"Ordo Draconis - (K) Kopyleft 2016." "All Rites Reversed..." "VISITORS" "He was told not to interfere with history." "If he didn't have certain 25th century devices at his disposal, which are considerably more sophisticated, he could probably resist the temptation." "Although the carousel guy, Eda, doesn't really deserve the special attention." "The visitors' latest attempt at making contact with the future is successful." "The CWB promises to deliver the money the next night, at the same place, the surface of Beisovice fishing lake,  recently evaporated by Karas, thanks to the inadequately repaired antenna." "The first person to discover the promising hunting ground was none other than Alois Dürchlich, Adam Bernau's Great Teacher." "He's quoted as inviting his friend to save the fish "for the sake of the community."" "But Lieutenant Vyskoeil, their interrogator, never finds out who they really mean by those words." "Luckily, adequate rainfall is taken care of in the 25th century, just as umbrellas are multifunctional too." "Dürchlich and Adam are released, and the fishing lake reveals no secrets." "The family of Eda, the carousel guy, is again very unlucky." "They find Heli, the maid, in the company of Eda, even though she firmly believes she's visiting the surveyors' engineer." "How can they explain it to the children?" "12." "MONEY FROM THE STARS" "Stop that!" "Come away from there!" " Thank you." " You're welcome." "That's it." "Damn it!" "Mr. Dürchlich, you're expected at home as well." "Ever since morning, and you know my mum!" "Don't hurry so much, put your ass back on the seat." "Fish must be eaten slowly!" " And what do you usually have for Christmas?" " At our place?" "Where?" "At home." "Do you eat carp, or canned fish?" "You seem concerned about the fishbones." "We must go now." "Engineer Noll is expected back at the hospital." "I'm going as well." "Do you think mum's heard about the fishing lake by now?" "Don't worry." "I'd have made some fish jelly if I'd had time." "But I'll make that tomorrow." "I'll have everything." "Carp with anchovies, carp Serbian style, except that we won't be here." "Maybe one day the human race will invent fish without fishbones, but it wouldn't be the same, because the best part of the whole thing is the fact that one has to play with it a little bit." "What's that?" "Lead." "Like at Christmas." "I was thinking of pouring it to see what the future holds." " Maybe they thought it tasted like mud." " How could they?" "They hardly touched it." " Have you ever had any better than that?" " No, but they were very picky about it." "And they were very strange with those umbrellas, as well." "Did you notice that it only rained above the lake, and that the sun was shining at the same time?" "Well, you two are reliable!" "It'll take 20 years to build this that way!" "And you promised to come first thing in the morning." "But instead, you got Adam out of school, and you both ended up in a nice mess." " Dad, it's all been taken care of by now." " That plank's leaning, it'll fall again." "And the two of us are animal-lovers." "People don't respect their roots anymore, Mr. Bernau." "You said you'd get masons." " But where are they?" " Haven't I told you?" " Yes, I said that." "Could you bring some coffee, young lady?" "3 sugars." "By the way, from tomorrow it's free, but this must be done." "The planks must be nicely arranged, not one long, and the other short." " Some beer?" " Only after the coffee." "Just put it there." " No!" "Is that you, Olga?" " You should be glad it's only me." " You have much to explain." " Why not?" "After all, I've been thinking about you." "Look, some healing ferns." "Jimson weed, and now, close your eyes." "You'll see something you never encountered before." "Plantain!" "You think I'm a fool!" "Bells!" "That's right!" "And they lived happily ever after just like fish in the water." "Let's hope it won't run dry all by itself, like the fishing lake." "The real miracle is when it fills up again all by itself." "Take my place for a while." "Listen, Mr. Dürchlich." "You get five beers if you tell us how you did it." "Five beers!" "Five kegs, even!" "He's never gonna tell!" "He opened the floodgate and then filled it up again." "All right, but how?" "How?" "That's just it." "I'd like to know that too." "5, 4... 3, 2, 1." "00:58." "I'm starting it." "There you go." "This is Expedition Adam 84." "Coordinates: alpha, 37, 22." "We're expecting the delivery." "Delivery acknowledged." "Let's go and get it!" "It's here!" "But they sent somebody with it." "Help!" "I'm drowning..." "I'm here!" "A man!" " Pull him out!" " Help!" " Jump in, Karas!" " I'm drowning!" " Hurry up!" "His head is visible!" "Right next to the money!" "Swim to him first!" " Ah, I'm dying!" " What are you doing?" "Swim faster!" "The Great Teacher!" "It's the Great Teacher!" "Pull him out quickly!" "What about my bicycle?" "We'll buy you another one instead." "They don't sell ones like that anymore." "What's taking so long?" "Pull him to the shore!" "Can you hear me, Karas?" "The Great Teacher." "Careful!" "He's waking up!" "You can find some carp in the oven, in case you're hungry." "There must be a towel somewhere around here." "Take it easy." "It's there, on your chest." "We borrowed