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 ,,ka!r9e ,,maclean         99       99 
99       99       99     ,! old "o said1
 ,/ick close by me1 *ild4  ,:at'll x be 
l1 ,gr&pa8 ,! y\ng/] 0 fright5$4  ,d>k1 
v d>k1 & big4 ,x moves fa/1 b we'll keep
 up ) x4 ,! tone 0 consci\sly reassur+4 
,d>k1 ,gr&pa8  ,yes1 x sucks heat &     
absorbs light4 ,y'll f9d out :5 y're old
 & /rong en\gh to swim d[n to ! bottom &
 see :at's !re4 ,n[ /ay ) me :5 we foll[
 x1 & don't get lo/ 9 ! cr[d2 & don't   
get ahead ( me or get too close to x--y 
might take 9 too mu*1 & get ov]*>g$4    
,:at's 'ov]*>g$1' ,gr&pa8 ,c y really   
get too mu*8 ,! y\ng/] jigg$ up & d[n a 
little ) excitem5t & anticipation4  ,= a
 mom5t1 ! old/] turn$ 8 att5tion f wat*+

 = ! ?+ t 0 com+1 & consid]$ him fondly4
 ,poor y\ngl+4 ,i =get4 ,y've _h no     
*ance to le>n :at x means to get en\gh4 
,y're too "y to ride ! /orms & tap !    
lightn+s4444 ,li/5 n[4 ,:5 a gr[nup has 
to let out a fla% ( blue light1 t means 
t he's ov]*>g$ & sp9n+ (f balance       
inside1 & s he has to save himself by   
lett+ out 8 en]gy to let d[n ! pressure4
 ,s be c>eful2 take en\gh1 b don't be   
gre$y & take 9 too mu* too sudd5ly4 ,n[ 
let's j float "h ) ! o!rs & be ready4   
,x 0 a beautiful bright day4 ,! sun p\r$
 d[n its flood ( light1 "h & !re en]giz+
 a molecule ( ! blue air into little    
sp>kles ( ionization2 & bel[1 a mi/ (   
bright cl\ds half veil$ ! d>kness t 0 ! 
bottom4  ,:at's x mean :5 someone bl9ks 
blue light 9 lots ( fla%es1 & !n gl[s r$
 & />ts s9k+1 huh1 ,gr&pa8  ,i'll tell y
 lat] :5 y're old]4 ,j be c>eful & don't
 get too close4 ,he 0 abruptly excit$4  
,"h x comes6  ,out ( ! blue transluc5ce 
f> bel[1 a black dot appe>$ & grew      
rapidly1 ru%+ clos] until x 0 a huge    

fi%-%ap$ object ) widespread f9s1 ru%+  
t[>ds !m4 ,x w\ld pass slightly to !    
left ( !m1 & already ! wait+ cr[d 0 mov+
 to int]cept x4  ,x fla%$ by1 & ! y\ng/]
 ?\ght !y 7 go+ to lose x--x 0 go+ s mu*
 fa/] ?an !y2 b z ! ?\ght cross$ 8 m9d1 
& he saw ! two *urn+ gl[+ op5+s 9 its   
re>1 a burn+ bla/ ( en]gy /ruck him4 ,a 
multitude ( gl[+1 *>g$ p>ticles crackl$ 
ar\nd him1 /ream$ aga9/ him4 ,8 fields  
%ift$ to rea* out & capture !m2 ! sp9 ( 
/or$ en]gy )9 spun fa/]1 absorb+ ! new  
en]gy into its drive1 its life-pulse    
ris+ to a deep hum1 & he felt /rong1    
/rong] ?an he _h ev] felt be=e 9 8 life4
  ,!y 7 fly+ fa/] n[1 accel]at+ fa/] ?an
 he _h ev] fl[n1 & x 0 easy4 ,!y drew up
 clos] to ! d>k ?+1 mat*+ x spe$ = spe$1
 lav+ 9 ! gl[+ cl\d ( en]gy-p>ticles t  
ro>$ backw>d f its jets4 ,! y\ng/] 0    
a/\nd$ & exhil>at$ at ! trem5d\s1       
ef=tless spe$ ) :i* !y 7 driv+ =w>d4    
,?is 0 ! fir/ "t he _h ev] _h s mu* p[]4
 ,x 0 t5 times m ?an any aurora borealis
 ) its pale wa% ( en]gy waves4  ,drunk5 

9 8 new f\nd /r5g?1 he pull$ ahead clos]
 to ! ro>+ jets4         99       99    
99       99       99  ,at ! peak ( ! arc
 ( climb ( ! ,new ,york-,i/anbul        
/ratol9]1 high 9 ! ionosph]e :]e ! ,e>? 
0 m]ely a giant globe f> bel[1 ! pilot (
 ! /ratol9] bor$ly cut ! jets = !       
fuel-sav+ glide t turn$ _! nose t[>d    
,e>? aga94  ,! rad> 0 clang+ its usual  
s5seless w>n+ ( imm95t collision ) "s   
solid objects1 :i* _h approa*$ clos] ?an
 ! automatic relays consid]$ safe4 ,x _h
 be5 clang+ = sev]al m9utes4 ,! pilot   
glanc$ 9 annoyance at ! rad> scre51 :]e 
sev]al hundr$ globes--f two to sev5 feet
 9 diamet]--%[$ vividly1 trail+ ! %ip 9 
a fan-%ap$ clu/]4 ,"s day ,i'm go+ to   
take a hamm] to t ?+4  ,! co-pilot1     
look+ back f ! control bli/]'s re> w9d[1
 saw no?+1 z usual1 except a few ( ! %9+
 globes1 :i* %[$ !mselves transi5tly 9 a
 brief fla% ( blue light z !y c>elessly 
ov]load$ & dis*>g$--& "o1 small] ?an !  
re/1 :o bl9k$ on & (f rapidly 9         
brilliant fla%es ( blue4 ,z he wat*$1 x 

ran sudd5ly d[n ! color-scale to r$ &   
began to lag beh9d1 a gl[+ r$ globe1    
s9k+4  ,i wond] :at ! hell !y ?9k !y're 
do+8 he grumbl$4         99       99    
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