Ermakov was silent. Each time when companions left on searches, it hardly, dragging vyvihnutuju a foot, crept out outside
and hours sat about the conveyor, having put on knees the automatic machine, - waited for a signal. While the others had a
rest, - exhausted by walking lasting many hours, it was on duty above or tried to contact "Hiusom". Ermakov waited and was
afraid of conversation with the far navigator, but when at last Michael Antonovicha's joyful voice has reached from a loud-
speaker, interrupted with irritating crash of hindrances, the commander has started talking in quiet, even slightly playful tone.
Has told that the purpose is close, everything is all right, mood vigorous. Were late in rocks because of bad road a little, but it
is not terrible. All members of expedition send greetings.
Listening to this conversation, geologists were silent approvingly - Michael has nothing to know all. To it and so it is not
sweet in loneliness.
This day Jurkovsky has made last mad attempt to reveal a secret of disappearance of Bogdana. The skilled rock-climber, it
has managed to climb up top of one of the highest columns metres in hundred from "Boy".
Tridtsatimetrovaja the black vast object has been split lengthways, and, resting against crack edges, the geologist with
inhuman dexterity has scrambled on it to examine vicinities.
Bulls and dejected Dauge patiently stood at bottom. Then, when Jurkovsky has gone down downwards and had a rest,
resting a back against a smooth stone, they as patiently expected that he will tell.
But Jurkovsky has told tolko: - Golconda close... Clearly...
Ermakov waited for them about "Boy", has passed in the hatch, has climbed through itself and when all have removed
helmets, has told very much tiho: - It is acted in an hour.
Bulls was not surprised - he waited for these words. Even if Spitsyn's oxygen cylinder would be serviceable, oxygen stocks in
it should come to an end for a long time already, and that could extend from venerianskoj atmospheres the oxygen filter,
could tighten an asthma agony only at thirty-forty o'clock.