Chapter 1. Amazing salvation
Chapter 2. Gelyun and alien house
Chapter 3. Living gods and homecoming
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Chapter 3. Living gods and homecoming

Having overcome inner depression and showing courage, looking into my eyes, the girl said: «Okay, Anatoly, I will show you sleeping Living Gods! Only first, you should to change clothes, otherwise the Spirit of the House will not allow you enter to the room of his Masters. Take off everything!». After that, Gelyun put her hand on the wall, which instantly became pliable, covered with rainbow spots and then straight out of it took out a jumpsuit that was same as her own, only large and said to me: «Tolya, put on this jumpsuit, it’s specially made for your height».

I took the jumpsuit and laid it next to the sofa, then I took off my sports jacket with a zipper, a warm shirt with a T-shirt and sports, half-woolen pants. Gelyun watched my movements and at the same time thought about something, that was noticeable by her face. Only I could not stand it and shouted: «You should at least turn away!». In response, the woman’s eyes strangely flashed and she laughed briskly, after which she turned away with a graceful feline movement. I thought in surprise: «Wow! She is the hot woman! I need to keep my eyes open!». The blue jumpsuit stretched out like a rubber one and turned out to be suitable, as if it had been specially sewn for me. I pressed the special button of the collar and the cut of the overalls closed from bottom to top, without even leaving a seam. Gelyun turned back to me, critically examining the suit tightly fitting to my body, but now her face was calm, as if an important decision had taken place.

So she critically remarked: «Your body looks older than I thought, Anatoly». To which, also examining myself, I replied: «Fifty-two years of age, for a person of my profession, is already a lot!». The girl took my hand and said sternly: «Commander, let's go! Just hold my hand tight and don't let go, otherwise the Spirit of the House will not give you pass!». So obediently, like a small child, I again went through the iridescent stains of the wall behind the girl. When for a moment I felt like, my body overcomes some resistance, accompanied by a slight tingling, without unpleasant sensations. Then we walked thirty-three feet along a dimly lit corridor and stopped at the transparent wall, behind of which I could watch only the Green darkness! But than I saw a considerable space there, in which jets of greenish gas swirled, mingling with the total air mass.

Gelyun’s warm palm in my hand added realism to what was happening, as did her quiet voice and the guiding movement of her index finger: «Tolya, take a closer look, here they are, People from the Upper World! Ahead and to our left, soar in zero gravity, is the most important of them, the Goddess Una! Which introduced me to another Gods. This one, right in front of you, in the center of the hall, astrologer Sov. To the right of him, the Star Deers drover, Soc and behind all of them, Counselor Rep!». I leaned against a transparent wall and began to peer into the emerald twilight, periodically illuminated by green flashes of light. When my eyes got used to dim lighting, I carefully examined Una's face and was surprised to see that it was pleasant to look at and had almost human features. True, because Godness was asleep, I did not see her eyes.

After which I drew attention to the fact that the heads of all males were bald, with deep intellectual folds, on convex foreheads. In opposed to Una's smooth forehead and her very long, chic hair, which fluttered around her in zero gravity and shone with an emerald halo! The heads of humanoids in relation to their bodies were large and did not correspond to the proportions of the human body. But their bodies, anatomically similar to people, with the green tone of the skin, visually had more developed muscles. Like humans, there were five fingers on each of the four limbs of humanoids. The living Gods were dressed like us, in fitting jumpsuits so I did not found any significant differences between their bodies and ours. Also their embossed muscles added grace to them, that is why Living Gods looked different, not like us, but nothing more!

Now slowly moving in the sparkling, emerald twists of air, oldest member of crew, named Rep, floated to us and became clearly visible. The intellectual forehead of which had the greatest number of folds among all the Upper World People, and his strong-willed face testified that Counselor could make responsible decisions and replace the crew commander, if necessary. Gelun confirmed my guesses by whispering: «Goddess Una always listens to all Living Gods, but most of all the Counselor Rep, after than she makes decisions!». After which I thought, mentally turning to all the inhabitants of the Seventh Heaven: «Commander Una, why did you bring your crew to Earth? Sov, what star cards did you use when plotting your route? Soc, what is the principle of engine operation in your star ship? Rep, what heights of development has your science reached? Perhaps earthly humanity seemed to you technically undeveloped? Believe me, we are only at the beginning of the way and are learning fast! I am afraid that you arrived to us very early and our society cannot help you yet!». I lost the sense of time, mentally speaking with Living Gods from another world. Therefore, in order to return me from dreams to the real world, Gelyun squeezed my hand tightly and whispered persistently: «Tolya, stop looking! It is time to go! The Spirit of the House, hurries me!».

