jurassic.park-第50部分

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　　　　〃So　the　phone　lines　are　jammed？〃
　　　　〃Basically；　yes。　Nedry　jammed　them　very　well。　He's　inserted　some　kind　of　a　lockout　into　the　program　code；　and　now　I　can't　find　it；　because　I　gave　that　restore　mand　which　erased　part　of　the　program　listings。　But　apparently　the　mand　to　shut　off　the　phones　is　still　resident　in　the　puter　memory。〃
　　　　Wu　shrugged。　〃So？　Just　reset：　shut　the　system　down　and　you'll　clear　memory。
　　　　〃I've　never　done　it　before；〃　Arnold　said。　〃And　I'm　reluctant　to　do　it。　Maybe　all　the　systems　will　e　back　on　start…up…but　maybe　they　won't。　I'm　not　a　puter　expert；　and　neither　are　you。　Not　really。　And　without　an　open　phone　line；　we　can't　talk　to　anybody　who　is。〃
　　　　〃If　the　mand　is　RAM…resident；　it　won't　show　up　in　the　code。　You　can　do　a　RAM　dump　and　search　that；　but　you　don't　know　what　you're　searching　for。　I　think　all　you　can　do　is　reset。〃
　　　　Gennaro　stormed　in。　〃We　still　don't　have　any　telephones。〃
　　　　〃Working　on　it。〃
　　　　〃You've　been　working　on　it　since　midnight。　And　Malcolm　is　worse。　He　needs　medical　attention。〃
　　　　〃It　means　I'll　have　to　shut　down；〃　Arnold　said。　〃I　can't　be　sure　everything　will　e　back　on。〃
　　　　Gennaro　said；　〃Look。　There's　a　sick　man　over　in　that　lodge。　He　needs　a　doctor　or　he'll　die。　You　can't　call　for　a　doctor　unless　you　have　a　phone。　Four　people　have　probably　died　already。　Now；　shut　down　and　get　the　phones　working！〃
　　　　Arnold　hesitated。
　　　　〃Well？〃　Gennaro　said。
　　　　〃Well；　it's　just　。　。　。　the　safety　systems　don't　allow　the　puter　to　be　shut　down；　and…〃
　　　　〃Then　turn　the　goddamn　safety　systems　off！　Can't　you　get　it　through　your　head　that　he's　going　to　die　unless　he　gets　help？〃
　　　　〃Okay；〃　Arnold　said。
　　　　He　got　up　and　went　to　the　main　panel。　He　opened　the　doors；　and　uncovered　the　metal　swing…latches　over　the　safety　switches。　He　popped　them　off；　one　after　another。　〃You　asked　for　it；〃　Arnold　said。　〃And　you　got　it。〃
　　　　He　threw　the　master　switch。
　　　　The　control　room　was　dark。　All　the　monitors　were　black；　The　three　men　stood　there　in　the　dark。
　　　　〃How　long　do　we　have　to　wait？〃　Gennaro　said。
　　　　〃Thirty　seconds；〃　Arnold　said。

〃P…U！〃　Lex　said；　as　they　crossed　the　field。
　　　　〃What？〃　Grant　said。
　　　　〃That　smell！〃　Lex　said。　〃It　stinks　like　rotten　garbage。〃
　　　　Grant　hesitated。　He　stared　across　the　field　toward　the　distant　trees；　looking　for　movement。　He　saw　nothing。　There　was　hardly　a　breeze　to　stir　the　branches。　It　was　peaceful　and　silent　in　the　early　morning。　〃I　think　it's　your　imagination；〃　he　said。
　　　　〃Is　not…〃
　　　　Then　he　heard　the　honking　sound。　It　came　from　the　herd　of　duckbilled　hadrosaurs　behind　them。　First　one　animal；　then　another　and　another；　until　the　whole　herd　had　taken　up　the　honking　cry。　The　duckbills　were　agitated；　twisting　and　turning；　hurrying　out　of　the　water；　circling　the　young　ones　to　protect　them。　。　。　。
　　　　They　smell　it；　too；　Grant　thought。
　　　　With　a　roar；　the　tyrannosaur　burst　from　the　trees　fifty　yards　away；　near　the　lagoon。　It　rushed　out　across　the　open　field　with　huge　strides。　It　ignored　them；　heading　toward　the　herd　of　hadrosaurs。
　　　　〃I　told　you！〃　Lex　screamed。　〃Nobody　listens　to　me！〃
　　　　In　the　distance；　the　duckbills　were　honking　and　starting　to　run。　Grant　could　feel　the　earth　shake　beneath　his　feet。　〃e　on；　kids！〃　He　grabbed　Lex；　lifting　her　bodily　off　the　ground；　and　ran　with　Tim　through　the　grass。　He　had　glimpses　of　the　tyrannosaur　down　by　the　lagoon；　lunging　at　the　hadrosaurs；　which　swung　their　big　tails　in　defense　and　bonked　loudly　and　continuously。　He　heard　the　crashing　of　foliage　and　trees；　and　when　he　looked　over　again；　the　duckbills　were　charging。

