jurassic.park-第44章

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　　　　〃That's　too　much；〃　Hammond　said。　〃Too　deep。〃
　　　　〃You　don't　want　her　waking　up　and　jumping　off　the　truck；〃　Harding　snapped。
　　　　Before　ing　to　the　park；　Harding　had　been　the　chief　of　veterinary　medicine　at　the　San　Diego　Zoo；　and　the　world's　leading　expert　on　avian　care。　He　flew　all　over　the　world；　consulting　with　zoos　in　Europe；　India；　and　Japan　on　the　care　of　exotic　birds。　He'd　had　no　interest　when　this　peculiar　little　man　showed　up；　offering　him　a　position　in　a　private　game　park。　But　when　he　learned　what　Hammond　had　done　。。。　It　was　impossible　to　pass　up。　Harding　had　an　academic　bent；　and　the　prospect　of　writing　the　first　Textbook　of　Veterinary　Internal　Medicine：　Diseases　of　Dinosauria　was　pelling。　In　the　late　twentieth　century；　veterinary　medicine　was　scientifically　advanced…　the　best　zoos　ran　clinics　little　different　from　hospitals。　New　textbooks　were　merely　refinements　of　old。　For　a　world…class　practitioner；　there　were　no　worlds　left　to　conquer。　But　to　be　the　first　to　care　for　a　whole　new　class　of　animals：　that　was　something！
　　　　And　Harding　had　never　regretted　his　decision；　He　had　developed　considerable　expertise　with　these　animals。　And　he　didn't　want　to　hear　from　Hammond　now。
　　　　The　hypsy　snorted　and　twitched。　She　was　still　breathing　shallowly；　there　was　no　ocular　reflex　yet。　But　it　was　time　to　get　moving。　〃All　aboard；〃　Harding　shouted。　〃Let's　get　this　girl　back　to　her　paddock。〃

〃Living　systems；〃　Arnold　said；　〃are　not　like　mechanical　systems。　Living　systems　are　never　in　equilibrium。　They　are　inherently　unstable。　They　may　seem　stable；　but　they're　not。　Everything　is　moving　and　changing。　In　a　sense；　everything　is　on　the　edge　of　collapse。〃
　　　　Gennaro　was　frowning。　〃But　lots　of　things　don't　change；　body　temperature　doesn't　change；　all　kinds　of　other…〃
　　　　〃Body　temperature　changes　constantly；〃　Arnold　said。　〃Constantly。　It　changes　cyclically　over　twenty…four　hours；　lowest　in　the　morning；　highest　in　the　afternoon。　It　changes　with　mood；　with　disease；　with　exercise；　with　outside　temperature；　with　food。　It　continuously　fluctuates　up　and　down。　Tiny　jiggles　on　a　graph。　Because；　at　any　moment；　some　forces　are　pushing　temperature　up；　and　other　forces　are　pulling　it　down。　It　is　inherently　unstable。　And　every　other　aspect　of　living　systems　is　like　that；　too。〃
　　　　〃So　you're　saying　。　。　。〃
　　　　〃Malcolm's　just　another　theoretician；〃　Arnold　said。　〃Sitting　in　his　office；　he　made　a　nice　mathematical　model；　and　it　never　occurred　to　him　that　what　he　saw　as　defects　were　actually　necessities。　Look：　when　I　was　working　on　missiles；　we　dealt　with　something　called　'resonant　yaw。'　Resonant　yaw　meant　that；　even　though　a　missile　was　only　slightly　unstable　off　the　pad；　it　was　hopeless。　It　was　inevitably　going　to　go　out　of　control；　and　it　couldn't　be　brought　back。　That's　a　feature　of　mechanical　systems。　A　little　wobble　can　get　worse　until　the　whole　system　collapses。　But　those　same　little　wobbles　are　essential　to　a　living　system。　They　mean　the　system　is　healthy　and　responsive。　Malcolm　never　understood　that。〃
　　　　〃Are　you　sure　he　didn't　understand　that？　He　seems　pretty　clear　on　the　difference　between　living　and　nonliving…〃
　　　　〃Look；〃　Arnold　said。　〃The　proof　is　right　here。〃　He　pointed　to　the　screens。
　　　　〃In　less　than　an　hour；〃　he　said；　〃the　park　will　all　be　back　on　line。　The　only　thing　I've　got　left　to　clear　is　the　telephones。　For　some　reason；　they're　still　out。　But　everything　else　will　be　working。　And　that's　not　theoretical。　That's　a　fact。〃