Than, dragging me by my hand, Gelyun safely led me back to her room. I was shocked by what I saw and needed some peace, what Gelyun correctly understood, therefore for some time, we sat comfortably in complete silence, on the comfortable sofa. After a while I noticed the questioning look of the girl, on whose face I saw a thought that bothered her. So, drawing attention to herself, the girl asked: «Before you put on your jumpsuit, I noticed the medical bandage on your right hand, because you hit your hand hard?». In response, I smiled and said: «No, I accidentally burned my hand by touching a steel exhaust pipe, a marching wood stove in the CUB. It still hurts a little, but will heal soon!».

Remaining serious and realizing the plan that only she knew, Gelyun suggested: «Tolya, do you want to cure your hand with the help of my Doctor, quickly and painlessly?». I answered with a perplexed question to the question: «Is this possible?!». Apparently expecting something similar in response, Gelyun tactfully smiled at me, as if to a little one, and clarified: «Of course! You can even ask my Doctor to make you young again!». By this unusual way, I wanted to thank you for my salvation, even before the visit Living Gods, only at first I was forced to prove to the Spirit of the House that my desire was rightly». Now I understand why the girl used to look so thoughtful, so I mentally exclaimed: «Pure soul! She just wanted to repay good for good!». However, the girl's proposal wonder me with its simplicity and I thought: «Can I really get younger? Is it possible to recover from the ills that I have earned in the Polar Tundra and lose weight?».

Gelyun laughed foolishly again and ordered: «Undress, Soviet bear! Did you forget the rule?! You should go to Doctor only naked and think about what hurts!». I undressed with the feeling that everything was not happening to me, as in a dream, which allowed the girl to shamelessly stare and smile. In my opinion, the little woman partially guessed what thoughts were arose in my head, but that only inflamed her character, so taking my hand, she gently pushed me right into the rainbow wall! Again I felt a slight air resistance and tingling from all sides. Apparently this was the effect of invisible fields unknown to mankind. Now I stood in place e, where Gelyun was recently located.

The Doctor’s hospital ward, like any other room in the House, resembled the same self-luminous, vertically standing cylinder, only very small, nine feet in diameter. Being in which, I began to think about what I would like to get and said: «In the Soviet Union we have a saying, that in the healthy body is the Healthy mind! Therefore, Doctor, first of all, I ask you, to return me youth!». After which I felt how something carefully examined me outside, then it penetrated into the body and began to examine the condition of my internal organs. At that moment, the green whirlwinds began to fly around me, flashing a bright array of emerald sparks and next, weightlessness arose, by which my legs involuntarily come up in air, so that my body took a horizontal position.

Suddenly a quiet voice, on the verge of audibility, said amiably: «Hello, Earthling! I am an Artificial Intelligence Health Module or the Doctor of this House. Please, try to think in such way as to mentally imagine everything that you need». After which I felt the influence of the force fields that stimulated dreamy processes in my brain and I began to whisper: «Doctor, I want again to become a physically strong guy of twenty-seven years old! So I ask you to rejuvenate my body, but without of the face, because I’m husband and father. So that when I get home, the family must recognize me». Next the touchable impact of the force fields intensified, heat waves spilled throughout the body and bright flashes of illusory stars appeared in my mind. I hovered motionless at three feet above the floor, washed by mysterious fields, dreaming of a figure similar to USSR weightlifter, comrade Yuri Vlasov. I also dreamed of impeccably good health, instant reaction and high physical strength.

Then I thought that all this is not so important and modern people need powerful intelligence, extensive knowledge and excellent memory. I wanted to be talented in art. I wanted to have a beautiful voice. I wanted to have a musical ear. I wanted to skillfully play different musical instruments. I wanted to drawing masterpieces that people would look at and admire! I wanted to become a master in any business and have the ability to dream without limits! I wanted to have a strong imagination and eidetic memory!

Gelyun also mentioned about some kind of force field of the Energy Shield, which allows a person to manage to levitate? Yes, it would be nice to use this type of energy and fly! I also want to breathe underwater while remaining unharmed in the depths of the ocean. I want to fly in space without a spacesuit. I want to feel different radiations and see them in the dark. I want to be able to distinguish the chemical composition of substances by their smell! I want to build engineering structures and move their large-scale objects, only with the help of my thoughts. So when the Doctor finished his work and by the force field, moved me back, to the living room, Gelyun woke up in alarm and said: «Tolya! You was apparently very sick! The doctor has been treating you for almost nine hours! I had a good night's sleep, but the doctor still continued to treat you! The spirit of the House was very alarmed and told me that for your treatment the doctor spent a lot of magical power that could be enough for a whole year to heat the whole house!».

