"Ordo Draconis - (K) Kopyleft 2016." "All Rites Reversed..." "VISITORS" "The visitors know everything about Alois Dürchlich," "Adam's Great Teacher, including his time of death." "But is there anybody, I wonder, who'd want to know that day in advance?" "Katya says farewell to Petr, who's about to travel to Star City with his freshly-earned journalism degree, unsuspecting that he'll never see the girl again." "Adam notices the strange antennas on the visitors' umbrellas, and borrows them as soon as their attention is elsewhere." "He performs an experiment, worthy of his name, aided by the pretty little girl Ali." "The results are great and unstoppable." "I must add that Adam doesn't mention this, even in his later book, the Memoirs, even though the event was significant in the life of Kamenice and the region." "No wonder, after all, the genius was well-known for his modesty later on." "But at the police station, a detailed report is filed about the experiment." "The damage is worth several hundred thousand Crowns." "And then, unexpectedly, Mr. Dürchlich appears, and pays the entire sum in cash." "Thus the money he just collected is spent just as swiftly." "The old man had been betting, and he'd won." "Adam learns about the pains of love, despite his young age." "Unfortunately, Kamenice also has its Montagues and Capulets." "15." "THE RETURN" "And the old man?" "Aren't we going to tell him that we're leaving?" "Yes, course." "Karas will do it." "Me?" "But why me?" "I already accepted the task of saying goodbye to Adam Bernau." "I hope you all find it acceptable, after all, as a historian," "I've dedicated my entire life to him." " And to his personality." " Let Katya do it!" " You tell him!" "After all, for a woman it's..." " No!" "The doctor is a lot better at such things." "What's got into you, folks?" "The dinner is getting cold!" "Baked potatoes, with sour cream." "And some sheep's cheese and butter." "And some cow cheese, too, for those who like it." "Ali!" "Wait a bit!" "I just figured something out." "Through calculations." " It's a great discovery!" " Let's go home!" "Adam, listen!" "Are you coming to our place?" "My granddad's going to shoot some moles!" "Are you sure you're not mixing things up?" "Moles are protected animals." " Hallo, Adam!" " Adam!" "Say hi to the Engineer!" "Being such a kind man, he offered to take us home." " Good day!" " Hi!" "The farewell journey with Adam Bernau." "What can we do?" "Nothing lasts forever." "Adam, you could write our address somewhere for the Engineer, perhaps he'll visit the area in the future again." "Although, he probably won't remember us, us being such unimportant folks and all." "One day you'll have your rightful place in history." "You think this country road will bring us fame and fortune?" "Why the country road?" "After all there are so many children here, too." "Perhaps it's them?" "Write into it:" "Adam Bernau," "Kamenice, 1984." "Don't you feel sorry to spoil such a nice book?" "Come on!" "Here?" "Right under the picture of the man with the moustache?" "And above that, four words perhaps," "To my friend, Filip." "Well!" "Are you here already?" " Hi, dad!" " Don't go inside yet!" "Do you want to say something?" "I'm here, dad!" "Ah, papa!" " Leave me alone!" " Poor piano!" "What's this here?" " This?" "The maths homework." " Homework?" " Where did you copy it from?" " I calculated it myself." "Ah, he calculated it himself." "What a laugh!" "The teacher always complains that you don't know anything, but no, you did these calculations all by yourself." "D'you hear that?" "Who do you think you are?" "A genius perhaps?" "Driving me crazy!" "This is at least the third notebook that he fills up with nonsense!" "This isn't just nonsense, dad." " This is about shifting continents." " Shifting?" "There we go." "You know what?" "Shift this thing upstairs immediately!" "Hurry up!" "Come on!" "Move!" "Full of bullshit!" "Ha!" "Instead of studying!" "The cheeky bastard!" "Destroy everything that's not important." " Eye No. one?" " I got it." " What about the medicines?" " Destroy them." "We're taking the solarizator back." "Just like the saw." "Hurry up!" "Quickly!" "We're in a hurry." "We've been waiting for you until now." " As you can see, Mr. Dürchlich..." " Well, well." "I can see." "So, you're leaving." "Hmm, yes." "One always learns about the important things from somebody else." "But anyway." "It's not my fault." "You can only blame yourselves." "If you'd told me in advance, I'd have cooked a chicken so you wouldn't have to travel on an empty stomach." "Or are you okay with some eggs as well, perhaps?" "Thank you." "But don't make such a big fuss about us." "It wouldn't be a fuss at all, it wouldn't have happened just like that." "Oh, are you here?" "A little bell-medallion." "Do you like it?" "Accept it from me as a memento." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Oh, and you accept my deepest condolences, pal!" "Hush!" "Don't say a word!" "Let me read your mind!" " So, there's no beer where you come from?" " No, there isn't." "Don't tell anyone." "But let me take care of that." "Surely you can find some place in the car for 2-3 bottles." " But old man!" " I'll hide it somewhere in the car." "Nobody's gonna find it." "I'll be back soon!" "Suitcases to the car!" "Destroy papers!" "Nothing must be left behind!" " What's that?" " I forgot about that." "Our picture will be published in tomorrow's newspaper." "You're aware that mustn't be allowed!" "Get in!" "We must go to the printer's!" " Where is that?" " On the square." "Beside the cinema." " Get in!" "Quickly!" "We're going to the printer's!" "What are you looking at, Karas?" " Why are we going there?" " Let it be enough that it's all Katya's fault." " Look, there!" " Land surveyors!" "The real land surveyors!" "Karas!" "Go!" "Inside!" "We're doomed!" "It's about