"Ordo Draconis - (K) Kopyleft 2016." "All Rites Reversed..." "VISITORS" "No-one would ever guess that this car could jump in both space and time, could alter its own colour, travel underground, and, should the need arise, could move without the help of a driver as well." "Eda, the owner of the carousel, has already encountered it, and thanks to that, landed in a ditch with his trailer." "So, he's decided to figure out what is really going on here." "We can't even imagine what hotels will look like in the 25th century." "But these land surveyors know such things well." "Most likely there will be some differences in the customs though." "But since the four of them underwent a thorough preparation for this journey, they assume that they know the accepted norms in such situations." "Little Adam is unaware that one day he'll become a mathematical genius, and that his calcuations, kept in the notebook that just burned to ashes, could have saved the civilization of the future." "Just as he's unaware that the new guests of the hotel are not land surveyors, but members of a spying mission." "He has totally different issues on his mind." "The visitors proceed with the observation of Adam, using the most developed cameras of their time." "But there are situations when even the best technicians are helpless." "Karas, the Expedition's technician has failed." "He could place the camera called Eye No. 2 in an adequate position, but Eye No. 3 received a quite different treatment, thanks to Heli, the maid." "From that moment, Academician Filip could watch the hotel manager's every step." "Money is an unknown idea to the people of the 25th century." "So it's proved to be great fun for them to exchange the printed pieces of paper for items for which they basically have no practical use at all." "Filip isn't wasting his time either." "Due to his academic past, he knows Kamenice better than the locals." "He quickly finds the best observation point." "Thanks to the telescope hidden in his umbrella, he can see everything that is taking place around the Bernaus' burned-out house." "In the meantime, the rest of the Expedition wanders around in the shops." "Shopping is just a sort of adventure for them." "Bottles!" "They use bottles for money!" "We never learned about this." "Let's call the Academician." "There's no need for that." "Money is just as good." "6." "THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT TEACHER" "I'll wait for you here." "What could it be?" "Something." "How could I know?" "Let's not purchase anything we don't need." "I'll have 200g." "Me too." "Same for you too?" "It's absolutely fresh." "It's just arrived." "Well!" "What's wrong?" "Don't cry!" "Don't cry!" "Look!" "What is this here?" "I'll give you something if you stop crying." "You'll see." "Not this one." "Is it this one here?" "Ah, no..." "Well, just look!" "Little baby, little baby..." "For experimental purposes." "There it is!" "Our saw!" "What's that in your hand?" "Phew!" "Dirty!" "Don't put it into your mouth!" "We don't want this!" "Earthquake!" "End of the world!" " Destruction!" " Ah, my God!" " I'm gonna die!" "I am finished!" "Well, come and help me with the roof!" "I can't hold it on my own!" "Grab it before this wall collapses as well!" "Well, stop screaming!" "Do it!" "Throw those undies away, will you!" "It is actually possible to use these unsightly utensils." "The nasper jelly is very good today." "Katya is very good at it." "I'm going to fill the bathtub with water now." "Everything works, but reversed." "The cold water comes from the red tap, and the hot from the blue one." "I think we can say we successfully met our targets on the second day as well." "We found some accommodation, did some shopping, without attracting attention, and adjusted to our environment." "Get lost!" "Stay a bit longer." "Sure!" "And get in trouble with my dad!" "My piano lesson was over an hour ago." "You know what?" "Let's pretend that this is a giant rocket." "And we're travelling to the stars in it." "But is that good for us?" "Of course!" "Perhaps we'll even discover something there." "Perhaps... there are people living there as well, just like we are." "The green light means that somebody is approaching." " But who could possibly come?" " I can't know everything." "Please, be very careful!" "Time?" "15 seconds." " Turn it on." " I've turned it on." "Visual recordings check." "Checking." "I'd rather not mention to them that we lost one of the Eyes." "Anyway, we just found the saw, and we're observing every step Adam Bernau makes." "We already reported that." "Don't forget about the password." "Visitors calling CWB!" "5 more seconds." "I'm turning on the lights." "Turn it off!" "Getting some fresh air too?" "A beautiful night, isn't it?" "Who'd want to sleep at a time like