In　the　darkened　control　room；　Arnold　checked　his　watch。　Thirty　seconds。　The　memory　should　be　cleared　by　now。　He　pushed　the　main　power　switch　back　on。
　　　　Nothing　happened。
　　　　Arnold's　stomach　heaved。　He　pushed　the　switch　off；　then　on　again。　Still　nothing　happened。　He　felt　sweat　on　his　brow。
　　　　〃What's　wrong？〃　Gennaro　said。
　　　　〃Oh　hell；〃　Arnold　said。　Then　he　remembered　you　had　to　turn　the　safety　swiitches　back　on　before　you　restarted　the　power。　He　flipped　on　the　three　safeties；　and　covered　them　again　with　the　latch　covers。　Then　he　held　his　breath；　and　turned　the　main　power　switch。
　　　　The　room　lights　came　on。
　　　　The　puter　beeped。
　　　　The　screens　hummed。
　　　　〃Thank　God；〃　Arnold　said。　He　hurried　to　the　main　monitor。　There　were　rows　of　labels　on　the　screen
　　　　
　　　Gennaro　reached　for　the　phone；　but　it　was　dead。　No　static　hissing　this　time…just　nothing　at　all。　〃What's　this？〃
　　　　〃Give　me　a　second；〃　Arnold　said。　〃After　a　reset；　all　the　system　modules　have　to　be　brought　on　line　manually。〃　Quickly；　he　went　back　to　work。
　　　　〃Why　manually？〃　Gennaro　said。
　　　　〃Will　you　just　let　me　work；　for　Christ's　sake？〃
　　　　Wu　said；　〃The　system　is　not　intended　to　ever　shut　down。　So；　if　it　does　shut　down；　it　assumes　that　there　is　a　problem　somewhere。　It　requires　you　to　start　up　everything　manually；　Otherwise；　if　there　were　a　short　somewhere；　the　system　would　start　up；　short　out；　start　up　again；　short　out　again；　in　an　endless　cycle。〃
　　　　Okay；〃　Arnold　said。　〃We're　going。〃
　　　　Gennaro　picked　up　the　phone　and　started　to　dial；　when　he　suddenly　stopped。
　　　　〃Jesus；　look　at　that；〃　he　said。　He　pointed　to　one　of　the　video　monitors。
　　　　But　Arnold　wasn't　listening；　He　was　staring　at　the　map；　where　a　tight　cluster　of　dots　by　the　lagoon　had　started　to　move　in　a　coordinated　way。　Moving　fast；　in　a　kind　of　swirl。
　　　　〃What's　happening？〃　Gennaro　said。
　　　　〃The　duckbills；〃　Arnold　said　tonelessly。　〃They've　stampeded。〃

The　duckbills　charged　with　surprising　speed；　their　enormous　bodies　in　a　tight　cluster；　honking　and　roaring；　the　infants　squealing　and　trying　to　stay　out　from　underfoot。　The　herd　raised　a　great　cloud　of　yellow　dust。　Grant　couldn't　see　the　tyrannosaur。
　　　　The　duckbills　were　running　right　toward　them。
　　　　Still　carrying　Lex；　he　ran　with　Tim　toward　a　rocky　outcrop；　with　a　stand　of　big　conifers。　They　ran　hard；　feeling　the　ground　shake　beneath　their　feet。　The　sound　of　the　approaching　herd　was　deafening；　like　the　sound　of　jets　at　an　airport。　It　filled　the　air；　and　hurt　their　ears。　Lex　was　shouting　something；　but　he　couldn't　hear　what　she　was　saying；　and　as　they　scrambled　onto　the　rocks；　the　herd　closed　in　around　them。
　　　　Grant　saw　the　immense　legs　of　the　first　hadrosaurs　that　charged　past；　each　animal　weighing　five　tons；　and　then　they　were　enveloped　in　a　cloud　so　dense　he　could　see　nothing　at　all。　He　had　the　impression　of　huge　bodies；　giant　limbs；　bellowing　cries　of　pain　as　the　animals　wheeled　and　circled。　One　duckbill　struck　a　boulder　and　it　rolled　past　them；　out　into　the　field　beyond。
　　　　In　the　dense　cloud　of　dust；　they　could　see　almost　nothing　beyond　the　rocks。　They　clung　to　the　boulders；　listening　to　the　screams　and　honks；　the　menacing　roar　of　the　tyrannosaur。　Lex　dug　her　fingers　into　Grant's　shoulder。
　　　　Another　hadrosaur　slammed　its　big　tail　against　the　rocks；　leaving　a　splash　of　hot　blood。　Grant　waited　until　the　sounds　of　the　fighting　had　moved　off　to　the　left；　and　then　he　pushed　the　kids　to　start　climbing　the　largest　tree。　They　climbed　swiftly；　feeling　for　the　branches；　as　the　animals　stampeded　all　around　them　in　the　dust。　They　went　up　twenty　feet；　and　then　Lex　clutched　at　Grant　and　refused　to　go　farther。　Tim　was　tired；　too；　and　Grant　thought　they　were　high　enough。　Through　the　dust；　they　could　see　the　broad　backs　of　the　animals　below　as　they　wheeled　and　bonked。　Grant　propped　himself　against　the　coarse　bark　of　the　trunk；　coughed　in　the　dust；　closed　his　eyes；　and　waited。

