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Chapter 19

           Mikewasnotignorant:hehadknownsincehewasanestlingthattheplanetnextnearertheSunwasalmostcoveredwiththewateroflifeandlatelyhehadlearnedthatthesepeopleacceptedthislavishrichnesscasually.Hehadeventaken,unassisted,themuchmoredifficulthurdleofgrokkingatlasttheMartianorthodoxythatthewaterceremonydidnotrequirewater,thatwaterwasmerelysymbolfortheessencebeautifulbutnotindispensable.

           But,likemanyahumanstillvirgintowardsomemajorhumanexperience,Mikediscoveredthatknowingafactintheabstractwasnotatallthesamethingasexperiencingitsphysicalreality;thesightoftheAtlanticOceanfilledhimwithsuchawethatJillsqueezedhimandsaidsharply,"Stopit,Mike!Don’tyoudare!"

           Mikechoppedoffhisemotionandstoreditawayforlateruse.Thenhestaredattheocean,stretchingouttoanunimaginablydistanthorizon,andtriedtomeasureitssizeinhisminduntilhisheadwasbuzzingwiththreesandpowersofthreesandsuperpowersofpowers.

           AstheylandedJubalcalledout,"Nowremember,girls,formasquarearoundhimanddon’tbeatallbackwardaboutplantingaheelinaninsteporjabbinganelbowintosomeoaf’ssolarplexus.Anne,Irealizeyou’llbewearingyourcloakbutthat’snoreasonnottosteponafootifyou’recrowded.Orisit?"

           "Quitfretting,Boss;nobodycrowdsaWitnessbutI’mwearingspikeheelsandIweighmorethanyoudo."

           "Okay.Duke,youknowwhattodobutgetLarrybackherewiththebusassoonaspossible.

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