I thought with fear, maybe the doctor discovered something like cancer, so he treated me for so long? So being myself at a loss, I said: «I can not even imagine why my treatment was so long! Gelyun, better tell me, the Doctor rejuvenated me or not?!». Girl rised from the sofa and sat comfortably, propping her chin on her hands, then said: «Looking at your face, I can not say anything, probably it is same before. But your body has changed magically and is now full of power!». I excitedly asked: «I want to look at myself, do you have a mirror?».

The girl silently waved her hand and part of the luminous wall suddenly turned into polished silver. I stared at my reflection, where my face was mine, but not the body! I was no longer a heavy fifty-year-old man, but became the sporting youth! Now I had powerful muscles, under smooth skin which stood out with every movement. I checked the stretching of my legs, which became better than in my youth! For the first time in recent years, I felt that my constant pain, previously nesting in my back, had gone irrevocably. I was very pleased that the ligaments of the left knee and elbow began to work normally. The Doctor eliminated all physical disturbances in my body and turned me in the poster strongman.

Even in my youth, after several years of training with weights and an expander, I did not have such muscles and a beautiful figure as now! Therefore, I turned with feeling to the girl and said: «Mistress! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! The doctor of your House returned my health!». After than I suddenly felt a strong hunger and added: «Gelyun, maybe you can find more nutritious food than fruits?». The girl mentally concentrated and next to the sofa a dining table materialized, on which porcelain plates with healhty food appeared. As a descendant of the Yukaghir tribe, the girl did not have a rich imagination and had no idea about gourmet food, but she practically appreciated the gifts of the northern nature. Also on the table appeared a bottle of good cognac with two crystal glasses.

Before eating, we drank a little and I was pleased to see that the girl later showed complete indifference to alcohol. Unlike most of her modern compatriots. During dinner I ate a lot and was very surprised by myself! After which I plunged into a pleasant languor, and even though that I honestly tried to maintain our conversation, I started to fall asleep anyway. What Gelyun noticed and therefore turned the sofa into a bed, upon which I fell asleep, barely having time to whisper: «Thanks!».

I woke up from the muffled sobs that were heard next to me. The light in the living room was dimmed, but I made out the trembling shoulders of the girl, so I touched her back and quietly asked: «What happened to you, Gelyun? Why do you crying?». Through sobs, she told me plaintively: «I am tired to wait, Tolya! The Goddess Una promised me that I should be the Keeper of the House for three hundred winters, until help comes, but three hundred and sixty-nine winters have passed, and I am still here! Do you know, I can not get out of here! Because after the escape of seventy years ago, almost constantly, my brain is influence under the control of the Spirit of the House, because of which I am completely obedient to him. But sometimes this effect temporarily stops and then I begin to cry uncontrollably, as now!». So, both of us, understood that I need to behave calmly and not speak out, against the Spirit of the House, so that I could return to my topographical detachment.

Nevertheless, I somehow wanted to reassure her and when sensible idea came to me, I uttered: «Listen, Gelyun! Goddess Una probably measures time not in earthly years, but in years adopted at their home, in Seventh Heaven! Maybe the Gods told you this, but you did not understand?». Gelyun stunnedly objected: «This is impossible! Tolya, I do not understand anything!». Without aggravating the girl’s shock, I specified: «You must ask the Spirit of the House about it or if you do not understand what I am talking about, ask him to answer my questions, okay?». Then a painful tension was reflected on the girl’s face and a minute later, she whispered: «The Spirit of the House does not want to speak with you and does not want answer to me!». That is why she begin to cry again and I knew that I could not help her.

Even so, showing sympathy and wanting to calm her down, I started stroking her head with the tangled, long hair. Gelyun defenselessly snuggled to me and instinctively hugged. At the end, what happen usually between a man and a woman, happened and we fell asleep relaxed. After some time, I suddenly woke up with a clear feeling that I had nothing more to do in this alien House and for some reason I knew for sure that the blizzard had already stopped! I looked at my watch, which showed exactly ten in the morning. Gelyun was still fast asleep, so I quietly got out of bed and gently pulled my right hand out from under her head. Now the sense of worthlessness sharply intensified and the unfriendly voice that arose in my mind affirmatively ordered: «Earthling! Your presence here is not desirable, leave now!».

