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1、COUNTER-CLOCKWORLDbyPhilipK.DickCopyright1967byPhilipK.Dick.ABerkeleymedallionbook.ISBN0-8398-2485-8COUNTER-CLOCKWORLDPage11Placethereisnone;wegobackwardandforward,andthereisnoplace.--St.AugustineAsheglidedbytheextremelysmall,out-of-the-waycemeteryinhisairborneprowlcar,lateatnig
2、ht,OfficerJosephTinbaneheardunfortunateandfamiliarsounds.Avoice.Atoncehesenthisprowlcarupoverthespikedironpolesofthebadlymaintainedcemeteryfence,descendedonthefarside,listened.Thevoicesaid,muffledandfaint,"MynameisMrs.TillyM.Benton,andIwanttogetout.Cananybodyhearme?"OfficerTinba
3、neflashedhislight.Thevoicecamefrombeneaththegrass.Ashehadexpected:Mrs.TillyM.Bentonwasunderground.SnappingonthemicrophoneofhiscarradioTinbanesaid,"I'matForestKnollsCemetery--Ithinkit'scalled--andIhavea1206,here.Bettersendanambulanceoutwithadiggingcrew;fromthesoundofhervoiceit'su
4、rgent.""Chang,"theradiosaidinanswer."Ourdiggingcrewwillbeoutbeforemorning.Canyousinkatemporaryemergencyshafttogiveheradequateair?Untilourcrewgetsthere--saynineortenA.M.""I'lldothebestIcan,"Tinbanesaid,andsighed.Itmeantforhimanall-nightvigil.Andthedim,feeblevoicefrombelowbeggingi
5、nitssenilewayforhimtohurry.Beggingonandon.Unceasingly.Thispartofhisjobhelikedleast.Thecriesofthedead;hehatedthatsound,andhehadheardthem,thecries,somuch,andsomanytimes.Menandwomen,mostlyoldbutsomenotsoold,sometimeschildren.Anditalwaystookthediggingcrewsolongtogetthere.Againpressi
6、nghismikebutton,OfficerTinbanesaid,"I'mfedupwiththis.I'dliketobereassigned.I'mserious;thisisaformalrequest."Distantly,frombeneaththeground,theimpotent,ancientfemalevoicecalled,"Please,somebody;Iwanttogetout.Canyouhearme?Iknowsomebody'supthere;Icanhearyoutalking."Leaninghisheadou
7、ttheopenwindowofhisprowlcar,OfficerTinbaneyelled,"We'llbegettingyououtanytimenow,lady.Justtrytobepatient."Page2"Whatyearisthis?"theelderlyvoicecalledback."Howmuchtimehaspassed?Isitstill1974?Ihavetoknow;pleasetellme,sir."Tinbanesaid,"It's1998.""Ohdear."Dismay."Well,IsupposeImustg
8、etusedtoit.""Iguess,"Tinbanesaid,"you'llhaveto.
