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1、OneNightofSongByIssacAsimovAsithappens,Ihaveafriendwhohints,sometimes,thathecancallupspiritsfromthevastydeep.Oratleastonespirit--atinyone,withstrictlylimitedpowers.Hetalksaboutitsometimesbutonlyafterhehasreachedhisfourthscotchandsoda.It'sadelicatepointofequilibrium--threeandh
2、eknowsnothingaboutspirits(thesupernaturalkind);fiveandhefallsasleep.Ithoughthehadreachedtherightlevelthatevening,soIsaid,"Doyourememberthatspiritofyours,George?""Eh?"saidGeorge,lookingathisdrinkasthoughhewon-deredwhythatshouldrequireremembering."Notyourdrink,"Isaid."Thelittle
3、spiritabouttwocentime-tershigh,whomyouoncetoldmeyouhadmanagedtocallupfromsomeotherplaceofexistence.Theonewiththeparanaturalpowers.""Ah,"saidGeorge."Azazel.Nothisname,ofcourse.Couldn'tpronouncehisrealname,Isuppose,butthat'swhatIcallhim.Irememberhim.""Doyouusehimmuch?""No.Dange
4、rous.It'stoodangerous.There'salwaysthetemp-tationtoplaywithpower.I'mcarefulmyself;deucedcareful.Asyouknow,Ihaveahighstandardofethics.That'swhyIfeltcalledupontohelpafriendonce.Thedamagethatdid!Dread-ful!Doesn'tbearthinkingof.""Whathappened?""IsupposeIoughttogetitoffmychest,"sa
5、idGeorge,thoughtfully."Ittendstofester--"Iwasagooddealyoungerthen(saidGeorge)andinthosedayswomenmadeupanimportantpartofone'slife.Itseemssillynow,lookingbackonit,butIdistinctlyrememberthinking,backinthosedays,thatitmademuchdifferencewhichwoman.Actually,youreachinthegrabbagandw
6、hichevercomesout,it'smuchthesame,butinthosedays--Ihadafriend,Mortenson--AndrewMortenson.Idon'tthinkyouknowhim.Ihaven'tseenmuchofhimmyselfinrecentyears.Thepointis,hewassoppyaboutawoman,aparticularwoman.Shewasanangel,hesaid.Hecouldn'tlivewithouther.Shewastheonlyoneintheuniverse
7、andwithouthertheworldwascrumbledbaconbitsdippedinaxlegrease.Youknowthewayloverstalk.Thetroublewasshethrewhimoverfinallyandapparentlydidsoinaparticularlycruelmannerandwithoutregardforhisself-esteem.Shehadhumiliatedhimthoroughly,takingupwithan-otherrightinfrontofhim,snappingher
8、fingersunderhisnos-trilsandlaughingheartlesslyathistears.Idon'tmeant
