Крип / Kryp: Отряд_4.21

Chapter 21

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Wakrufmann was definitely not expecting the girl, but she welcomed her with quiet cordiality. Although 'cordiality', apparently, was not the right word. Sitting down next to the heater (she wonders who it was on for, were there other guests here, or did the priestess and her appliances also need outside heating?) Olga thought that Jennifer's attitude should be called polite benevolence. And that was probably the best thing right now. The girl was already used to the fact that personal attention to her brought only trouble, so it was better this way.

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"I have... questions!" Stated a newly minted content consumer. "Lots of questions!"

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"That's interesting," Jennifer remarked. "Are they conceptual or detailing?"

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"What?" Olga was confused.

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"Do you not understand anything? Or is the overall plot clear, but you need to clarify certain aspects?"

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"Well... more like the second... I guess. Yeah. I've only watched part of the first season, of course, and maybe it all reveals afterward, but..."

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Olga was embarrassed.

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"Ask," Jennifer interrupted her rant.

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The girl sighed, as if she were gaining air before jumping into the deep sea.

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"Why did Hold continue her research on the Eldar ark ship? Didn't the Lords of Zuen expressly forbid such work? Wasn't she in charge... what's-his-name... magician..."

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"Magos," Jennifer corrected.

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"Yes, the chief magos of the Forge! And acted like an ordinary technician."

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Jennifer wanted to smile again, both in the encouragement of Olga's mental exercise and for her satisfaction. The choice of educational content was the right one, one could say - a perfect hit.

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"Because the quest for Knowledge is the highest form of service to Omnissiah," Jennifer said ceremoniously.

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"But Lord Xillag referred to some 'ninth truth' when he approved the edict!" Olga wrinkled her forehead, remembering. "Something along the lines of 'The Xenos Technique is inherently heretical,' right? If it's heretical, then you definitely can't research it, or they'll burn everyone? Isn't that right?"

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Jennifer made a strange sound. If Wakrufmann were an ordinary person, Olga would have thought she was just snorting. Although... The girl could not get out of her mind the fact that her companion was in fact under fifteen, which means that technically the Martian was younger than the Earth girl. She wonders if everyone here grows up so quickly, or is it purely a Martian acceleration?

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"Xillag misunderstood the wording of the ninth universal law," Jennifer began her elaborate explanation. "And there's a small digression to be made here. As I'm sure you know, all the Imperium and Mechanicus worlds use the same standard language, Gothic, to communicate with each other. Why? Because adverbs are formed based on the specific conditions of a particular world. For example, the language of the world Valhalla has seventy-six words to describe the various variations of white, and red and green are designated as shades of blue, 'siny'. That is, literally, red is 'hel'siny' and green is 'tumf'siny. Bright blue and dull blue. Any translation will carry inaccuracies and errors, and the more translation cycles the message goes through, the more errors will accumulate. Understand?"

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"In general... What does this mean for the lord?"

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"All of the above also applies to the universal laws of Adeptus Mechanicus. They were formed, stated, and continue to exist in binary form as a mathematical formula. In their original form, they cannot be distorted, just as you cannot tamper with zero or one just a little. A symbol is a symbol; when changed, it either changes its meaning or loses its meaning entirely. Do you understand?"

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"I think so," Olga scratched her nose and ear, frowning in intense thought.

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"However, what is obvious and understandable to Adeptus Mechanicus in its original form must be translated into Classical Gothic. This is an arduous task, and here a problem arises which has, at least for now, no correct solution. The translation largely becomes a retelling using understandable analogies. One can interpret the content as carefully as one wants, but it will still not be a law, but a story about a law. Understand?"

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"Well... it kind of makes sense... It's like a poem, right?"

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"Nice analogy," Jennifer approved. "So, in all human-populated worlds, including Questor Mechanicus, our laws are carefully interpreted in Gothic and local languages to avoid misunderstandings. However, locals often forget that their dialects change over time. And instead of revising the interpretation according to the changed conditions, these people prefer to memorize the wording by heart. This is how the trouble happens--the meaning of the action gets lost behind the ritual. Is it clear yet?"

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Olga scratched her other ear as if wanting to warm it and increase the efficiency of sound transmission. The girl looked at Jennifer warily, squinting, rubbing her palms, or rather her fingertips, sticking out of the long sleeves of her sweater.

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"Clarify the obscure," Jennifer recommended again. "It's not dangerous."

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"But..." Olga shook her head. "Everything is ritual... Everything is as the ancestors ordered. Thousands of years and all that. And now you say..."

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The girl gulped.

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"Go on," Wakrufmann tried to put a maximum of benevolent encouragement into her artificial voice.

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"Well, I mean, I don't want to teach you your faith, but, you know..."

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"Yes?"

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"And you say the ritual may not be useful. Is Lord Xillag a fool, then?"

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"Look! - Wakrufmann turned her whole body toward Olga so that her fluttering robe filled almost the entire room for a moment. The metal hand pulled from somewhere in the depths of the red robe a sheet of paper with typewritten lines. The girl would not have been surprised to find that the fifteen-year-old 'cog' was printing them out right now, somewhere in a mechanical body crammed with amazing gadgets.

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"Here are the universal laws of Adeptus Mechanicus, canonically translated into Gothic. Read them carefully."

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Olga looked at the lines, which, unlike the Priest's folio and the Squad's pamphlets, were in a very simple, chopped font. The style was reminiscent of the Machine cards at the Ballistic Station.

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00. Life is Directed Motion.

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01. The Spirit is the Spark of Life.

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02. Sentience is the ability to learn the Value of Knowledge.

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03. Intellect is the Understanding of Knowledge.

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04. Sentience is the Basest Form of Intellect.

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05. Understanding is the True Path to Comprehension.

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06. Comprehension is the Key to all Things.

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07. The Omnissiah knows All, comprehends All.

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08. The Alien Mechanism is a Perversion of the True Path.

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09. The Soul is the Conscience of Sentience.

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0A. A Soul can be bestowed only by the Omnissiah.

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0B. The Soulless Sentience is the Enemy of All.

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0C. The Knowledge of the Ancients stands Beyond Question.

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0D. The Machine Spirit guards the Knowledge of the Ancients

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0E. Flesh is Fallible, but Ritual Honors the Machine Spirit.

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