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FiS, 1990, № 8.	The supergoalkeeper The story The NECESSARY FOREWORD. All events described in this story, occur in Hokkejlande. It is the reduced transfer of product hokkejlandskogo writer Alex Nikdesana. In transfer we have lowered all dlinnoty which stir to a narration and have purely advertising character. Still it is possible to add, that Alex Nikdesan was of many years the professional hockey player, and everything, that he tells here, has occurred on his eyes. 1 Just before occurrence of this strange type in a room of "Gladiators" Fredi Anvajzer, the manager of a command, knocking on a cover of a ragged table a fragment of a stick and plentifully splashing a saliva, shouted at captain Dika Óбманна: — Well what you not the geek, Dik? After all you have gaped two moments! Two correct banks!. Yes about you for it gate to shatter it is not enough! And in the second round? "Princes" have got as mad, these suckers-brothers in protection have become puzzled, Fol in collars a dead cat dangled, and you? Where you were? You the captain, devil take it!!! Dik it is languid otrugivalsja: — Well that I could?. That on me all?. Does not carry, itself you know... Squabbler Jimmy Tsvist, attacking the first five, was afraid (and itself could not understand — why?) only one person on light — Fredi Anvajzera, — and consequently kept mum in a rag. And the manager knowingly raged: the "Gladiators" who two years ago have taken away a cup of continent, were now on a penultimate place in the table. If business goes and further, and if they will be not not killed by fans (and threats already were), they could take off for the big pipe and fly long-long... That only did not undertake. Vytolkali in a neck of three-four "gladiators" — have thrown off a ballast, for a fantastic sum have enticed from the "Everest" the well-known Bean Bjuffelja, have excited trainings... Colour did not go. Today them have crushed ninth time successively. 12:3 — with such bill of "Gladiators" still never koloshmatili. Fredi Anvajzer has sprinkled with the saliva already half-rooms when this guy has come. 2 By sight to it was years thirty, in any way it is less, a figure resembled the sportsman — hiljak a little, and it is dressed so, that you will not understand: the worker? The tramp? kontorshchik?. Its person was motionless to strangeness: he has not taken a view of a room as all normal people do, has not smiled and even like would not blink. It has simply entered also the beginnings silently consider a Trinity sitting at a naked wooden table over which, appear, still curled izrygnutye Anvajzerom curses. The pause was tightened. The first TSvist, pressed down by long silence and tightened by the general, has unexpectedly screamed: — That hatched? To a zoo has come?! The guy also has not looked in its party, even as though did not hear, but has made a step forward. — Who from you — Mr. Anvajzer? Fredi has muttered: — Well I... What's the matter? The guy has slowly approached to a table, has moved a foot a chair with a fragmentary seat, has removed from itself and I have accurately hung up on a chair back a leather worn jacket have sat down. It it has done all awfully slowly and unperturbably. Fredi interrogatively, Dik with interest, and Jimmy with a rage looked at it. — Mr. Anvajzer, — the guy took the fragment of a stick thrown by the manager and has thoughtfully turned it in hands. — I am Nik Rush. Conditions: three-room number in hotel, and then, maybe, and apartment, the car, one thousand coins for a match and — any questions. — Instead of whether dear Nik Rush to it only will deign to allow to set one voprosik? — Has extraordinary floridly hissed Jimmy. — what stamp avt ό he prefers? — "Alpha", — at last has looked at Jimmy, and Nik Rush has very seriously looked. That only also was what to hem. — And still it is not absolutely clear, olden time, — not without irony has asked good-natured Dik Obmann, — for a suite, "Alpha" and one thousand coins you will encourage my children whistle from a tribune? Or, can sharpen to us the fads? — All is much easier, the captain, I will protect gate of "Gladiators". What is it — impudence? Dik that has looked on Fredi, at it. — But if you know, that I the captain should be well informed, that in collars we have fol Brown, one of the best goalkeepers of league... — But also you know, the captain, and you, Mr. Anvajzer, that Brown's game is colourless, as its surname. It passes on the average on two and three tenth