In the lodge�察�John Hammond paced back and forth in Malcolm's room。 Hammond was impatient and unfortable。 Since marshaling the effort for his last outburst�察�Malcolm had slipped into a a�察�and now it appeared to Hammond that he might actually die。 Of course a helicopter had been sent for�察�but God knows when it would arrive。 The thought that Malcolm might die in the meantime filled Hammond with anxiety and dread。
And�察�paradoxically�察�Hammond found it all much worse because he disliked the mathematician so much。 It was worse than if the man were his friend。 Hammond felt that Malcolm's death�察�should it occur�察�would be the final rebuke�察�and that was more than Hammond could bear。
In any case�察�the smell in the room was quite ghastly。 Quite ghastly。 The rotten decay of human flesh。
;Everything 。 。 。 parad 。 。 。; Malcolm said�察�tossing on the pillow。
;Is he waking up�拭─�Hammond said。
Harding shook his head。
;What did he say�拭�Something about paradise�拭�
;I didn't catch it�察─�Harding said。
Hammond paced some more。 He pushed the window wider�察�trying to get some fresh air。 Finally�察�when he couldn't stand it�察�he said�察 �Is there any problem about going outside�拭�
;I don't think so�察�no�察─�Harding said。 ;I think this area is all right。;
;Well�察�look�察�I'm going outside for a bit。;
;All right�察─�Harding said。 He adjusted the flow on the intravenous antibiotics。
;I'll be back soon。;
;All right。;
Hammond left�察�stepping out into the daylight�察�wondering why he had bothered to justify himself to Harding。 After all�察�the man was his employee。 Hammond had no need to explain himself。
He went through the gates of the fence�察�looking around the park。 It was late afternoon�察�the time when the blowing mist was thinned�察�and the sun sometimes came out。 The sun was out now�察�and Hammond took it as an omen。 Say what they would�察�he knew that his park had promise。 And even if that impetuous fool Gennaro decided to burn it to the ground�察�it would not make much difference。
Hammond knew that in two separate vaults at InGen headquarters in Palo Alto were dozens of frozen embryos。 It would not be a problem to grow them again�察�on another island�察�elsewhere in the world。 And if there had been problems here�察�then the next time they would solve those problems。 That was how progress occurred。 By solving problems。
As he thought about it�察�he concluded that Wu had not really been the man for the job。 Wu had obviously been sloppy�察�too casual with his great undertaking。 And Wu had been too preoccupied with the idea of making improvements。 Instead of making dinosaurs�察�he had wanted to improve on them。 Hammond suspected darkly that was the reason for the downfall of the park。
Wu was the reason。
Also�察�he had to admit that John Arnold was ill suited for the job of chief engineer。 Arnold had impressive credentials�察�but at this point in his career he was tired�察�and he was a fretful worrier。 He hadn't been organized�察�and he had missed things。 Important things。
In truth�察�neither Wu nor Arnold had had the most important characteristic�察�Hammond decided。 The characteristic of vision。 That great sweeping act of imagination which evoked a marvelous park�察�where children pressed against the fences�察�wondering at the extraordinary creatures�察�e alive from their storybooks。 Real vision。 The ability to see the future。 The ability to marshal resources to make that future vision a reality。
No�察�neither Wu nor Arnold was suited to that task。
And�察�for that matter�察�Ed Regis had been a poor choice�察�too。 Harding was at best an indifferent choice。 Muldoon was a drunk。。 。 。
Hammond shook his head。 He would do better next time。
Lost in his thoughts�察�he headed toward his bungalow�察�following the little path that ran north from the visitor center。 He passed one of the workmen�察�who nodded curtly。 Hammond did not return the nod。 He found the Tican workmen to be uniformly insolent。 To tell the truth�察�the choice of this island off Costa Rica had also been unwise。 He would not make such obvious mistakes again´
