Тёмная Башня. Dark Tower. Премия им. Э.Т.А. Гофмана / E.T.A. Hoffmann award (Билингва: Rus / Eng) - страница 20

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«Of course not! And what do you do on Earth?»

«I write fairy tales. For adults.»

«Wow! Sometimes I visit the Library of the Universe for work. I’ll have to find you there and read something!»

«Am I there, too?» I was surprised.

«Of course, you are! Everything and everyone that worth being is there.»

«Even unwritten yet?»

«Yes. Otherwise, it won’t be written.»

«Why?»

«First everything appears here, and then on Earth.»

«Will you tell me your story while we go to Customs?»

«Something earthly? Or local?»

«I don’t know, but, apparently, the one that is already in the Library of the Universe,» I supposed, smiling, and my companion smiled back.

«Okay! I’ll tell you about my Dark Tower. Although, there are a lot of stories here.»

…My Angel was sitting on a bench near the Customs, waiting for me. I thanked my red-haired guide, and she instantly disappeared. I went up to the Angel.

«Sorry, I accidentally stumbled and fell into the fog,» I apologized.

«Nothing happens by accident. Neither here, nor on Earth. You needed that for some reason, and it’s good for you. Here is your passport with the return visa, hold it. All necessary corrections and comments were made in the Tablets. Let’s go!»

The Angel got up from the bench and held out his hand to me.

«Listen,» I said, embarrassed, «I’ve been told there is the Library of the Universe somewhere around here.»

«Not here, in the Land of Light, yes,» the Angel smiled.

«Are we in the Land of Mists now?» I supposed.

«Quite right. You’re already pretty good at it!» the Angel smiled again.

«Well… They say the Library contains even something yet unavailable on Earth.»

«That’s true,» the Angel nodded. «There is absolutely everything there.»

«Is it really possible to read what hasn’t been written yet?» I was surprised.

«You are reasoning from the earthly point of view. Everything has already been written, but not on Earth,» the Angel clarified. «So, of course, you can read it. Some souls have access to the Reading Hall even during their incarnation in the World of Illusions. They can go into the Library and find any book, newspaper, magazine – whatever is there.»

«That girl who helped me not to get lost…»

«Karina?»

«Yes, Karina, she said she would go there to read my books. Meanwhile I don’t have a single book on Earth yet. So I thought…»