washers for game. I have counted up. I will not pass any. There is a difference? It was necessary to see, how Jimmy Tsvist has got irritated. Still, have offended its best friend, Fola and who has offended? The rascal any! And can, the madman? But while Jimmy selected the curse most difficult to pronounce, the moment has been missed. — Something I will not remember the goalkeeper in league with such surname, or you played behind a cordon? — Has asked Anvajzer. — No, before I played hockey only in the childhood. But I will not pass any, — Nik Rush has with authority repeated. Perhaps something in a sight of the strange guy or in tone of its voice has worked on the manager: that speak, and the scent of the professional at Fredi Anvajzera was. And you never can tell, and suddenly? Already and at a straw just right to catch. — Well, Dik, we will test? — It has nudged the captain. — But consider, — has grumbled Jimmy, — if it hohma if you have played us, nesdobrovat to you! — and it with a crunch has compressed clumsy fingers in the disgusting fist which has flashed in the light of a neon by a red bristle. — Where the form? — Nik Rush has easy asked. 3 Ice of a hockey platform has already been wiped by cars and monophonically shone, as if did not crumble it in small splashes pair of hours back fads of players. In a huge empty hall of a word flew away from walls, precisely washer from a board. Brown's form was velikovata Niku, and it it corrected all time. The ugly mask similar to a skull has been still shifted on a nape and looked empty eye-sockets in a ceiling. While Dik and Jimmy prokatyvalis on a platform to stir up already calmed down muscles, Nik Rush has silently told Anvajzeru: — I now will rise in gate, and let they will start to beat only in ten minutes as soon as I will put on a mask the person. Not earlier. And more: not to talk at all to me during test and ten minutes after it until I will not unmask. Have remembered? It it is explain. Anvajzer only has shrugged shoulders — what now to do, it is necessary to go up to the end. Nik Rush has approached on already established left collars, privalilsja a back to the top crossbeam and has fallen asleep. The manager has called up to itself hockey players. — Children, on what this guy hopes, it is not known, but if it not the joker — you give all the best. Your problem — to thrust to it it is as much as possible washers. Consider, destiny Fola depends on it. Will begin, as soon as he will put on a mask... Yes, here still that: do not stir with it at that time, while it in a mask. Its this condition... Do not grumble! — it has shouted at the twisted Jimmy. All three have stared on Nika. Has passed minutes five. — Precisely I speak — cranky! — has not sustained Jimmy. — Perhaps it scoffs at us? Has risen, as a cross on a tomb, and sticks out! The swine! Ublju... The habitual curse has got stuck this time at Jimmy in a throat. He has scaredly looked at the captain and the manager, at those at on persons confused smiles have stretched. Lines s that! Just this damned skull was at Nika on a nape (all of them three eyes from it did not lower!), and suddenly the mask has appeared on the person! When he was in time? Fredi Anvajzer has taken out from a pocket a black cast tablet of a washer and has thrown on ice: «Have gone!» Jimmy has stuck it to a stick and, speeding up, has rushed on a tangent to collars. Dik came on the right — on dobivanie. This reception at "Gladiators" attacking to the first five has been fulfilled to automatism. Nik, having bent and not moving at all, waited. Jimmy has already seen a huge triangle in the top near corner of gate and metres with four strongest click has screwed in a washer there. The washer, precisely bullet on a gun trunk, not evading, should run with enormous force into a goal mouth. Dik has already ceased to make a start from ice the fads, it has started to be straightened and on a habit to lift a stick upwards, welcoming class blow... And suddenly! The washer has disappeared in glove Nika! No, it has not changed flight, simply hand of the goalkeeper has appeared on a way. Attacking have stared. Nik has made imperceptible movement, the washer has fallen to ice and has swept under Jimmy's feet. That even somehow has scaredly pushed away to its captain. Still anything to explain it was impossible. And what there to explain — Jimmy it is exact, for all hundred percent has been assured, that Nik Rush should not, had not time to take this washer. And still took! Jimmy, standing on one