheuppermostlevelsofallandwereamongtheswiftlygrowingvegetationoftheFarmlands.Marvinlikedither
2、e:itwasfunwatchingthegreat,slenderplantscreepingwithalmostvisibleeagernesstowardthesunlightasitfiltereddownthroughtheplasticdomestomeetthem.Thesmelloflifewaseverywhere,awakeninginexpressiblelongingsinhisheart:nolongerwashebreathingthedry,coolairoftheresidentiallevels,purgedofallsmell
3、sbutthefainttangofozone.Hewishedhecouldstayhereforalittlewhile,butFatherwouldnotlethim.TheywentonwarduntiltheyhadreachedtheentrancetotheObservatory,whichhehadnevervisited:buttheydidnotstop,andMarvinknewwithasenseofrisingexcitementthattherecouldbeonlyonegoalleft.Forthefirsttimeinhisli
4、fe,hewasgoingOutside.Therewereadozenofthesurfacevehicles,withtheirwideballoontiresandpressurizedcabins,inthegreatservicingchamber.Hisfathermusthavebeenexpected,fortheywereledatoncetothelittlescoutcarwaitingbythehugecirculardooroftheairlock.Tensewithexpectancy,Marvinsettledhimselfdown
5、inthecrampedcabinwhilehisfatherstartedthemotorandcheckedthecontrols.Theinnerdoorofthelockslidopenandthenclosedbehindthem:heheardtheroarofthegreatairpumpsfadeslowlyawayasthePressuredroppedtozero.Thenthe"Vacuum"signflashedon,theOuterdoorparted,andbeforeMarvinlaythelandwhichhehadneverye
6、tentered.Hehadseenitinphotographs,ofcourse:hehadwatcheditimagedontelevisionscreensahundredtimes.Butnowitwaslyingallaroundhim,burningbeneaththefiercesunthatcrawledsoslowlyacrossthejet-blacksky.Hestaredintothewest,awayfromtheblindingsplendorofthesun-andtherewerethestars,ashehadbeentold
7、buthadneverquitebelieved.Hegazedatthemforalongtime,marvelingthatanythingcouldbesobrightandyetsotiny.Theywereintenseunscintillatingpoints,andsuddenlyherememberedarhymehehadoncereadinoneofhisfather'sbooks:Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare.Page1Well,heknewwhatthestarswere.
8、Whoeverasked
