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The Bridge continued to be under construction meanwhile. He has been oriented on the Nearest Star. Achievement of this Star was real and close on time.

- We are developing! We are working! - the King of stellar creativity thought. - We will make one more step forward!

However has come an announcement: "We won't give the Moon to athletes! To rebuild, to reorganize the bridge! To visit the Moon! And to visit sooner than athletes!"

This were already not small events with Beavers, Gobbler and Fox.

The case has begun to smell in the reputation of the City of Rubins.

But if this reputation would be in doubt, the King of stellar creativity will be possible to be asked to go out off the hut. Without the right of return.

The King has decided to play a cunning trick. The Nearest Star seemed too achievable.

... Maybe it would be worth to resign according personal will? And even a little earlier. Before the "We won't give the moon to athletes!"? But how will you get over yourself? Romanticism, commitment, enthusiasm, workaholism, lack of financial independence... A habit to be busy a Big Real Business, the Great Affairs. And the head has been crowded with the technical ideas. Somehow there was neither time, nor energy, nor health to switch to all this "diplomacy".

Besides, they "entrusted" with reference to "talent", "genius", with a hint on luck and on ability to solve any problems... And who without vanity? Who doesn't hope for luck? That "somehow it will be come to lucky results"...

Yes and this - let small - the period ensured by the consent will be filled with important, necessary, ingenious affairs...

...It is impossible to agree with, and it is impossible to refuse...

In general, the King of stellar creativity agreed with "We won't give the Moon to athletes!". Have accepted a task to execution.

It is difficult to rebuild, to reorganize the Bridge. It is almost impossible. All were understanding this. And all were understanding that to visit the Moon ahead of athletes - is unreal.

Meanwhile laws of the nature are forcing to feel themselves. Health not always and not constantly improves with age. And if events which will be called "fail", still in future, and if these events in nearest future they will define as "failure"... For the ambitious person such prospect doesn't add of health.

The King has somehow thought and has decided to make Balance: that - in "plus", and that - in "minus".

In "plus" have appeared:

1. The Kingdom created by the King,

2. The built Bridge (with the prospect of finishing it to the Nearest Star),

3. Human's achievement of the Crystal Sky.

4. Many other ingenious achievements.

In "minus"... Yes, nothing serious.

And as about "We won't give the Moon to athletes!"? But innovative activity is always connected with fallout of some number of untenable versions and projects... "The working moment" - if to estimate objectively and with light loyalty... However, it may be been forefelt, that the consent of the King and this inevitably unsuccessful project aggressively will be used against the King. Will accuse the King of "failure".

In general, the Giant of Ignorance stepped on the historical scene. From where to him to come into being? The population of the Rubies's City got rather quite good education.

But a man with such a good education had an obvious advantage over those who was signing his name, placing the little cross.

And before those, who carried out 'The Bridge to Stars' Project, before the King and his assistants many people with "quite good" education felt themselves uncertainly. A some number of such people had doubts concerning activity of the King. They, may be, felt of own inferiority, envy, the concealed aggression, some kind of scepticism of ignorance.

There was, of course, an alternative: either to reach the level of King, or to pull the King to their level.

As a result, there was felt an appearance - out of nowhere? - The Giant of Ignorance. There was a feeling that the King and his Kingdom were gradually discovering themselves under the power of this Giant.

The King of star creativity has pretty suddenly gone away into a Better World. Someone (vast majority) considered this "leaving" more or less natural (taking into account overfatigue, diseases). Someone (not numerous personalities) placed emphasis on circumstances which they believed as strange...

And what with the Kingdom's future? What's the Kingdom's destiny? What awaits him?

On these questions of definite answer still isn't present. The History tries to answer them.

April 23, 2017 - April 25, 2017.

Phased translation from Russian into English. Supplementation of translated text, amendment: 11 November 2017 09:24, 11 November 2017 14:11, 11 November 2017 16:00.

Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сказка о Короле звездного творчества'.

XLVII. The fairy tale about one hundredth of one percent

The moustached person has opened an envelope. He have put before himself a sheet of paper.

He glanced:

"Very secretly. The Top Secret...

Slanderers...