The　needle　went　deep　into　the　neck；　and　Harding　injected　the　medrine　into　the　anesthetized　female　dryosaur　as　she　lay　on　her　side　on　the　ground。　Immediately　the　animal　began　to　recover；　snorting　and　kicking　her　powerful　hind　legs。
　　　　〃Back；　everybody；〃　Harding　said；　scrambling　away。　〃Get　back。〃
　　　　The　dinosaur　staggered　to　her　feet；　standing　drunkenly。　She　shook　her　lizard　head；　stared　at　the　people　standing　back　in　the　quartz　lights；　and　blinked。
　　　　〃She's　drooling；〃　Hammond　said；　worried。
　　　　〃Temporary；〃　Harding　said。　〃It'll　stop。〃
　　　　The　dryosaur　coughed；　and　then　moved　slowly　across　the　field；　away　from　the　lights。
　　　　〃Why　isn't　she　hopping？〃
　　　　〃She　will；〃　Harding　said。　〃It'll　take　her　about　an　hour　to　recover　fully。　She's　fine。〃　He　turned　back　to　the　car。　〃Okay；　boys；　let's　go　deal　with　the　stego。〃

Muldoon　watched　as　the　last　of　the　stakes　was　pounded　into　the　ground。　The　lines　were　pulled　taut；　and　the　protocarpus　tree　was　lifted　clear。　Muldoon　could　see　the　blackened；　charred　streaks　on　the　silver　fence　where　the　short　had　occurred。　At　the　base　of　the　fence；　several　ceramic　insulators　had　burst。　They　would　have　to　be　replaced。　But　before　that　could　be　done；　Arnold　would　to　have　to　shut　down　all　the　fences。
　　　　〃Control。　This　is　Muldoon。　We're　ready　to　begin　repair。〃
　　　　〃All　right；〃　Arnold　said。　〃Shutting　out　your　section　now。〃
　　　　Muldoon　glanced　at　his　watch。　Somewhere　in　the　distance；　he　heard　soft　hooting。　It　sounded　like　owls；　but　he　knew　it　was　the　dilophosaurs。　He　went　over　to　Ramón　and　said；　〃Let's　finish　this　up。　I　want　to　get　to　those　other　sections　of　fence。〃