place, observed, how Dik Obmann, the best bombardir last year, has made a circle for dispersal and has started to come nearer to collars. At washer Dik did not look, its sight tried to discover a gap in a square of gate. It has struck with scope. Not that that has seen Jimmy, and has felt, as Nik Rush has immediately thrown out the left hand, in a washer has disappeared in a trap. Generally movements even it was not visible, but the fact — the washer again was at it in a glove. Dik and Jimmy beat, clicked, shot on collars a heavy rubber circle, but all was useless: a washer have precisely bewitched — it directly stuck to the left hand of the goalkeeper. And the strangest, that Nik Rush did not move almost. More correctly, it appeared that in one in other corner of gate, but neither the beginning, nor a movement course to notice it was impossible. As if you look a film in which there are no shots. When attacking already have ceased to put force in blows, Anvajzer has shouted: — Will suffice, children and then and to go mad not for long. Leave it, — and when they have approached with confused smiles, wiping plentiful sweat on persons, he, hardly constraining a shiver in a voice, has silently told: — Everything, your cup! The devil it, the madman or the Martian, but such goalkeepers I yet did not see. It is a supergoalkeeper! 4 On the first match public, neither reporters, nor opponents more plainly nothing has understood. "Gladiators" though knew about phenomenal abilities of the new goalkeeper from Dika and Jimmy, but on a habit at first pressed still close to the collars, when children from "Plutona" (a command taking the second place in the table) pressed. But have then accustomed, and towards the end of the first period they already almost and did not pay attention to backs and have furiously pressed gate in which already the second goalkeeper "Plutona" soon rushed about. Tribunes of an ice hall roared and curled from fussing shout: — Gla-di-a-to-ry-y-y!. Yes-va-and-and-ah!. On a board it was shone for a long time not vidannyj the bill — 14 : 0. To Nika Rush paid attention because game was conducted basically at opposite gate a little. Only time two-three when somebody from players "Plutona" broke in private with the goalkeeper of "Gladiators" and that invariably took away a washer, isolated shouts were distributed for the present: — Gallantly, Rush!. Their Katyas-i-i,-and-and-ik!. And about him again forgot. Only the reporter of "Collosseo" has for some reason become seriously interested in the beginner and then, having bent to the friend from "Vecherki", has told: — Listen, Des, somehow this Nik Rush strange moves – precisely the clown jumps... You do not find? And in breaks — has not noticed? — Its crowd "Gladiators" as if he cannot slide see off... Strange! But Des has waved away: just at gate "Plutona" kind fight has begun. 5 The hall has become empty for a long time. The watchman slowly wandered on back streets of a huge building, checking, whether all have left. But is not present, from a room of "Gladiators" the dialect reached. While the old man pottered at doors, selecting any fragments, he, certainly, absolutely casually, has heard a conversation slice. —... Understand, if you do not pass any banks, any hearings, medical boards will go, can, you even will try to clean... Abnormally it! — Mr. Anvajzer, I once again pray not to stick to me. It is not pleasant to me. And as to, as you are expressed, "banok" to pass I them is not intended. And without any explanations. It is not pleasant? I can pass in other command. — It's nothing, that you, here, really, hot! Well do not pass — to you worse... But at least through one-two it is possible to beat off also a stick... The old man has departed from doors, shaking a head: much he heard and saw frauds in these walls, but such — he-he-he! 6 Nik Rush languid gait left an ice hall, has slowly clasped a jacket on all buttons and has gone to the brand new silvery "Alpha", standing up for a corner. Feet were felt and in a mouth unpleasant smack as if he chewed a stearin candle kept. Nik knew, that such weakened condition will hold on hours six-eight after a match and consequently tried not to be angry. He already saw, how yellow and red leaves about a car windscreen fight, and has already got into a jacket pocket behind keys as the road to it was blocked by a man's figure. Nik Rush silently has stopped and began to face the guy, not taking out hands from pockets. Nik has learnt it, it was Fol Brown. Fol too has kept silent