8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

1/13

8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

2/13

ALJ KJ

W]DGL

^@ A AGGD X ^ B [

SKJ^DOLH@@FW

DNKSKWK@J@CXDJN@AB@\WL, KJG.

JL_[@XF

8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

3/13

D SKJ^DOL H@@FW @XKOKJDE, CLHX\DX[ 8=48

G`pyrkobt 8==? hy ^`a AgGdrtbyDctlrw`rn g`pyrkobt 8=48 hy Wka`j Grktgbely

Dee rkobts rlslrvln. ]uheksbln kj tbl \jktln Wtdtls hy Skjtdol H``fs,d nkvksk`j `c Xdjn`a B`usl, Kjg., Jlw [`rf. @rkokjdeey puheksblnkj bdrng`vlr kj Orldt Hrktdkj hy Dead H``fs Ekaktln, Xkgba`jn,

Orldt Hrktdkj, kj 8==?.

Skjtdol djn g`e`pb`j drl rlokstlrln trdnladrfs `cXdjn`a B`usl, Kjg.

^bks ks d w`rf `c fflgtk`j. Jdals, gbdrdgtlrs, pedgls, djn kjgknljtslktblr drl tbl pr`nugt `c tbl dutb`rs kadokjdtk`j `r drl uslnfflgtktk`usey. Djy rlslahedjgl t` dgtude plrs`js, ekvkjo `r nldn,

lvljts, r e`gdels ks ljtkrley g`kjgknljtde.

Ordtlcue dgfj`welnoaljt ks adnl c`r plrakssk`jt` usl tbl c`ee`wkjo adtlrkde9

Eyrkgs cr`a Hdgf kj tbl \WWX, g`pyrkobt 4;32 hy W`jy/D^S Auskg

]uheksbkjo EEG. Dee rkobts dnakjkstlrln hy W`jy/D^S Auskg ]uheksbkjoEEG. Dee rkobts rlslrvln. Xlprkjtln hy plrakssk`j `c W`jy/D^S Auskg]uheksbkjo EEG, 2 Auskg Wqudrl _lst, Jdsbvkeel, ^J 7?8=7.

Eyrkgs cr`a Wtlpbdjkl Wdys, wrkttlj hy E`u Xlln, g`pyrkobt AltdeAdgbkjl Auskg. \W djn Gdjdnkdj rkobts g`jtr`eeln djn dnakjkstlrln

hy Wpkrkt @jl Auskg (HAK). Dee rkobts rlslrvln. Kjtlrjdtk`jde g`pyrkobtslgurln. Xlprkjtln hy plrakssk`j `c Wpkrkt @jl Auskg (HAK).

Ekhrdry `c G`jorlss Gdtde`okjo-kj-]uhekgdtk`j Ndtd

AgGdrtby, ^`a, 4;3;Alj kj spdgl 9 d j`vle / ^`a AgGdrtby.

p. ga.D Skjtdol H``fs `rkokjde.

KWHJ ;?2-=-7=?-72288-7 (trdnl phf.)4. ]`st-g`aaujksaLur`pl, LdstlrjCkgtk`j.

8. Drt tblctsCkgtk`j. K. ^ktel.]X3447.G73;A>3 8=48

287'.;8ng87

8=44=>8>74

www.vkjtdolh``fs.g`a

]rkjtln kj tbl \jktln Wtdtls `c Dalrkgd4= ; 2 ? 3 < > 7 8 4

8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

4/13

7

Blrls Djt`j Adrf`v, skttkjo dt d tdhel, rujjkjo bks ffljolr

r`ujn d sduglrs rka ds bl wdtgbls bks g`apdtrk`t F`uekj

strknl dgr`ss tbl Ade`strdjsf Fdvrjds ``r. F`uekj

tdfls h`ujgy, ledstkg stlps. Bl swkjos bks dras djn bkps

r`ujn gbdkrs djn tdhels. Bl turjs ekfl dj kgl sfdtlr t` oeknl

hdgfwdrns c`r tw` pdgls ds bl sfkrts dr`ujn tbl wdktrlss,

d okre `c twljty-`nn. _dee-a`ujtln akrr`rs, `jl `j lktblrsknl `c tbl n``r cr`a wbkgb bls iust lalroln, tbl n``r

tbdt eldns `cc t` tbl t`kelts, rljnlr tbl lvljt kj trkpekgdtl9

tbrll F`uekjs cr`jt, elct pr`fflel djn rkobt pr`fflel, ekfl kj

p`ekgl auosb`ts. ^blrl drl tbrll wdktrlssls t``, tbrll slts

`c hdgfor`ujn gust`alrs. E``fkjo dt tbl auetkpeykjo

sgljl, Djt`j rlgdees bks rlclrllkjo ndys kj Hueodrkd9

tbl trkgf wds t` sll dee tbl jldr-knljtkgde sbkrts, rlpldtlnrujs, sunnlj nlpdrturls, swktgbls djn e``p-hdgfs ds `jl

skjoel a`vlaljt, pdrts `c d a`nuedtkjo systla wbkgb y`u

bdn t` wdtgb ds tb`uob cr`a `utsknl, `r dh`vl, `r s`al-

wblrl lesl.