Girl woke up and began to watch me carefully after than she ask me quietly: «Tolya, do you leaving?». I answered with a sigh: «Yes, it is so. Because the Spirit of the House ordered me to leave immediately!». That is why, Gelyun frowned and impulsively jumped to the floor, like the naked goddess Fury! Being on which, she stopped motionless and started the mental battle with my offender, which the one minute later, she predictably lost. After than girl tiredly sat on the edge of а bed and sadly confirmed: «That is right, Anatoly! The Spirit of the House was categorical, you should leave, but that is not all! When you leave, you will forget everything that happened to you here!».

I was annoyed by this circumstance and asked angrily: «Do you really want me to forget everything and is this your final decision?». The girl hastily objected: «Not at all, Tolya! It is not me! The Spirit of the House decided so and told me that none of the people should know about this place!». I desperately asked: «Gelyun! Please, tell to Spirit of the House, that I am not going to harm you or to the Living Gods!». In response to that, the girl only shook her head and said conciliatorily: «It is useless, Tolya! The spirit of the House affirms that people are dangerous!». Then she started crying soundlessly again. Because of which, in a fit of feelings, I took a step towards Gelyun to hug and comfort!

But unexpectedly, some kind of powerful impact rudely stopped me, depriving me of my will and made meekly continue keep getting dressed. After a moment, the impact on me became even stronger, so I hastily approached the shining wall, as if being pushed into the back with an invisible stick! I could not even look back to say goodbye to Gelyun, when I heard her farewell exclamation: «I will remember you, Anatoly!». After which I quickly plunged into the rainbow wall!

Suddenly I saw myself, on the top of a tundra hill, among the large, much larger than my growth, boulders! That is why I blinked in surprise and looking around, exclaimed: «What the hell?!». Because the Black blizzard has just begun, and only a few seconds ago, I hastily bent to my theodolite to closing it with the lid, simultaneously sticking its tripod deeper into the snow. So that now, the device will not fall from a gust of the wind and not be lost under the snow. After then I got up my body and unexpectedly saw, that I am standing in an unknown place, on some damned hill! I thought hard: «Why, three hours later, in the east, dawn begins again? How did I get to the top of this hill and on which side is my topographic detachment? How did it happen that instead of the beginning of the Black Blizzard, the weather was frosty and clear again? So, now I need to understand where to return, but first I have to find theodolite milestones and the device itself!».

I looked around, choosing the return path according with faded, polar sunrise and I realized, that the theodolite profile, most likely, goes behind the ravine on the left! Suddenly, next to a large boulder, I saw my irreplaceable skis, that were frozen into the ice crust and which I cut out, by my knife. After then, I fitted my felt boots into bindings and ski down, to selected direction.

Right here to my wonder, I got premonition with the circumstantial evidence, that the Black Blizzard really was and have recently ended! Also when I found my theodolite in perfect order, I took my attention to its windward side, covered with ice crust, what as a phenomenon can be seen only after a long blizzard in the polar latitudes. Then I brushed ice off from device by my mitten and than, I neatly cleaned the eyepiece and lens of the theodolite pipe. At the same time, I was trying restore the sequence of happened events, but could remember nothing! Then, with the help of my theodolite and its milestones, that did not fall during a blizzard, I measured the angulars values and which I wrote down in log book.

After than I approached our snow-covered residential module, near which the Senior Worker of my detachment, was doing something near the box of geodetic poles. When comrade Badretdinov noticed me, the first, he carefully examined my healthy body, thеn began to express his fair discontent: «Anatoly Nikolaevich! You are the real tramp! While driver Lukoshenko was slowly riding a tractor back, along the route, Sobolenko and guys were looking for you at the nearest hills, same time I shot the entire stock of our signal flares! Why you did not see the bright flashes in the air or you was busy talking with devil?! Tolya, you was absent for two days!».

After that, Mavletdin sighed reproachfully and already calmly asked: «Did you probably sat in the Partridge's igloo, where you was expecting the good weather? Do you not frostbite?». Upon learning about this, I was very surprised, therefore, in a voice trembling with excitement, I whispered soundlessly: «How is it like this, for two whole days I was gone?!». Thus unnoticed to comrade Badretdinov, I looked at my exact, wristwatch of the «Raketa» factory. Which showed three o'clock in the afternoon, the end of twilight day, which confirmed my point of view, but there was also a lot of indirect evidence confirming the sincere honesty of the Senior worker!