seconds ten, looking down on Nika, has then looked back on the parties and has almost hissed: — You think, to you it is will pass for nothing? Dung! Now I will kill you!. Absolutely close from darkness the police car has come up and has slowly swept near to sidewalk. Through glass one of policemen suspiciously peered in motionlessly standing on wind Nika and Fola. Nik has noticed, how has with anxiety strained Fol and has thrust something more deeply in a pocket — a knife? kastet? To "gun"? When the car has disappeared behind a corner, it has slowly opened lips and has easy told: — In vain you are boiled, Mr. Brown. You take in any command, and you know it. It — first. And secondly, I wish to warn you, that I in perfection own karate, and I would not like... Nik has not finished speaking. Heavy fist Fola was threw to his face. But whatever was the blow sharp, the fist has punched emptiness. Both second time. And the third. In eyes at Nika the melancholy has fallen asleep. It has made imperceptible movement by the right hand, like slightly would touch with edges of intense fingers body Fola, hardly below edges, and that struck by terrible blow, has begun to wheeze and has started to settle on wet asphalt. Two maidens who have appeared whence have screamed. — Anything, in five minutes will regain consciousness, — Nik Rush has silently told and, having stooped, has gone to the car. 7 Most of all in a life Nik Rush liked loneliness. He to a shiver, to spasms in muscles liked loneliness. But here already half a year as Nik liked Ann even more strongly. The lovely girl with crafty dark eyes — Ann Lallen. And consequently he has smiled for the first time for this day, approaching to to huge hotel in which Anvajzer has removed on his name number. He knew, that Ann's crumb waits for it for a long time already with impatience. And it is valid, he behind itself(himself) has not had time to close plainly number door as the laughing Ann has hung at it on a neck. — Nik, darling Nik! As I am glad! As I have become bored! Well, well!. It has substituted burning lips. Nik was still weak, and at it the head from a long, painful and promising kiss has begun to spin. — Wait, Ann, allow to recover the breath... I am direct from feet I fall. Ann has helped it to remove a jacket, has set in an armchair and has carefully covered feet with a plaid. — Nik, you represent, I have reserved a supper! And the parlourmaid such va-and-azhnaja... Now, time-two-gop! It has rolled out from the next room a little table with wine, fruit and something hot in the closed dish and with a triumphing kind has specified in it. Nik has wearily smiled and has stroked it on the children's hand bared to a shoulder. — You would know, Ann as to me it is good as it is cosy with you. Thanks you! It has planted it to itself(himself) on knees, has embraced, has unbuttoned lips pugovichku house almost children's dressing gown and has nestled the dried up mouth on a live, hot and fitfully breathing body. — O-o, Nik, — has moaned with Ann's smile, — and to have supper? — I so have become bored of you, Ann! — has whispered Nik. 8 The wind has dispersed clouds. The small tiresome rain has come to an end, and instead of it flew vsepronikajushchy a moonlight rain. It has filled in all magnificent bedroom, each corner, giving to it still bolshy shine and strengthening coldness. Nik has more closely pressed to itself Ann, has felt it hardly a damp gentle skin and suddenly has involuntarily distorted shoulders. — One I here for what would not fall asleep. Ann, can, the truth, we will buy a small cosy small house? Here all another's, cold, shining... I have not got used to it. Ann has kept silent, quietly snuffling to it is direct in an ear, was then liberated from embraces and has laid down on a back. Its small devchonochi breasts have fondly looked out from under a blanket and had a shower bath a bright moonlight. She has mechanically put on them ladoshki and, voluptuously stroking them and not opening eyes, has silently started talking: — No, Nik, no... I dreamt of it so much... I dreamt so much! All these years I only also saw in dreams and in a dream, that I have own big, big room... Big! That at me own smart apartment. Own car... That I do not consider this damned money! I never, maybe, really did not starve, but unless it is possible, Nik, unless it is possible to eat one beans day by day! One beans! From them the complexion spoils... They, damned, do not climb in a throat, and it is necessary to eat them, it is necessary to