W` djywdy, sdys F`uekj, seknkjo hdgf kjt` bks gbdkr djn

strltgbkjo bks dra `ut dgr`ss tbl rdnkdt`r hlbkjn bka, tbks

[uo`sedvkdjs pedgl ks kj ]rdoul C`ur, hy Jusel. Bl ekvls `jtbl c`urtb ``r. Al djn Akedgbf`v tb`uobt wln sgdrl bka

hy sdykjo wln tbr`w bka `ut `c tbl wkjn`w. W` wl turj up

tblrl djn kts bka tbdt `pljs tbl n``r t` us, kj d t`wle-r`hl.

Kt aust hl dh`ut 4= d.a. Aked fj`gfs bka strdkobt n`wj

djn wl pkgf bka up, `jl `c us dt lktblr ljn, djn gdrry bka

t`wdrns tbl wkjn`w. Hut wbkel wlrl euookjo bka tblrl, tbks

okre wdefs kj `ut `c tbl hlnr``a. Djn oulss wbdt0

Bks lyls hlda dgr`ss tbl tdhel, pkjf-usbln wktb lxgktl-

aljt.

_bdt0 dsfs Djt`j.

8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

5/13

^@AAgGDX^B[

>

Wbls jdfln, F`uekj tlees bka. Xldeey e`vley h`ny. Hr`wj

bdkr n`wj blr hdgf. Wadee r`ujn tkts. _blj sbl slls us sbl

stdrts grykjo djn sgrldakjo @b n`jt burt bka! ]eldsl n`jt

burt bka!K stdrt t` lxpedkj tbdt wl n`jt wdjt t` burt bka hut

bl `wls Kek a`jly c`r tbl gkodrlttls bls sleekjo `j bks pdtgb,

hut sbl iust grkls djn sgrldas s`al a`rl. ^bl [uo`sedvkdjs

dee gdea hlgdusl bls ndzln cr`a Akeds pujgb, s` bls j`

pr`hela, hut tbks okre ks fkgfkjo up d st`ra. Djn tblj Bl

sbkcts bks dra. ^bks hkt ks fkjn `c nkcfflguet t` lxpedkj lxdgtey

ds kt bdppljln _lee, sbl pkssln blrslec. Hut wbdt K j`tkgln

ks d fkjn `c nrkhhel j`, K ekl, kt wdsjt d nrkhhel9 kt wds a`rl

ekfl d hdo bdn hurst iust `j tbl kjsknl `c blr elo. D hdo tbdt

wdsjt tblrl hlc`rl. @r ekfl wblj s`al`jl tbr`ws d wdtlr

hdee``j, y`u fj`w, djn kt lxpe`nls. @jl s`ekn adss. Dt eldst,

kt wds s`ekn tkee kt bkt tbl ``r, `jl `c tb`sl grkss-gr`ss ``rs,

dee w``n, wbdt n` tbly gdee tbla0

]drqult. ]drqultry.

Xkobt9 tkee kt bkt tbl pdrqultry. blj kt hr`fl. Xldeey hkzdrrl.Hlgdusl sbl wds jdfln tblrl wds j`tbkjo t` kjtlrrupt kts cdee.

Djn tbks okre, tbks hldutkcue jdfln okre iust st``n dh`vl kt,

sgrldakjo. K n`jt fj`w kc sbln lvlj j`tkgln wbdt sbln iust

n`jl

Nkn F`uekj tlee d skakedr st`ry dh`ut Djt`j, tblkr fflrst

alltkjo0 Nkn bl seknl kjt` d skakedr gbdkr plrbdps tbks vlry

`jl djn, strltgbkjo bks dra dgr`ss tbl rdnkdt`r, sdy t` bkscrkljn Akedgbf`v9 W` tblrls al djn Idjdgbf`v, djn Idjds

ktgbkjo t` hrldf tbks ouys ffljolr, o`t bks ffljolr kj bks bdjn,

tbks sb`rt, sadrt-dss ouy, adyhl Ilwksb wktb tbl cdgl bl bds.

Djn Keks tblrl t``, djn bl stdrts lxpedkjkjo t` tbl ouy wbdt

bls n`jl wr`jo, kap`rtkjo dee tbdt p`p djn sleekjo kt hdjo

kj tbl aknnel c ]rdoul wktb`ut o`kjo tbr`uob us, r djy`jl

lesl c`r tbdt adttlr Djn hlbkjn tbl gdsude djlgn`tl,Djt`j pkjjln dodkjst tbl wdee rkokn wktb cldr, wksbkjo bln

jlvlr j`tkgln kj tbl fflrst pedgl tbdt ]rdouls p`trdvkjybdn

hllj `ut `c ela`jdnl dee suaalr, jlvlr suoolstln Ynljlf

8/2/2019 Men in Space by Tom McCarthy (Excerpt)

6/13

ALJKJW]DGL