Arnold　adjusted　the　camera　as　the　herd　moved　away。　The　dust　slowly　cleared。　He　saw　that　the　hadrosaurs　had　scattered；　and　the　tyrannosaur　had　stopped　running；　which　could　only　mean　it　had　made　a　kill。　The　tyrannosaur　was　now　near　the　lagoon。　Arnold　looked　at　the　video　monitor　and　said；　〃Better　get　Muldoon　to　go　out　there　and　see　how　bad　it　is。〃
　　　　〃I'll　get　him；〃　Gennaro　said；　and　left　the　room。

The　Park

A　faint　crackling　sound；　like　a　fire　in　a　fireplace。　Something　warm　and　wet　tickled　Grant's　ankle。　He　opened　his　eyes　and　saw　an　enormous　beige　head。　The　head　tapered　to　a　flat　mouth　shaped　like　the　bill　of　a　duck。　The　eyes；　protruding　above　the　flat　duckbill；　were　gentle　and　soft　like　a　cow's。　The　duck　mouth　opened　and　chewed　branches　on　the　limb　where　Grant　was　sitting。　He　saw　large　flat　teeth　in　the　check。　The　warm　lips　touched　his　ankle　again　as　the　animal　chewed。
　　　　A　duckbilled　hadrosaur。　He　was　astonished　to　see　it　up　close。　Not　that　he　was　afraid；　all　the　species　of　duckbilled　dinosaurs　were　herbivorous；　and　this　one　acted　exactly　like　a　cow。　Even　though　it　was　huge；　its　manner　was　so　calm　and　peaceful　Grant　didn't　feel　threatened。　He　stayed　where　he　was　on　the　branch；　careful　not　to　move；　and　watched　as　it　ate。
　　　　The　reason　Grant　was　astonished　was　that　he　had　a　proprietary　feeling　about　this　animal：　it　was　probably　a　maiasaur；　from　the　late　Cretaceous　in　Montana。　With　John　Horner；　Grant　had　been　the　first　to　describe　the　species。　Maiasaurs　had　an　upcurved　lip；　which　gave　them　the　appearance　of　smiling。　The　name　meant　〃good　mother　lizard〃；　maiasaurs　were　thought　to　protect　their　eggs　until　the　babies　were　born　and　could　take　care　of　themselves。
　　　　Grant　heard　an　insistent　chirping；　and　the　big　head　swung　down。　He　moved　just　enough　to　see　the　baby　hadrosaur　scampering　around　the　feet　of　the　adult。　The　baby　was　dark　beige　with　black　spots。　The　adult　bent　her　head　low　to　the　ground　and　waited；　unmoving；　while　the　baby　stood　up　on　its　hind　legs；　resting　its　front　legs　on　the　mother's　jaw；　and　ate　the　branches　that　protruded　from　the　side　of　the　mother's　mouth。
　　　　The　mother　waited　patiently　until　the　baby　had　finished　eating；　and　dropped　back　down　to　all　fours　again。　Then　the　big　head　came　back　up　toward　Grant。
　　　　The　hadrosaur　continued　to　eat　just　a　few　feet　from　him。　Grant　looked　at　the　two　elongated　airholes　on　top　of　the　flat　upper　bill。　Apparently　the　dinosaur　couldn't　smell　Grant。　And　even　though　the　left　eye　was　looking　right　at　him；　for　some　reason　the　hadrosaur　didn't　react　to　him。
　　　　He　remembered　how　the　tyrannosaur　had　failed　to　see　him；　the　previous　night。　Grant　decided　on　an　experiment。
　　　　He　coughed。
　　　　Instantly　the　hadrosaur　froze；　the　big　head　suddenly　still；　the　jaws