guzzle, differently will not stand all the day behind a counter with these foolish paper flowers!. No, Nik, no... How much time I cried at cinema only because there showed people who live in palaces, eat, that will wish, and change clothes some times per day... I bit lips to blood not to make laugh with sobbings of neighbours... I was ready to squeal with envy... Yes, with envy! — almost Ann already shouted. — And now, when my dream — here it, in hands, you offer. Nik, it to refuse? To live in a hovel?. Ann has sharply faced downwards and has begun to cry. — Ann, a crumb, — Nik cautiously ironed it on a matte shoulder. — you have misunderstood me. Durashka. We will live, as you want... Well, what you? Calm down... — No, Nik, — ridiculously sobbing and childly wiping tears a cam, Ann has told, — I do not want, that to you because of me it was bad. You simply have not got used to it... You simply did not dream of it and consequently me will not understand. We here that will make, — it last time has sobbed, deeply, in all power of the small lungs has sighed and has efficiently started to bend fingers. — we will earn many money... Well, thousand hundred fifty or two hundred — time! Then you will throw this foolish hockey — two! And then we will buy somewhere in Switzerland or in Bulgaria a small country house — three! Well? Only, Nik, you should demand at once the extra charge — now they will not give up. Tomorrow, well? — Well, Ann... Sleep. Tomorrow so tomorrow. Only, the girl, country houses in Bulgaria are not on sale, — has sadly smiled Nik and has tucked in under lovely efficient Ann's shoulder a satiny blanket. 9 Already on a following match thanks to the picture story in "Collosseo" with the extensive signature the general attention has been chained to collars of "Gladiators". The meticulous press photographer has managed not only to embody the moment when the washer was in metre from the goalkeeper, and he also did not think to it to rush, but the journalist has managed to scatter in the signature such strange hints, assumptions, questions (in many respects it was helped by conversation with the watchman of an ice hall), that hearings have expanded as if mushrooms after a rain. It was the strange picture: when Nik Rush took a washer and then threw out it under feet, was audible, as it hits about ice. Both spectators, and judges felt somehow uncomfortably. All have been held down. But game did not stop. "Gladiators", correct to selected tactics, have started to press the opponent resolutely. This time they fought with "Titan". This command was well-known for that in its structure Bill Frosh played. Legendary Bill Frosh! Murderer Bill Frosh! It killed or did not kill somebody — a question disputable, but blow at it was monstrous. Fans of hockey even will not remember, when Bill last time left from a platform without "banks". All goalkeepers of league asked the God that he has not exposed them in private with Bill Froshem. And the moment has come. Bean Bjuffel has not reached, the bungler, to a washer sent to it Wild Deceptive, and it has intercepted at a red line Bill Frosh. A frog, huge jumps it has rushed off to collars of "Gladiators". The hall has died. Quiet click — the washer even like with hissing would disappear in direction Nika... Also has jumped aside from the substituted stick. Bill, not reducing speed, has struck on a washer with animal force once again. Its stick inevitably should run into a head of the goalkeeper. But Nik has had time to bend down and again to beat off a washer, and murderer Bill has taken down gate of "Gladiators", has overturned together with them and vlip with a roar in a box board... And the hall has blown up. Whistle, a laughter, an applause, shouts, kukarekane, pipes... — The good fellow,-and-ik!. On their ridge!. Dava-and-ah!. In a flash the goalkeeper of "Gladiators" became the favourite of tribunes. 