Roadside Picnic, Stalker and the Zone pt 2 of 3

[wytchcroft]

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[quote] "I am not sure whether the description of the wishing machine as ‘a golden ball’ naturally implies a religious symbolism I would leave that to individual interpretation."
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IMHO on Earth exists only one golden ball :))))))))

[wytchcroft]

david beckham! i think he did time in th Zone actually!!!:)))))

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Yes! But this Golden ball executes ALL requests... even which did not ask :)))

Brothers (in original) has written "Золотой Шар". Шар = Sphere. But this translated from English as "Golden Ball". Ball = Мяч (yes, david beckham :)

However in russian language:

Яйца = 1.Eggs (Chicken egg); 2."Balls" (as Man Genitals :)))))
This is the Quote from "Хромая Судьба" - imho the best book of Strugacky Br. This book much it is difficult to translate into english.. :(

[wytchcroft]

ah well, I enjoyed it as best I could:)

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[wytchcroft]

thank you for reading the article!:)

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I read translation by alex_krain :) My "English" is very bad.. I studied English whole 2 months :( But this does not disturb us to communicate! :)))))))))

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[wytchcroft]

i hope you complimented Alex?
it was a fine translation and very kind of him i thought:)

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Yes-yes, we very grateful!!! and Alex Krain and Alex Morse! :)))