some underwear." "Is that okay?" "White ones." "Don't you have some trousers as well?" "I don't." "The only trousers I've got are the ones I'm wearing." "But there must be something more in the corner." "And I keep the longjohns in the sideboard behind the dishes." "Just like the shirts." "Ah!" "Did you bring that for me?" " What's this?" " Some powder against the cold." "I'd rather have some tea." "I drank so much water, I could explode." "The tea's up there." "On the shelf." "In the box with the camel." "It wouldn't hurt to have the fire on." "All right." "I'll see to it." "Are you out of your mind?" "We'd betray ourselves like that." "Explain it to him." "That it was just a coincidence." "I mean, we were by the lake during the night." "You just felt like going out on the boat for a while." "Pleasant night, stars, moonlight..." "Always me!" "Why me?" "Because he is a man." "And you look quite good in that shirt." "We were just riding in the boat, talking about land surveying, and all of a sudden we heard "Help!"" "Somebody was drowning." " You think so?" " It goes without without saying." "But I..." "It's such a lovely night." "It's good for rheumatism." "Were you just having a walk?" "I keep thinking about the fishing lake." "It's as if somebody had put a spell on it." "It runs out of water, when the floodgate is closed." "But then it fills up again, all by itself." "How is it possible?" "And what do you have to do with all this anyway?" "You came here to determine the location of the road." "But you keep hanging around." "Around the lake." "And if that's not enough, there's the other water, that fell, and the package with the money, from the stars, or wherever else it came from..." "How do you do these things?" "With your umbrellas, perhaps?" "With your warning sign?" "Or with something else, maybe?" "Well, you know, we're..." "How can I explain?" "There are certain experiments, which, thanks to the current state of geodesy..." "Don't you want another pillow?" "You're not from around here, right?" "I don't mean to be nosy, but you're more like from around there." "Aren't you?" "Even though, seemingly at least, you're like us." "Even your heads." "You've not got antennas, tentacles, or stuff like that." "We're your friends." "Let's not be so hasty about that!" "Both parties need to agree, as the saying goes." "Oh, what are you doing, by God?" "It'll never catch fire like that!" "You only use the logs at the end!" "Move aside!" "You'll just get smoke all over the house." "First use the firestarters!" "Matchsticks." "Paper." "Sparta-Benfica: 5-0." "In the European Champions Cup." "What's this gibberish?" "They would be happy to draw!" "But who knows?" "There's still some time till Sunday..." "What?" "What's the date of this newspaper?" "Monday." "But this hasn't even been published yet!" "Explain this to me, please!" "The flame-gun!" "It doesn't really matter anymore." "We're forced to tell you everything, Mr. Dürchlich." "Although, I have the feeling that you won't really understand it completely." "So what?" "That's my problem." "Sit down, please." "I hope the fish hasn't gone cold in the oven yet." "Talking will feel a lot better around that." "Take off the tablecloth, please." "Like that, thank you." "Good." "So, well." "As a matter of fact, we are land surveyors, but at the same time, members of a scientific expedition as well." " Well, that's an interesting start." " You think so?" "We haven't come from the stars, nor from another galaxy." "We also live on this very same Earth." "Except a bit later." "In the future." "You can just use your hands." "You too." "If you want to taste something delicious, just dunk this in the fat." "Like that." "Go on." "Should I bring some beer?" "Perhaps a bit later." "Aren't you surprised that we came from the future?" "Why would I be?" "Everybody came from somewhere." "I came from Demandice." "You came from there." "You see!" "All this is just a game." "The flame-gun, the newspaper from the day after tomorrow..." "Nothing else." "And you seem to enjoy it very much." "But you don't seem to know anything about the goat who wants to eat, because he just heard us talking." "Go after him!" "I can't just go like that." "Mister!" "Is that you?" "Tell me honestly, my friend." "Are you from the stars?" "From the future." "All right then." "I believe you." "Just as I believe the miss, too." "But not the bald one..." "Careful!" "Careful with the iron!" "Come on!" "What are you doing, please?" "You have to dry it, not burn it!" "So, you're saying that at your place, they all just do whatever they're best at, and what brings them the greatest pleasure, just for fun?" "And whatever they need they just take?" "Or whatever they like." "And what if there isn't any?" " What?" " Well, whatever they'd like, or what they need." "Like food for example." "Do you always have enough of that?" "Hybrids." "Fish without fishbones and scales, with a sole caudal fin." "They're distributed in a ball-shape." "Along with some canned lemon sauce." "You don't say!" "And if I felt like catching such a hybrid, because that's what'd bring me pleasure?" " That'd be a bit hard to do." " Aha!" "Aha!" "And what kind of hook would I need to use?" "A big one." "But you wouldn't be able to pull it