10 "Gladiators" with express speed have made jerk from the bottom part of the table in top and have soon taken seat strongly on its most roof. The command and so did not suffer from absence of adorers, now on games with its participation was necessary to throw additional groups of policemen. Nika Rush's name did not descend from lips of people at stadiums, in the underground, in cafe, in streets... Bets Consisted: will pass though one washer or not? Newspapers choked with bright headings in which the word "supergoalkeeper" more often flashed. But in the majority of a note were so are ridiculous, published such frank «krja-krja!», that cunning public tried not to believe them. Solutions of a phenomenon to wait there was no place: Nik Rush refused flatly meetings with journalists, "gladiators" and even itself Fredi Anvajzer plainly of anything could not explain. All the same reporter from "Collosseo" has managed to get wind about Ann Lallen's existence, was honoured to meet it and even has managed to photograph the girlfriend of the supergoalkeeper in frivolous house neglizhe, but also he has been compelled to recognise, that on an iota has not come nearer to Nika Rush's secrets. Ann's all questions only has answered: — I know nothing. Nik has told to me, that it can be the best goalkeeper in the Universe, and I believe it... No, in hockey as I know, he never played... He studied at university and something there investigated, that's all... And him do not ask better, reserved — passion!. «A mysterious Sphinx» the emotional reporter of "Collosseo" has christened Nika. And the mysterious Sphinx justified the title — it methodically and imperceptibly for eyes continued to take away any washers, only occasionally beating off their stick. It was clear to all, that "Gladiators" will take away a continent cup. Struggle in league was conducted now only for the second and third places. Fredi Anvajzer has bought in city centre a solid private residence and more the beautiful walking plane for terrible money. 11 Played on the home field. The room of "Gladiators" has almost become empty. All command was already kneaded in a box. Remained only Fredi Anvajzer, Dik Obmann and Nik Rush already in full vratarskom equipment. It always left on ice exactly for ten minutes prior to the beginning of a match, and now remains even minutes fifteen. He as usual was silent, but this time was too gloomy and thoughtful. — What with you, Nik? — The captain (only to it the similar liberty was allowed) has touched his shoulder. — You as if as are afraid? Nik has inertly shrugged shoulders, continuing to play with a mask-skull, as two drops of whisky similar to Fola Brown's mask. — And the truth, Mr. Rush, you hrenovo look today. With I will sing or were ill? — The manager has considered it necessary to take an interest. — To drink I do not drink, you know. And to be ill yet I am not ill. But me wish to infect. A lead virus. It has pulled out from a pocket of the jacket hanging on a back of a chair, a sheet of paper. «Has received by mail», — it has muttered and has stretched it Anvajzeru. That has aloud read: «Today you or first ten minutes pass to bank or a second ten-minute receive a bullet in the asinine forehead. Choose. The well-wisher ». — Nik, you cannot leave on ice! — has exclaimed Dik Deceive. — Why? And with whom we will stop up gate? — It was disturbed Anvajzer. Are empty threats, a bluff, a joke! Who so signs, if seriously? Let for the insurance will swallow to one bank, to us from it it is warm cold... Nik has wearily waited, while that will spit out all words. — No, Mr. Anvajzer, about "banks" cannot be and speeches. I have already told it once. Time a little. Listen, not interrupting. I hope to evade from a bullet. Especially, if will shoot from an opposite tribune... How? I have told — any questions. It will be difficult. I ask you, Dik, especially in the second ten-minute let's to me play. Press more feasibly. You, Mr. Anvajzer, prepare pair of policemen and do not lower from me eyes. I will show a stick, whence shot. 12 Nik it was drove to collars, has leant the elbows on them and the beginnings as he named it to excite itself. Today it was necessary to reach a superlimit of this condition. It has closed eyes, has adjusted breath, has strained all muscles of a body and has begun the first stage of auto-suggestion. He felt, how all faster and faster fights heart as on hands, on feet, on a back run spasms (not all muscles simultaneously began acceleration). When to a throat the nausea has risen and before the closed eyes iridescent disks have begun to sparkle, it has sharply passed to the second stage and, hardly pogodja, – to the third. At once there has come the ease, all body as if has risen it is necessary ice, and he began to feel each section of the muscles. Noise on tribunes has started to be slowed down and at last was condensed so as if a vinyl disk of 78 turns in a minute have cut on 33 turns. Nik has deliberately tightened the third stage to rise to tops of the possibilities. It has opened eyes. People on tribunes for it have fallen asleep now in an immovability, and hockey players floated it is necessary