So I was very angry with myself because I could not remember anything! Mavletdin continued the story: «We even tried to use the radio station, to contact the base and report that you loss, but we could not do it! Because here were the interference of the magnetic storm which blocked radio signal transmission, that is why I did not order the search helicopter!». While Senior worker continued the story, I thought how to answer him. For example, if I will say to him, that I do not remember anything, most likely, Badretdinov will thinking that I am sick or crazy! Then, against my will, but according with instructions, he will order a helicopter with the medical brothers from psichiatric hospital! So I decided to lie.

After listening to the report of the Badretdinov Mavletdin, I gained courage and giving credibility to my voice, answered: «Yes, Mamvletdin! Everything as you say, it was so! The blizzard intensified, and since nothing was visible, I went at random. Therefore, very soon I got lost and fell into a ravine, not even imagining where I am! There I was quickly covered with snow, so I did not frostbite sitting in the Partridge's igloo! Only then, when the Black Blizzard subsided, I left my shelter and climbed to the top of the hill, where I determine my location!».

Apparently forced to be content with my explanation, Badretdinov went to the residential module, grumbling something not quite decent, under his breath. I was not sure of the truthfulness of my lies and looked around doubtfully when I suddenly noticed that my clothes were dry! Therefore, I shrugged in surprise, took off my skis and after the Senior worker, climbed the steep stairs to the vestibule of our residential module. There happy guys met me and began vying to tell me how hurd they were looking for me! That day we did not work and I registered it as a day off. Also we decided to stay on this place, because it was convenient here to take ice from the coastal lake to make tea.

That night, when everyone was sleeping, a strange event happened. Comrade Durov, the Second surveyor of my detachment, wanted to go to the toilet and woke up. Suddenly, to his amazement, he saw a strange, green light outside the window! But when he went outside, he saw only unusually bright stars! In the morning the guys began to make fun of the Durov’s story, and comrade Sobolenko jokingly advised him not to drink alone! Everyone had fun, except for me. However, I could not explain the reason of my sadness, even for myself. After then, when the weather deteriorated and the next, two-week snowstorm began, I was chided myself for this day off. Because later, I forced to make my comrades work in bad weather in order to fulfill the state plan. The time passed and gradually I convinced myself, that I really, spent two days in Partridge's igloo.

It is hard to live and work in the polar tundra, not only physically or mentally, but also because here in just a few hours, the weather can change dramatically. For example, it happens that a light, cold wind dies down and a sharp drop in temperature to extreme values begins. After which, in the dark and silent tundra, your brain does not even want to think! So if you want to connect your destiny with the north, be prepared for the fact that it will imperceptibly but surely take away your health and youth!

Closer to summer, different, amusing cases and inexplicable miracles began to happen to me! For example, I began to understand the thoughts of all the workers of our topographic detachment and especially clear, the thoughts of the Badretdinov. What do you think, Dear reader, do I want to know, what a people think about? I confidently answer you: «I do not want to know this!». But it was only the beginning of my psycho-physical metamorphosis! Than I began to hear the atmospheric noise of the northern lights and see dazzling flashes at the beginning of magnetic storms, which caused a painful resonance throughout my body. But most of all I was taken out of emotional balance, cases of spontaneous levitation! For example, one day I was skiing on a hillside when I suddenly found myself hovering at a height of seven feet above the surface! After which I had a moment of surprise and uncontrollable fear, which ended in a dangerous fall from above! For the first time, I painfully fell sideways on a rocky slope and rolled onto my back, barely breathing from behind broken ribs! Suddenly I saw my theodolite with a tripod, all this time quietly hanging in the air, above my head and not even going to fall!

Now I had to learn to live again in such a way that I could control myself in absolutely everything! First, I learned to turn off the supersensible perception of reality. Secondly, with the help of volitional efforts, I began to strictly control my emotions and thirdly, I learned to fall in a controlled manner, after sudden levitation! Only a year later, I was able to convince myself that I had not lost my mind, but had become something like sorcerer or psychic. That is why, after some time, I began to treat people from various ailments with my energy and gradually, I gained the necessary mental firmness. A year and a half ago, after another miraculous incident, I compared many accumulated facts and came to the conclusion that I need to resort to the services of a hypnotist. To recall where I was two days of my life, during that blizzard. Therefore, I turned to an experienced psychiatrist who knows hypnosis, and finally, I remembered everything! But this is a topic for another story ...

© Виктор Тарасов-Слишин,
книга «Partridge's igloo».
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