this?" "Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there's a disco in the castle tonight." " I don't think that..." " I wasn't talking to you." "I had the miss in mind." "We're also going to have a dance night here, the day after tomorrow." "We'll have two bands." "The Kamenice Brontosauri." "Nice lamp!" "From abroad?" "Yes." "Exactly." "I've never seen anything like this before." "Look at that!" "Somebody turned the mirrors." "Those good-for-nothing rascals, I'm sure." " Well then..." "Have a good night." " Good night." " Good night!" " Good night!" "It's smashed." "CWB cannot make contact with 1984." "However, a chance will arise to make contact with Expedition Adam 84 tomorrow at 00:58 local time." "We'll wait until then." "I give the floor to the President of the Earth Defence Council." "According to the data of the Central World Brain, the comet that's been threatening to force Earth out of its orbit, is still approaching us at the same speed." "Impact is estimated to happen 121 days from now." "We carry on with the evacuation of the endangered areas, regardless of the accomplishments of this useless Expedition, which was a total waste from the very beginning." "All the more so, since it is being lead by a dilettante." "I suggest we pay homage to the memory of Filip, and the Expedition's other members." "Let's not be in a hurry to do that yet." "Could you please stop that, Karas?" "It would be nice to have at least a bit of sleep." "What would we report if you repaired it anyway?" "That Adam Bernau's first notebook burned in front of our eyes?" "And that there's no second notebook at all?" "I don't think that would impress them." "Easy for you to say, but I have 3 children!" "And you really had to buy a bicycle, of all things?" "One cannot even move around in the room anymore!" "Only because you're not sleeping in your bed!" "It creaks." "And the pyjamas are too tight!" "You just keep quiet!" "Your 3 children have nothing to do with all this!" "You'd be better to think about what'll happen if you can't fix that triangle!" "This is not a triangle, but an amplifier." "An LC3." "Without this, we can't even discuss the details of our return with them." "Without the LC3 we'll have to stay here, and keep playing innocent land surveyors." "All right, then." "Carry on." "This is absurd!" "And what about the mission?" "We're responsible to the entire human race to accomplish it!" "Where are you going?" "To the courtyard." "For my lenses." "This is madness!" "What an amazing bunch of associates I am blessed with!" "And all this rests on my shoulders!" "This is the Academician." "This is the Academician." "Aren't you asleep?" "Report!" "Is Operation A ready?" "A for apple." "The schoolbag is ready for action." "Don't you want to have some breakfast?" "What's going on with the LC3?" "Are you aware that without it, we can never return?" "Our explorers who left for Tau Ceti weren't in any better situation either." "They also couldn't be sure whether they'd ever return or not." "At least we're still on the Earth." "Only in a different century." "Fido!" "Fido!" "Come in." "Fido!" "That wasn't very nice of you." "Hey, you!" "What are you doing here?" " Get off the bed!" " You're a bad boy, you understand?" "Traitor!" "Vorel told me when their house burned down he didn't go to school for a whole week!" "You're not a streetkid, like Vorel." "You want to end up as a bum, eh?" "You can see I'm still working, even though our house just burned down!" "So what?" "Alice!" "You know, we should really go to the Insurance company today." "Adam!" "Wash your face, get dressed, and off you go to school!" "That's right!" "He must study, ... so that one day he will be able to write down in the first chapter of his Memoirs," ""two days after the fire..."" ""I set out for school to catch up with all that I'd missed during the last days." "Everybody was happy to see me,"" ""and was trying to help me get through the terrible experience."" ""My best friend, Vorel, who was organizing the football match between the classes 5A and 5B, quickly decided who should play as strikers." "Indeed, everybody was happy to see me." "My schoolmates, teachers, and my great teacher and friend, Alois Dürchlich." "It was he who gave me that nice, orange-coloured notebook, into which, on the very same day, I recorded my conclusions concerning circles." "The circle... it is perfection itself."" "What?" "You buried your schoolbag?" " Me?" "Of course I didn't." " Then who did?" "Tell me, who else would benefit from making your schoolbag disappear?" "Poor kid." "Can't we just turn this thing off?" " It feels as if we're eavesdropping on him." " Indeed." "But unfortunately we must fulfill our mission." "Bye, Mum!" "He's leaving!" "Follow his every step!" "Doctor!" "Grab the bicycle and follow him!" "Ah!" "The pencil." "Clear up the food, and