ice with such unnatural slowness as if it was a cine trick. That's all right. Nik has tried, as well as always it did, to co-ordinate the movements, to make their smoother that at least malenko to mask, and still, it knew, from tribunes of its movement look more than strange. Painful time has begun to flow. He and has not got used to that in this condition of minute and hours for it are stretched in sickening infinity. He has already lived on a platform about two hours, and on a board figure "6" burnt. Only six minutes! Usually for a match it burnt about twenty hours of own life, but today this figure should increase in one and a half-two time. Not to fall down for weariness. But here in memory there was person Ann with its touchingly chubby bottom sponge, and Nik has cheered up. He has noticed, that to it with speed of a running ant the washer is stolen on ice. Nik has calculated about a corner and has smoothly sent its stick in a direction of Bean Bjuffelja. «Something TSvista is not visible today», — he has mechanically thought and has looked at hours: still a black chasm of time ahead! At last, in some viscous hours on a board it was highlighted ten. Now it was necessary to strain. He hoped, that the murderer will try to shoot in the first seconds, and has begun attentive survey of tribunes clockwise. In the excited condition sight at it became several times more sharply. He without effort saw each button on clothes of spectators in the top number of an opposite tribune so he would notice a pistol at once. But all was normal. And suddenly something has forced Nika to turn back sharply. He has seen in a window near to an office door a bottomless hole of a barrel, has seen, how the finger pressing the doggie has strained, and has noticed the person bent by fear over a pistol. He has instantly learnt it and has there and then understood, that the trigger hook is pressed. He even like would have time to make out the bullet which has been pulled out from a barrel, a throw has fallen to ice and in falling has felt blow on a helmet. It was similar to blow by a decent stone. Fortunately, the bullet has slipped on top of a helmet and zazhuzhzhala to a ceiling. «Who now looks at me from tribunes, probably, has goggled», — has for a moment thought Nik. It has risen and has had time to notice, how the pale face of the murderer-loser slowly departures from a window. It was Jimmy Tsvist. Nik an instant has hesitated for a time, but then nevertheless has rested in a direction of the disappearing person a stick. Also held it until to it has not reacted Fredi Anvajzer. 13 TSvist it was flattered on fifty thousand coins. From precaution that there can be still similar well-wishers, Niku it was necessary to excite now before each match itself against the stop. But there are more than attempts yet was not. But the relentless enemy in him — heart appeared. It did not maintain such tsiklopicheskih loadings. Now after each match Nik was in full prostration almost days. In a mouth all taste of stearin was more strongly and more constantly felt. So long could not proceed. It was necessary to finish this slow suicide. 14 Ann sat with feet in an armchair, thumbed through any pornographic magazine which has just bought in parkway, continually threw up the hands and roared with laughter. — Well and hohmachi!. Nik, look, umora!. The dressing gown at it was lifted up, and naked feet with round maiden knees touchingly and shamelessly turned pink in the light of a floor lamp. From it blew as a spontaneity, a cosiness and something native-native. Nik, laying on untidy bed, admired it and could not in any way dare to begin conversation. At last he what for has cleared the throat and has told: — Ann, listen, we should talk. Business in that... You Understand, Ann, I remember your dreams, our plans, but... I should throw game... It is necessary. — But, Nik, — Ann awfully was surprised, — at us no more thirty thousand is postponed! As early as a year — it is not less! — it is necessary to play! — Ann, understand, I cannot... I will die. It not jokes, Ann. We with you together a year, but you so plainly also do not know, than I was engaged earlier and why about me now so rustle. I understand, to you it is uninteresting, therefore I and did not tell... At university, Ann, I have thought of possibilities of a human body. They are boundless. Are or nearly so boundless. I have started to be dug, Ann to study Spartan system, system Indian jogov, have started to study different scientific jobs, to do