An　hour　went　by。　Donald　Gennaro　stared　at　the　glowing　map　in　the　control　room　as　the　spots　and　numbers　flickered　and　changed。　〃What's　happening　now？〃
　　　　Arnold　worked　at　the　console。　〃I'm　trying　to　get　the　phones　back。　So　we　can　call　about　Malcolm。〃
　　　　〃No；　I　mean　out　there。〃
　　　　Arnold　glanced　up　at　the　board。　〃It　looks　as　if　they're　about　done　with　the　animals；　and　the　two　sections。　just　as　I　told　you；　the　park　is　back　in　band。　With　no　catastrophic　Malcolm　Effect。　In　fact；　there's　just　that　third　section　of　fence。　。　。　。〃
　　　　〃Arnold。〃　It　was　Muldoon's　voice。
　　　　〃Yes？〃
　　　　〃Have　you　seen　this　bloody　fence？〃
　　　　〃Just　a　minute。〃
　　　　On　one　of　the　monitors；　Gennaro　saw　a　high　angle　down　on　a　field　of　grass；　blowing　in　the　wind。　In　the　distance　was　a　low　concrete　roof。　〃That's　the　sauropod　maintenance　building；〃　Arnold　explained。　〃It's　one　of　the　utility　structures　we　use　for　equipment；　feed　storage；　and　so　on。　We　have　them　all　around　the　park；　in　each　of　the　paddocks。〃　On　the　monitor；　the　video　image　panned。　〃We're　turning　the　camera　now　to　get　a　look　at　the　fence。　。　。　。〃
　　　　Gennaro　saw　a　shining　wall　of　metallic　mesh　in　the　light。　One　section　had　been　trampled；　knocked　flat。　Muldoon's　Jeep　and　work　crew　were　there。
　　　　〃Huh；〃　Arnold　said。　〃Looks　like　the　rex　went　into　the　sauropod　paddock。〃
　　　　Muldoon　said；　〃Fine　dining　tonight。〃
　　　　〃We'll　have　to　get　him　out　of　there；〃　Arnold　said。
　　　　〃With　what？〃　Muldoon　said。　〃We　haven't　got　anything　to　use　on　a　rex。　I'll　fix　this　fence；　but　I'm　not　going　in　there　until　daylight。〃
　　　　〃Hammond　won't　like　it。〃
　　　　〃We'll　discuss　it　when　I　get　back；〃　Muldoon　said。

〃How　many　sauropods　will　the　rex　kill？〃　Hammond　said；　pacing　around　the　control　room。
　　　　〃Probably　just　one；〃　Harding　said。　〃Sauropods　are　big；　the　rex　can　feed　off　a　single　kill　for　several　days。〃
　　　　〃We　have　to　go　out　and　get　him　tonight；〃　Hammond　said。
　　　　Muldoon　shook　his　head。　〃I'm　not　going　in　there　until　daylight。〃
　　　　Hammond　was　rising　up　and　down　on　the　balls　of　his　feet；　the　way　he　did　whenever　he　was　angry。　〃Are　you　forgetting　you　work　for　me？〃
　　　　〃No；　Mr。　Hammond；　I'm　not　forgetting。　But　that's　a　full…grown　adult　tyrannosaur　out　there。　How　do　you　plan　to　get　him？〃
　　　　〃We　have　tranquilizer　guns。〃
　　　　〃We　have　tranquilizer　guns　that　shoot　a　twenty…cc　dart；〃　Muldoon　said。　〃Fine　for　an　animal　that　weighs　four　or　five　hundred　pounds。　That　tyrannosaur　weighs　eight　tons。　It　wouldn't　even　feel　it。〃
　　　　〃You　ordered　a　larger　weapon。　。　。　。〃
　　　　〃I　ordered　three　larger　weapons；　Mr。　Hammond；　but　you　cut　the　requisition；　so　we　got　only　one。　And　it's　gone。　Nedry　took　it　when　he　left。〃
　　　　〃That　was　pretty　stupid。　Who　let　that　happen？〃
　　　　〃Nedry's　not　my　problem；　Mr。　Hammond；〃　Muldoon　said。
　　　　〃You're　saying；〃　Hammond　said；　〃that；　as　of　this　moment；　there　is　no　way　to　stop　the　tyrannosaur？〃
　　　　〃That's　exactly　what　I'm　saying；〃　Muldoon　said。
　　　　〃That's　ridiculous；〃　Hammond　said。
　　　　〃It's　your　park；　Mr。　Hammond。　You　didn't　want　anybody　to　be　able　to　injure　your　precious　dinosaurs。　Well；　now　you've　got　a　rex　in　with　the　sauropods；　and　there's　not　a　damned　thing　you　can　do　about　it。〃　He　left　the　room。
　　　　〃Just　a　minute；〃　Hammond　said；　hurrying　after　him。　Gennaro　stared　at　the　screens；　and　listened　to　the　shouted　argument　in　the　hallway　outside；　He　said　to　Arnold；　〃I　guess　you　don't　have　control　of　the　park　yet；　after　all。〃
　　　　〃Don't　kid　yourself；〃　Arnold　said；　lighting　another　cigarette。　〃We　have　the　park。　It'll　be　dawn　in　a　couple　of　hours。　We　may　lose　a　couple　of　dinos　before　we　get　the　rex　out　of　there；　but；　believe　me；　we　have　the　park。〃

