标题: 《Post-Human Pat 》作者：- Lavie Tidhar【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-8-26 10:32 标题: 《Post-Human Pat 》作者：- Lavie Tidhar【EPUB】 Post-Human Pat Lavie Tidhar he little children run and wave The mothers smile, the fathers stand The post is coming all around The post that comes from other days The children run and wave on the planet of New Beijing, making grabs in the air for the precious paper packets floating down over their heads; In plague-ridden London an ancient grandmother huddles in the corner of a dark, damp room and pulls her black shawl closer, clutching the priceless paper page in her blue-veined hand; and in the ring-like cities in orbit around the Earth, and in the torture-chambers of the Spanish inquisition, and in generation starships on their silent journeys through eternal night and in wagon kraals burning in the African sun, people sigh, people welcome the mail. 'Who are you writing to?' the tall boy slumps down, stretching his hands to the fire. It is cold at night on the islands, off the coast of First Continent, where the cold currents keep away the sea-beasts and the tourists, and the words come out as 'whreyoowrtingtoo?' through chattering teeth. His wet hair falls down on his naked back like a dark emperor's fan. The girl smiles, says 'to my great, great, great