experiences... In general, all it long to explain, and you (do not take offence, Ann!) You will not understand much. I have developed system of trainings and have started to work over the body. Six years of the most persistent work! Six years — and I have reached the, Ann. I within ten minutes can result the body in such condition, that it starts to live several times faster... You Understand? I can overtake a rabbit and catch his hands, I can catch up with a train... Whether Yes it is not enough of that. I thought Of practical application of the invention much, but not about it now speech. I would like, Ann to make you happy and rich. I have postponed all plans and have decided to earn money hockey. But, Ann, I have not considered one — heart does not maintain... To me only thirty one year, and heart, I feel, staree already me time in two... And besides all these medical boards, threats (he did not tell about attempt) — someone wishes me to clean or declare abnormal... Here so, Ann. Ann looked at it, widely having opened dark eyes and having pressed to a breast magazine with the naked woman on a cover. She about something tensely thought, having stuck out the bottom cherry sponge. Whether she heard? — Nik if I have correctly understood, you so can quickly move, what the others for you, how sticking out dummies, yes? Nik, that you to me have not told earlier! After all it is more tremendous! She has jumped from an armchair, has rushed on Nika prone and, having nestled on it all hot body and playing the fool, has licked to it the person. Then it has sat down on bed in Turkish, has lifted upwards ladoshki and has exclaimed: — Well and fools-i-i we! We collect these unfortunate remains, and before us — millions! Billions! After all, Nik, smart guy when you will be excited or as there it at you is called, you can pass anywhere, and anybody, anybody, anybody will not stop you... Anybody! In shop! In bank! In any house! Nik, same a fairy tale!. It has closed eyes and has cast away back head, revelling in imagination, and did not see sight Nika. — Ann, — he has silently told, — Ann, never, I ask you, never do not stammer any more at it. I will play as early as a year. I will demand still to increase the fee. I will co-operate, perhaps, with advertising... But conversation of it should not be more, Ann. — But, Nik, we will be only rich, — has exclaimed there was Ann, but at once has stopped short. However, later, at night, after rough and gentle caresses with which each of them smoothed down the fault when Nik has fallen asleep, Ann was locked in a bathroom and long-long there cried. Then has with conviction told to itself in a mirror: — Anything, yet all is lost! 15 Nik has only just begun the first stage of auto-suggestion as suddenly heated needle has stuck into heart and has started to move there. It has relaxed at once and has cautiously inhaled. Having waited for minute two, it has again strained and has started to be excited. This time the first stage passed safely. Nik it was switched to the second, and in the same second already huge nail has stuck into heart. From intolerable pain Nik has sharply broken half-and-half. Heart smashed a thorax. As soon as the pain has ceased, it was cautiously straightened. To it something shouted Anvajzer. Nik has looked at a platform — game has begun. With whom played, he did not know (for a long time has already ceased to be interested), but he knew, that "Gladiators" play today to the white form. Means, opponents this time — red. What to do? He wished to approach to Anvajzeru that all to explain, but what for has decided to try once again. It has closed eyes, has deeply sighed some times and the beginnings. Heart was silent. Nik already finished the second stage, there has already passed a nausea, as suddenly: —And-ik!!! He has regained consciousness. To it two red rushed, and at one the washer underfoot dangled. Nik both was surprised, and has become puzzled, and was frightened — so all was unexpected. It has thrown off a mask on the person and has suddenly thought, that if sharply to jump on the third stage, maybe, will be in time... It has closed eyes, enormous effort has strained all muscles of a body, and there and then a thick cut rod has squeezed into heart and has turned in him. Nik has felt, as gate have struck it in a nape as feet come off ice and as something has touched it on a mask... The last, that he has heard — explosion of tribunes. The washer was in collars … 1978
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