The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic AgeTrurl and Klaupacius are constructor robots who try to out-invent each other. They travel to the far corners of the cosmos to take on freelance problem-solving jobs, with dire consequences for their employers. "The most completely successful of his books... here Lem comes closest to inventing a real universe" (Boston Globe). Illustrations by Daniel Mr--z. Translated by Michael Kandel. |
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... flew up to the white sun behind the green star a comet in a bonnet , namely a female , mean as nails and atomic from her head to her four long tails , awful to look at , all blue from hydro- gen cyanide and , sure enough , reeking of ...
... flew up to the white sun behind the green star a comet in a bonnet , namely a female , mean as nails and atomic from her head to her four long tails , awful to look at , all blue from hydro- gen cyanide and , sure enough , reeking of ...
Page 134
... and gears and perfect in every respect , we saved up all our atoms , put them all together ourselves , we hadn't a care , no spats in our vats , no rules , no schools , Hi " until something flew up , landed , sat 134 The Cyberiad.
... and gears and perfect in every respect , we saved up all our atoms , put them all together ourselves , we hadn't a care , no spats in our vats , no rules , no schools , Hi " until something flew up , landed , sat 134 The Cyberiad.
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... flew here , what it is nobody knows , except that it's hideous and no matter from which angle you look at it , it's even more hideous . It flew up , landed , so heavy you can't imagine , and just sits there . But it's an awful nuisance ...
... flew here , what it is nobody knows , except that it's hideous and no matter from which angle you look at it , it's even more hideous . It flew up , landed , so heavy you can't imagine , and just sits there . But it's an awful nuisance ...
Contents
How the World Was Saved 31585 | 3 |
Trurls Machine | 9 |
A Good Shellacking | 21 |
Copyright | |
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answer Anthropods antimatter arms asked Trurl asteroid atoms Balerion Basiliscus beast began beneath cabinet cave cellar chine Chlorian cius constructors course cried Trurl CYBERIAD Cybernerian dark Demon dragon dream ducats ears electronic bard everything Excelsius eyes face Ferrix finally flew gave gold Gozmos Gugh hand happened head hear hundred hurled Ineffabelle inside jumped King Genius King's kingdom Klapau Krool legs looked machine Mandrillion Meanwhile mental engineer mighty mind Mymosh never night once Oneiromant palace paleface Perfect Adviser pirate planet plug police Polyphase prince princess Pugg pulled replied robot Royal Highness sage Second Jungle Book secret ship shouted Sire STANISLAW LEM stars Steelypips structors Subtillion suddenly sure tell Thauma there's thing thou thought throne thunder tion took Trurl and Klapaucius turned voice wall wish words Zipperupus