time we went home!" "Let's get underground!" "Come on!" "This is it!" "The parameters!" "Yes!" "On the square." "Keep on straight." "Direction: north by north-west." " Don't turn!" " It's turning all by itself." "I can't do anything about it!" "I've never driven it underground before!" "It's your fault!" "You should have told us about this much earlier!" "You should have known that the picture mustn't be published!" "Since the basic idea is that we aren't allowed to interfere with history." "To my friend, Filip." "Adam Bernau, Kamenice, 1984." "Oh, my God!" "Pipes!" "Periscope!" "Check where we are." "Stop!" "That's it!" "Lift it!" "Well?" "Hey!" "What the heck are you doing?" "You told me to lift it!" "Go on!" "We're going in the right direction." "Go straight and then take a right." "And there we are." "Attention!" "The printer's is right above us." "Be careful emerging!" "Automatics stand off!" "Periscope!" "The next feature at our movie theater!" "Soon to be released!" "Come and see for yourself!" "Eskimo Poles!" "Dear God!" "How come you didn't show us films like that during our training?" "Do you really think you could navigate any better then?" "But we really can't be anywhere else by now." "Everything is perfe..." "Sit back!" "You stay here in the car." "The men, come with me." "The important thing is not to attract any attention." "The operation is to be carried out by Karas!" " OK, but how?" " You had lots of time on the way here." "You should have come up with some ideas by now." "Well, let's go!" "Tell me!" "Where did it emerge above the surface?" "Come on, move!" "We'll get there right on time." "4 hours 5 minutes." "Heading towards the old country road." "We still have 5 more minutes until departure." "The old man will have it a lot easier without us." "We should have said goodbye to him, though." "Stop!" "Oh, so here you are!" "You really must be in a hurry!" " This is yours." " Thank you!" "Just a moment, I want my bag back." "XB28 space patrol calling CWB!" "Expedition Adam 84 has just landed successfully." "All four visitors have returned from the past." "No!" "There are five of them!" "Karas!" "Where did you land, again?" "Back home!" "Most of the criticism came from the dolphins." "And from Johansson, since he was the one holding back the evacuation to the Moon." "That's nothing." "He deemed the entire Expedition a total failure." "Indeed, but the Scientific Academy objected." "We're going to fly to the President." "He promised you'll be an honourable member." " Me?" " That's right." "You." "That's how we legalize your stay here." "And these?" "Can I keep them all now?" "Nobody could say a word to you about them." "Summarizing the results," "Expedition Adam 84 managed to recover numerous valuable documents concerning the childhood of Adam Bernau, the genius of the 20th century." "And in addition they brought home lots of interesting, previously unknown relics." "They claim that this was a children's toy." "Adam Bernau's Great Teacher." "The President of the Earth Defense Council." "The President of the World Council." "On behalf of The World Council I welcome you among us." "We are awaited by the President." "For a sinking." "Sing... singing?" "There's nobody in the coffin, by the way." "My dad told me." "He was never found." "Only his bicycle." "Where did he disappear to?" "Pay attention to him." "After all, he is a guest." "Interesting!" "Is it some kind of statue?" " Are you interested, Dr... ?" " Dürchlich." "Just that." "The thing you're interested in is the CWB." "The Central World Brain." "According to its calculations, Earth is threatened by a possible comet impact." "We Earth-dwellers are in a critical situation now." "Is it the same one that sent the useless old money?" "This CEWEB or whatever you call it..." " Let's not talk about that now." " Ah, I see." "The Brain's stability is restored." "The CWB thanks you." "At last!" "Finally you're here!" "I'd like to say some words before we sink." "I wouldn't be surprised if you, the Great Teacher of Adam Bernau had a different opinion." "I'd like you to be introduced to the detailed calculations of the CWB." "Where did you disappear a moment ago?" "I was just looking for a decent wedge, because this CWB of yours..." "Don't roam around on your own!" "This is the CWB!" "Error in the calculations!" "Halt the evacuation!" "The object is receding." "The Central World Brain begs your pardon." "Error in the calculations." "The Earth is not in danger." "The Earth is not in danger." "The Earth is not in danger." "What is it talking about?" "And what about the check ups?" "It's done." "Error in the calculations." " So, there is no comet then?" " How many times must I apologize?" "Well, this CWB!" "I placed a wedge under it, because the cylinder I put on its top..." "Contact the TV channels!" "The Earth is saved!" " Does this mean that the Expedition was...?" " Yes!" " Ha!" "This is wonderful!" " We're saved!" "Well, well, Katya!" "I mean, Emilia!" "We interrupt your programs!" "News to all TV channels!" "The Earth... the Earth..." "Me too!" "I was sure about it." "It's so great that we can keep on working without trouble!" "It's amazing, isn't it?" "It just keeps calculating a lot of nonsense!" " I can't figure it out." " It must have broken down." "Mihal, tell me at last." "What does this 'sinking' mean?" "No..." "Are you joking?" "So, you too?" "Adam!" "Aren't you tired of all this scribbling?" "This is no scribbling!" "This is mathematics!" "Do you know what I realized when they forbade me to see you?" "That it would be so great to be able to turn back time." "Or to extinguish space." "Here's the formula." "It's not such a big deal, actually." "Based on this, even the continents could be shifted." "Or entire worlds." "But you aren't forbidden to see me now." "Didn't you say you had written a poem for me?" "THE END"