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Chapter 15

           SoSmithdecidedtotakeawalk.

           Hewasabitdazedathisownaudacity,for,whilehehaddoneitbefore,twice,hehadnever"soloed."EachtimeanOldOnehadbeenwithhim,watchingoverhim,makingsurethathisbodywassafe,keepinghimfrombecomingdisorientedatthenewexperience,stayingwithhimuntilhereturnedtohisbodyandstarteditupagain.

           TherewasnoOldOnetohelphimnow.ButSmithhadalwaysbeenquicktolearn;heknewhowtodoitandwasconfidentthathecoulddoitaloneinafashionthatwouldfillhisteacherwithpride.Sofirsthecheckedovereverypartofhisbody,madecertainthatitwouldnotbedamagedwhilehewasgone,thengotcautiouslyoutofit,leavingbehindonlythattrifleofhimselfneededaswatchmanandcaretaker.

           Thenheroseupandstoodontheedgeofthepool,rememberingtobehaveasifhisbodywerestillwithhim,asaguardagainstdisorientingagainstlosingtrackofthepool,thebody,everything,andwanderingoffintounknownplaceswherehecouldnotfindhiswayback.

           Smithlookedaround.

           Anaircarwasjustlandinginthegardenbythepoolandbeingsunderitwerecomplainingofinjuriesandindignitiesdonethem.Perhapsthiswasthetroublehecouldfeel?Grasseswereforwalkingon,flowersandbusheswerenotthiswasawrongness.

           No,therewasmorewrongness.Amanwasjuststeppingoutoftheaircar,onefootabouttotouchtheground,andJubalwasrunningtowardhim.

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