Dawn

Grant　was　awakened　by　a　loud　grinding　sound；　followed　by　a　mechanical　clanking。　He　opened　his　eyes　and　saw　a　bale　of　bay　rolling　past　him　on　a　conveyor　belt；　up　toward　the　ceiling。　Two　more　bales　followed　it。　Then　the　clanking　stopped　as　abruptly　as　it　had　begun；　and　the　concrete　building　was　silent　again。
　　　　Grant　yawned。　He　stretched　sleepily；　winced　in　pain；　and　sat　up。
　　　　Soft　yellow　light　came　through　the　side　windows。　It　was　morning：　he　had　slept　the　whole　night！　He　looked　quickly　at　his　watch：　5：00　a。m。　Still　almost　six　hours　to　go　before　the　boat　had　to　be　recalled。　He　rolled　onto　his　back；　groaning。　His　head　throbbed；　and　his　body　ached　as　if　he　had　been　beaten　up。　From　around　the　corner；　he　heard　a　squeaking　sound；　like　a　rusty　wheel。　And　then　Lex　giggling。
　　　　Grant　stood　slowly；　and　looked　at　the　building。　Now　that　it　was　daylight；　he　could　see　it　was　some　kind　of　a　maintenance　building；　with　stacks　of　hay　and　supplies。　On　the　wall　he　saw　a　gray　metal　box　and　a　stenciled　sign：　SAUROPOD　MAINTENANCE　BLDG　（04）。　This　must　be　the　sauropod　paddock；　as　he　had　thought。　He　opened　the　box　and　saw　a　telephone；　but　when　he　lifted　the　receiver　he　heard　only　hissing　static。　Apparently　the　phones　weren't　working　yet。
　　　　〃Chew　your　food；〃　Lex　was　saying。　〃Don't　be　a　piggy；　Ralph。〃
　　　　Grant　walked　around　the　corner　and　found　Lex　by　the　bars；　holding　out　handfuls　of　bay　to　an　animal　outside　that　looked　like　a　large　pink　pig　and　was　making　the　squeaking　sounds　Grant　had　heard。　It　was　actually　an　infant　triceratops；　about　the　size　of　a　pony。　The　infant　didn't　have　horns　on　its　head　yet；　just　a　curved　bony　frill　behind　big　soft　eyes。　It　poked　its　snout　through　the　bars　toward　Lex；　its　eyes　watching　her　as　she　fed　it　more　hay。
　　　　〃That's　better；〃　Lex　said。　〃There's　plenty　of　hay；　don't　worry。〃　She　patted　the　baby　on　the　head。　〃You　like　hay；　don't　you；　Ralph？〃
　　　　Lex　turned　back　and　saw　him。
　　　　〃This　is　Ralph；〃　Lex　said。　〃He's　my　friend。　He　likes　hay。〃
　　　　Grant　took　a　step　and　stopped；　wincing。
　　　　〃You　look　pretty　bad；〃　Lex　said。
　　　　〃I　feel　pretty　bad。〃
　　　　〃Tim；　too。　His　nose　is　all　swollen　up。〃
　　　　〃Where　is　Tim？〃
　　　　〃Peeing；〃　she　said。　〃You　want　to　help　me　feed　Ralph？〃
　　　　The　baby　triceratops　looked　at　Grant。　Hay　stuck　out　of　both　sides　of　its　mouth；　dropping　on　the　floor　as　it　chewed。
　　　　　〃He's　a　very　messy　eater；〃　Lex　said；　〃And　he's　very　hungry。〃
　　　　The　baby　finished　chewing　and　licked　its　lips。　It　opened　its　mouth；　waiting　for　more。　Grant　could　see　the　slender　sharp　teeth；　and　the　beaky　upper　jaw；　like　a