When it came�察�the roar of the dinosaur seemed frighteningly close。 Hammond spun so quickly he fell on the path�察�and when he looked back he thought he saw the shadow of the juvenile T´rex�察�moving in the foliage beside the flagstone path�察�moving toward him。
What was the T´rex doing here�拭�Why was it outside the fences��
Hammond felt a flash of rage�此�and then he saw the Tican workman�察�running for his life�察�and Hammond took the moment to get to his feet and dash blindly into the forest on the opposite side of the path。 He was plunged in darkness´ he stumbled and fell�察�his face mashed into wet leaves and damp earth�察�and he staggered back up to his feet�察�ran onward�察�fell again�察�and then ran once more。 Now he was moving down a steep hillside�察�and he couldn't keep his balance。 He tumbled helplessly�察�rolling and spinning over the soft ground�察�before finally ing to a stop at the foot of the hill。 His face splashed into shallow tepid water�察�which gurgled around him and ran up his nose。
He was lying face down in a little stream。
He had panicked� �What a fool� �He should have gone to his bungalow� �Hammond cursed himself。 As he got to his feet�察�he felt a sharp pain in his right ankle that brought tears to his eyes。 He tested it gingerly�此�it might be broken。 He forced himself to put his full weight on it�察�gritting his teeth。 Yes。
Almost certainly broken。
In the control room�察�Lex said to Tim�察 �I wish they had taken us with them to the nest。;
;It's too dangerous for us�察�Lex�察─�Tim said。 ;We have to stay here。 Hey�察�listen to this one。; He pressed another button�察�and a recorded tyrannosaur roar echoed over the loudspeakers in the park。
;That's neat�察─�Lex said。 ;That's better than the other one�察�
;You can do it�察�too�察─�Tim said。 ;And if you push this�察�you get reverb。;
;Let me try�察─�Lex said。 She pushed the button。 The tyrannosaur roared again。 ;Can we make it last longer�拭─�she said。
;Sure�察─�Tim said。 ;We just twist this thing here。;
Lying at the bottom of the hill�察�Hammond heard the tyrannosaur roar�察�bellowing through the jungle。
Jesus。
He shivered�察�hearing that sound。 It was terrifying�察�a scream from some other world。 He waited to see what would happen。 What would the tyrannosaur do�拭�Had it already gotten that workman�拭�Hammond waited�察�hearing only the buzz of the jungle cicadas�察�until he realized he was holding his breath�察�and let out a long sigh。
With his injured ankle�察�he couldn't climb the hill。 He would have to wait at the bottom of the ravine。 After the tyrannosaur had gone�察�he would call for help。 Meanwhile�察�he was in no danger here。
Then he heard an amplified voice say�察 �e on�察�Timmy�察�I get to try it too。 e on。 Let me make the noise。;
The kids��
The tyrannosaur roared again�察�but this time it had distinct musical overtones�察�and a kind of echo�察�persisting afterward。
;Neat one�察─�said the little girl。 ;Do it again。;
Those damned kids��
He should never have brought those kids。 They had been nothing but trouble from the beginning。 Nobody wanted them around´Hammond had only brought them because he thought it would stop Gennaro from destroying the resort�察�but Gennaro was going to do it anyway。 And the kids had obviously gotten into the control room and started fooling around´now�察�who had allowed that��
He felt his heart begin to race�察�and felt an uneasy shortness of breath。 He forced himself to relax。 There was nothing wrong。 Although he could not climb the hill�察�he could not be more than a hundred yards from his own bungalow�察�and the visitor center。 Hammond sat down in the damp earth�察�listening to the sounds in the jungle around him。 And then�察�after a while�察�he began to shout for help。
Malcolm's voice was no louder than a whisper。 ;Everything looks different 。 。 。 on the other side�察─�he said。
Harding leaned close to him。 ;On the other side�拭─�He thought that Malcolm was talking about dying。
;When 。 。 。 shifts�察─�Malcolm said。
;Shifts�拭�
Malcolm didn't answer。 His dry lips moved。 ;Paradigm�察─�he said finally。
;Paradigm shifts�拭─�Harding said。 He knew about paradigm shifts。 For the last two decades�察�they had
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