C\u0103pitanul a dat ordin s\u0103 ridice bila la bord. Cu aten\u021bie, au fixat c\u00e2rligele \u0219i au tras \u00eencet cu macaraua. Metalul verde picura ap\u0103 s\u0103rat\u0103, iar soarele f\u0103cea s\u0103 luceasc\u0103 suprafa\u021ba ca un smarald uria\u0219.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd bila s-a a\u0219ezat pe punte, to\u021bi au f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Era mai mare dec\u00e2t o ma\u0219in\u0103 mic\u0103 \u0219i avea pe margine semne ciudate, ca ni\u0219te gravuri fine. P\u0103rea lucrat\u0103 de om, dar nimeni nu putea spune cum.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Poate e o parte dintr-un satelit c\u0103zut, zise mecanicul, privind curios.
\u2014 Sau poate e ceva ce n-ar trebui s\u0103 vedem, ad\u0103ug\u0103 altul, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u0103pitanul se apropie \u0219i atinse suprafa\u021ba rece cu palma. \u00cen clipa aceea, to\u021bi au auzit un sunet slab, ca un oftat. Bila vibra u\u0219or, ca \u0219i cum ar fi r\u0103spuns la atingere.<\/p>\n
Marinarii au \u00eencremenit. Unii s-au dat \u00eenapoi, al\u021bii au ridicat instinctiv armele de semnalizare.
\u2014 S\u0103 nu mai pun\u0103 nimeni m\u00e2na pe ea! \u2014 strig\u0103 c\u0103pitanul, cu voce ferm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Dar era prea t\u00e2rziu. Bila s-a mi\u0219cat singur\u0103, rostogolindu-se c\u00e2\u021biva centimetri \u0219i oprindu-se brusc. Pe suprafa\u021b\u0103 a ap\u0103rut o deschiz\u0103tur\u0103 rotund\u0103, iar din interior a \u00eenceput s\u0103 ias\u0103 abur. Mirosul era ciudat, amestec de metal \u00eencins \u0219i alge.<\/p>\n
Din abur se ivi ceva mic \u2014 o sfer\u0103 mai mic\u0103, care plutea \u00een aer, tremur\u00e2nd u\u0219or. Lumina se reflecta pe ea, iar to\u021bi au r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 suflare.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu v\u0103 mi\u0219ca\u021bi! \u2014 strig\u0103 c\u0103pitanul. \u2014 Asta nu-i lucru p\u0103m\u00e2ntesc.<\/p>\n
Sfera mic\u0103 se opri la c\u00e2\u021biva metri deasupra pun\u021bii, apoi emise un sunet scurt, ca un \u021biuit. \u00cen clipa urm\u0103toare, bila mare se deschise complet, l\u0103s\u00e2nd s\u0103 se vad\u0103 un interior str\u0103lucitor, plin de fire \u0219i oglinzi.<\/p>\n
Marinarii se priveau speria\u021bi, dar \u0219i fascina\u021bi. Ceea ce p\u0103rea o amenin\u021bare \u00eencepea s\u0103 semene tot mai mult cu ceva… viu.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceva nea\u0219teptat. Unul dintre marinari, cel mai t\u00e2n\u0103r, se apropie \u00eencet. Avea ochii mari, plini de curiozitate. C\u00e2nd a \u00eentins m\u00e2na spre sfera luminoas\u0103, aceasta s-a apropiat de el, ating\u00e2ndu-i degetele. O lumin\u0103 puternic\u0103 i-a \u00eenv\u0103luit pe am\u00e2ndoi.<\/p>\n
Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva secunde, lumina s-a stins. Marinarul era \u00eenc\u0103 acolo, dar p\u0103rea schimbat. Chipul \u00eei era senin, de parc\u0103 ar fi \u00een\u021beles ceva ce ceilal\u021bi nu puteau pricepe.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu ne vrea r\u0103ul, a spus el calm. E un mesaj… o avertizare.<\/p>\n
C\u0103pitanul l-a privit f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 zic\u0103 nimic. Bila mic\u0103 a plutit o clip\u0103 deasupra pun\u021bii, apoi a disp\u0103rut \u00een cer, ca o stea tras\u0103 cu m\u00e2na.<\/p>\n
Bila mare s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it brusc, pierz\u00e2ndu-\u0219i culoarea \u0219i luciul. C\u00e2nd au b\u0103tut din nou \u00een ea, p\u0103rea o simpl\u0103 bucat\u0103 de fier ruginit.<\/p>\n
Nimeni n-a mai spus nimic tot drumul \u00eenapoi spre port. Dar \u00eentr-o noapte, c\u0103pitanul a jurat c\u0103 a v\u0103zut iar acea sfer\u0103 mic\u0103, plutind deasupra m\u0103rii, exact \u00een locul unde o g\u0103siser\u0103.<\/p>\n
De atunci, marinarii povestesc \u00eentre ei c\u0103 unele lucruri din ad\u00e2ncuri nu sunt f\u0103cute s\u0103 fie descoperite. \u0218i c\u0103, uneori, marea nu ascunde doar tainele p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, ci \u0219i pe cele ale cerului.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C\u0103pitanul a dat ordin s\u0103 ridice bila la bord. Cu aten\u021bie, au fixat c\u00e2rligele \u0219i au tras \u00eencet cu macaraua. Metalul verde picura ap\u0103 s\u0103rat\u0103, iar soarele f\u0103cea s\u0103 luceasc\u0103 suprafa\u021ba ca un smarald uria\u0219. C\u00e2nd bila s-a a\u0219ezat pe punte, to\u021bi au f\u0103cut un pas \u00eenapoi. Era mai mare dec\u00e2t o ma\u0219in\u0103 mic\u0103 \u0219i […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10762,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10760\/revisions\/10762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}