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Ray Bradbury

WE ARE THE CARPENTERS OF AN INVISIBLE CATHEDRAL

Is That You, Bert? © 2004 by Ray Bradbury; Eat, Drink and Be Wary © 1942 by Ray Bradbury; Promotion to Satellite © 1943 by Ray Bradbury; Subterfuge © 1943 by Ray Bradbury; And Then – the Silence © 1944 by Ray Bradbury; Tomorrow and Tomorrow © 1947 by Ray Bradbury; Undersea Guardians © 1944 by Ray Bradbury; Don't Get Technatal © 1939 by Ray Bradbury; The Secret © 1952 by Ray Bradbury; The Ducker © 1943 by Ray Bradbury; The Calculator © 1948 by Ray Bradbury; Rocket Skin © 1946 by Ray Bradbury; Besides a Dinosaur, Whatta Ya Wanna Be When You Grow Up? © 1983 by Ray Bradbury; The Troll © 1992 by Ray Bradbury; We Are The Carpenters Of An Invisible Cathedral © 2001 by Ray Bradbury; Part One: The Reasons Why We Should Go To Space © 2001 by Ray Bradbury; Part Two: Blueprints For Light-And-Sound At Canaveral © 2001 by Ray Bradbury; How To Do It © 2001 by Ray Bradbury;G. B. S.: Refurbishing The Tin Woodman: Science Fiction with a Heart, a Brain, and the Nerve! © 2001 by Ray Bradbury; Skeleton © 2012 by Ray Bradbury; A Little Journey © 1951 by Ray Bradbury; Juggernaut © 2009 by Ray Bradbury; The Library © 2011 by Ray Bradbury; Bonfire © 2011 by Ray Bradbury; The Dragon Who Ate His Tail © 2011 by Ray Bradbury; The Dog in the Red Bandana © 2010 by Ray Bradbury; Where's Lefty © 1991 by Ray Bradbury

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© Оганян А., перевод на русский язык, составление и послесловие, 2016

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Несколько мгновений Стерн сверлил глазами свою пишущую машинку, раздумывая, стоит ли ему изречь неизрекаемое, и наконец решился:

– Черт побери! – взревел он. – Я так больше не могу писать! Ты только посмотри, полюбуйся на это!

Он выдернул лист из каретки и скомкал его в кулаке.