turn off the mirror!" "He's off to school." "After him!" "We're coming as well, soon!" "Quickly!" "Hey, you!" "What are you doing here?" "What a strange car!" "Its lights were on last night, and some sticks were hanging out of the mirrors, too." "What?" "What kind of sticks are you talking about?" "That's just it, you see." "They seemed like some kind of antennas." "Are you a land surveyor?" "That's right, sonny!" "That's exactly what we are." "Land surveyors." "We're building a road for you." "This is a theodolite." " Want me to show it to you?" " Adam!" "Are you coming or what?" "Wait, Vorel!" "After him!" "Give it to me!" "Pass it!" " Here!" " Take it from him!" " Pass!" " To the back!" " Good!" "What are you doing?" "What are you waiting for?" "Hurry after him!" "Where is he going?" "What a clumsy oaf!" "To the school!" " I haven't even had breakfast yet!" " Guess what!" "Me neither!" "Turn off the automatic!" "All right, all right." "The doctor's enjoying oranges." "Listen." "Focus on the bag." "I wrote that if 3 of my wishes were granted," "I'd ask for a parrot, a lot of chocolates, and for peace." "I also wrote peace." "And a Banjo-band LP, plus that the carousel would stay here." "Stop playing around." "Pass it!" " We could train in the afternoon instead." " Pass it!" " Vorel, what do you think?" " I wouldn't mind." "But it can't be done." "The big ones are having their training then." "Right now, the field is free." "If you want, I can put you in the team." "Are you scared, Bernau?" "Is it such a big deal to miss school for one day?" " All right, but I have a..." " We know." "The guy's got a rendezvous..." "Idiot!" " But..." " I'll be a striker!" "The Memoirs say he goes to school." "And he will, even if I have to take him!" " I'd love to see that." " Really?" "I'll talk to him." " Pass it back!" " Here!" " Give it to me!" "Adam!" "Are you coming to school?" "I heard what happened to you." "But don't worry." "Everything will turn out fine." "The new house will be even better." "Nobody got hurt?" "As for me, for example, my TV just got broken." "Talking of which, tell your father to come and look at it, when he's got some time..." " Good morning, Miss!" " I'll tell him." "Look, I brought you something." "But close your eyes first." "Adam!" "The notebook!" "You're out of your mind!" "What am I supposed to do with it?" "What, what?" "Well, write something in it!" " Ali said that you wrote her a poem." " That's not true." "I didn't!" " Adam!" " Good morning!" "I see, you already bought a notebook." "That's good." "For a couple of days we'll only call you in class if you wish to speak." " Thank you." " Be good." "Be patient." "He has the notebook." "Focus on it!" "5A, third bench." "5A, third bench, by the window." "Vorel's father, aren't you?" "Greetings." "Concerning the kid, well, to be honest, he isn't without problems, you know." " I do my best not to stereotype people..." " Good morning, Sir!" " Good morning." "Even though he had to repeat 2 years, and daubed liver pate on the classroom wall, which you had to repair later on, your son could still be an eminent student." "But everybody else is complaining about him, as well." "Even Johlova, Krausova and Fischerova, the PE teacher." " Wishing you a good morning!" " Good morning!" "And she is very forgiving, actually." "I'm glad that you came, but you could have come a bit earlier you know." "Because he already has 3 inadequate marks in my subject." "And what about Teacher Dürchlich?" "Dürchlich?" "I don't know him." "And I've been teaching here for 20 years." "He probably worked here under Director Fafeita." "But he already retired long ago." "Can it be Drabek, perhaps?" "No, no, no." "Not under Fafeita for sure." "Even though one could argue Matei Fafeita achieved quite a good educational level." "During his time, the originally third-rate school, which at that point was called Spital, and was located at Hospital Street, turned into a modern educational institution, proudly carrying the name of the great Educator, Jan Amuskovenski." "It's enough to recall his achievements in the choir or the theater club..." "Indeed, Mr. Vorel, but this has nothing to do with your son's efforts at school..." "Vorel?" "I have nothing more to add, Mr. Vorel!" "Please have the windows repaired!" "Good bye!" "Nothing actually, but we're still full of hope." "It's a great feeling to be present as history is unfolding, even if there are some small mistakes." "That certain orange coloured notebook wasn't a gift from Alois Dürchlich, but from a girl called Mlatkova, about whom Bernau seems to have totally forgotten." "He wiped her out of his memories." "She ceased to exist for him." "In relation to the orange notebook he only mentions one girl later on in his Memoirs, and her name is Ali." "And what about this?" "We'll get