精彩摘录

Behindeverymannowalive,stand30ghosts,forthatistheratiobywhichthedeadoutnumbertheliving.Sincethedawnoftimeroughlyahundredbillionhumanbeingshavewalkedtheplanetearth.Nowthisisaninterestingnumber,forbyacuriouscoincidencethereareapproximatelythereareahundredbillionstarsinourlocaluniverse-themilkyway.Soforeverymanwhohaseverlived,inthisuniversethereshinesastar.Buteveryoneofthosestarsisasun,oftenfarmorebrilliantandgloriousthanthesmallnearbystarswecalled'thesun'.Andmany,perhapsmostofthosealiensunshaveplanetscirclingthem.Soalmostcertainlythereisenoughlandinthetogiveeverymemberofthehumanspecies,backtothefirstapeman,itsownprivateworldsizeheaven,orhell...

——引自第1页

Atsomesignal,floodlightsaroundthelipofthecraterwereswitchedon,andthebrightearthlightwasobliteratedbyafarmorebrilliantglare.Inthelunarvacuumthebeamswere,ofcourse,completelyinvisible;theyformedoverlappingellipsesofblindingwhite,centeredonthemonolith.Andwheretheytouchedit,itsebonsurfaceseemedtoswallowthem.Pandora’sbox,thoughtFloyd,withasuddensenseofforeboding—waitingtobeopenedbyinquisitiveMan.Andwhatwillhefindinside?

——引自章节：Chapter12JourneybyEarthlig