ashore all by yourself." "Even the smallest hybrids are like 40 kgs at least." "And what about the beer?" "Beer was abolished." "How could it be abolished?" "Unanimously." "By January the 1st, 2324." " By way of a vote." " What?" " Come on!" " Damn..." "It's true." "Although there are some who still make it at home." "They collect a lot of nasper-peels," " then they ferment it at 120 degrees, and when..." " Karas!" "Why?" "I heard they do that!" "It's understandable now why you'd volunteer for time travel." "Now at least you can drink a bit." "On an official trip." "With a juicy daily allowance." "Daily allowance?" "If you meet my grandfather, give him my regards." "He was Alois Dürchlich, just like me." "But he was much better known as the carter of Schwartzenberg." "You'll surely find him in the stables." "He was an amazing carter." "Those were happy days!" "Dancing parties!" "Joyrides!" "That's it!" "I got that from him." "If you need to buy a horse, I'm sure he'll help you." "Why would we want to buy horses?" "For your money?" "Money is for spending after all, isn't it?" "Although, as I count, with this much, 100 years ago, you'd only get a dinner, nothing more." "But a fine one for that." "Or perhaps a goat." "What does it matter what could have happened 100 years ago?" "And now?" "Now?" "Now, you could buy nothing with this." "How come?" "Isn't this money?" "It is." "But it's not good anymore." "It's from 1884." "Look." "How could I explain it to you any better?" "Money always was, is, and will be." "I mean, it won't always be, if you say so." "Do I care?" "But it was, and still is." "And from time to time, it changes." "That CWB is a complete idiot!" "What is this good for?" "100 year old money!" "In a huge pile!" "My grandfather used to tell a story..." "This is how Schwartzenberg used to light his pipe." "Have a good holiday, doctor!" "Thank you, Jana!" "Take my advice." "Our bodies aren't toys." "You're lucky to be kicked out, because now that I'm gone as well..." " Hi!" " Hi!" "They went to buy some ice cream." "We'll take the patient with us to the square." "Take a seat." "Where can I find you, in case I need to?" "Bulgaria." "The Golden Sands." "Hotel Cosmos." "That's it." "Is that enough?" "Enough." " Mummy!" " Hey!" "Come here!" " Mummy!" " So, who's gonna give me a bit?" " Me!" " Me!" " Me!" " Get in the car!" "Make it quick, will you!" "We're in a hurry!" "Push the button." "Have a safe trip." "Thanks." "And careful with the fever!" "Good morning, Heli!" "Seeing you here is almost like a miracle!" "You think?" "The bill." "Where is the car?" "And the others?" " They left last night." " Did they?" "Hope, report!" "This is the doctor!" "This is how they used to dance, back then." "That's right!" "Hope!" "Report!" "Karas!" "We're packing." "It's over, we're going back." "Think about it!" "If only we had something like this in the museum!" "I'm not interested." "I've considered our situation." "Would you like to know what I concluded?" "To say the least, our situation is critical." "Thanks to the CWB!" "Now we'll have something to eat, at least." "Our bellies are not the most important things now, Karas!" "We have nothing!" "The first notebook of the genius was burned." "We recorded all those doodles from the second one, but we still don't know what they are." "And in Paris... like this." "They used to play a movie once, about a little, angry painter, who used to paint woman like this all the time." "Careful, 'cos the hens lay their eggs in the hay!" "Don't break them!" "Wow!" "Waiting for the nonexistent third notebook, under such circumstances, is more than just risky!" "Especially now that we've revealed ourselves." " I talked to the old man." "I think he'll keep quiet about it." " You really think?" "Who knows what he remembers about your lecture on nasper-beer?" "It really excited him." "I don't think he can keep it to himself for long!" "Look!" "Unbelieveable!" "Come on!" "The old man must stay inside until we're gone!" "A primitive typing machine!" "Now, you try." "Back a little bit." "There!" "Have you seen it?" "Of course!" "I'm sure it's inside!" "Bohemians" " Slavia, 0-1." "Yes, yes." "This is believeable." "There it's a 2." "But the next one?" "God knows!" "The Great Inspirator!" "No!" "That's me!" "All right, I don't mind." "I'll mark it as an X." "Let them be right." "Destroy the money, burn the newspaper!" "Nothing must be left!" "Nothing at all!" "Bayern München" "FC Köln," "The old man has your pencil." "It looks like you left it lying about." "Hope!" "I'm by the lake!" "Report!" "This pencil is talking!" " And flashing as well!" " It's because..." "Let it talk, if it feels like it." "Hope!" "I'm by the lake!" "Report!" "How come you're by the lake?" "What are you doing by the lake?" "Why aren't you in the hospital?" "Why?" "Because I was kicked out of the hospital." "On account of you." "The head doctor noticed that I go in and out using the scaffolding." "I don't need the details." "Er... what is it I wanted to say?" "Ah, yes." "Let's meet up at the hotel." "Prepare for the trip back." "Terminate Eyes No. 2 and 3." " Anything to add?" " There's a bill from the hotel here." "About 728 Crowns." "Why haven't you paid it?" "Because I'm no Schwartzenberg." "End of part 12."