rid of it somewhere." "The important thing is the notebook." "A bit to the right!" "According to the timetable, Adam has a Natural History class now." "No need to hurry." "Relax." "I have plenty of time." "But we must solve the riddle of the Great Teacher, though." "There is only a certain Drabek in the school." "What do you see?" "Adam!" "I can't believe it!" "3 brand new men's shirts." "And 3 perfectly new pyjamas in the bin as well!" "What a world!" "While others are destitute!" "The next item in our collection is a fur coat made of rabbit combined with opossum." "Traditional design, with slightly emphasized shoulders." "Elegant and comfortable." "Attention, Ladies and Gentlemen!" "Here comes the highlight of our fashion show!" "A slightly slenderized mink coat." "And with it matching pumps in harmonizing colours." "Which can be discarded right after ...the second use!" "Well, what is it?" "Don't you have something to do?" "Excuse us!" "We're just fooling around." " I'll put back the fur coat right away." " Didn't you hurt yourself?" "Ah!" "Not at all!" "I mean, just a little..." " This is Irzina." " Good day." "Would you like to make a note in the Complaints Book?" "If somebody buys three fur coats at the same time in the middle of summer..." "I mean the lady who is with you." "The one who goes around with you." "What can I say?" "Surely it must be good to have such a varied job." "Out in the open..." "Although... it can't be that great in the winter time." " You really hurt yourself." " It's no problem." "May I?" "You're almost as good at that as a doctor." "You really think so?" "What does it matter?" "Basically there are only two kinds of people." "Men and women." "That sounded so nice, coming from you." "Won't you come to the fair this evening?" "Without the lady, I mean." "You really think I'm going to try this on here?" " At least the coat." " Leave me!" "Mr. Kra!" "Don't you want a pair of pyjamas?" "The people in No. 3 throw everything away." " There you go." " Aha!" "I know!" "The land surveyors." "But has anyone ever seen them actually do any surveying?" "I'm surprised too." "They're completely loaded!" "But they haven't drunk anything at all in two days." "Come on, put your legs in it." "That's right." "And now, the other one." "It's almost on." "You see!" "It's just your size." "We'll pull it on, no matter what!" "Like that!" "It would be a sin against God to throw out such fine garments!" "This is too small!" "My arse is tearing apart!" " If you could only see how good it looks!" " Damn it!" "Nothing." "It's just the old man with the saw." "I don't think it's necessary to record it." "We can always erase it if we don't need it." " Did you manage?" " As you can see, it works." "We can use it in the evening." "What do you say?" "Why the smoke?" "Does it matter?" "The important thing is that it works." "Pay attention!" "Come on!" "You see how it keeps jumping?" "One short and one long." "Followed by another short and then another long, and so on." "And what's the explanation for that?" "Well, I think, the stone is slowed down at first, and then gets a swing, gaining some momentum, and so, it jumps, and then slows down again." "And then gets another swing and gains some momentum." "But why, Mr. Dürchlich?" "Because the stone tilts over on the surface of the water." "If we throw this brick into the water, what shape will the waves be?" "Circles perhaps?" " They'll be square-shaped." " Well, let's see those square-shaped waves." "There you go." "You see." "They aren't square shaped." "The Great Teacher!" "We must have that notebook!" "Karas!" "Come on!" "Quickly!" "Follow me!" "The waves would be circle-shaped even if you threw in a shoe for example." "Why, Mr. Dürchlich?" "Because the circle is the origin of all things." "Everything that is strong and important is circle-shaped." "Just think about it." "The globe of the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, the human head, the female breast..." "Finally some results!" "We must send some reports to the future as soon as we can." "We lived to see this as well!" "You know who he spent time with at the river?" "With that old fool, Dürchlich, who steals everything that isn't nailed down." "And do you want to know what excuse he used at school?" "That he had to be a witness at the insurance company." "A witness!" "You!" "Who managed to wreck the car!" "Eh?" "I can explain everything, Dad!" "It was because Miss Stepankova mentioned that the picture on her TV is blurry." "So what?" "She already sent me a note about it!" "And I've already paid her a visit today." "You can't keep any secrets from me!" "No fair, and no pocket money for you!" "Instead of that, you go to the kitchen, and ask the cook for a bone for Fido." "I'm going for a walk now." "You're free until midnight." "End of Part 6."