TedChiang[TowerofBabylon]特德姜巴比伦塔.pdfVIP

12Tower o Babylon 12Tower o Babylon Were the tower to be laid down across the plain o Shinar, it would be t’ wjoo udrnaeyys to walk Were the tower to be laid down across the plain o Shinar, it would be t’ wjoo udrnaeyys to walk rom one end to the other. While the tower stands, it takes a ull month and a hal to climb rom its rom one end to the other. While the tower stands, it takes a ull month and a hal to climb rom its base to its summit, i a man walks unburdened. But ew men climb the tower with empty hands; base to its summit, i a man walks unburdened. But ew men climb the tower with empty hands; the pace o most men is slowed by the cart o bricks that they pull behind them. Four months pass the pace o most men is slowed by the cart o bricks that they pull behind them. Four months pass between the day a brick is loaded onto a cart, and the day it is taken o to orm a part o the tower. between the day a brick is loaded onto a cart, and the day it is taken o to orm a part o the tower. Hillalum had spent all his li e in Elam, and knew Babylon only as a buyer ’so coEplpamer. The Hillalum had spent all his li e in Elam, and knew Babylon only as a buyer ’so coEplpamer. The copper ingots were were carried on boats that traveled down the Karun to the Lower Sea, headed copper ingots were were carried on boats that traveled down the Karun to the Lower Sea, headed or the Euphrates. Hillalum and the other miners traveled overland, alongside a merchant ’s or the Euphrates. Hillalum and the other miners traveled overland, alongside