K-Pax (37 page)
H
e
leane
d
bac
k
an
d
close
d
hi
s
eye
s
again
,
obviousl
y
enjoyin
g
th
e
exposition
.
"Okay
,
we've
awakened
,
we'v
e
eate
n
something
,
we'v
e
urinated
,
picke
d
ou
r
teeth
,
wha
t
d
o
w
e
d
o
now
?
Well,
whateve
r
need
s
t
o
b
e
done
.
Soa
k
som
e
mor
e
grain
s
fo
r
nex
t
time
,
wip
e
ou
t
ou
r
bowls
,
fi
x
anythin
g
that's
broken
.
Otherwise
,
anythin
g
w
e
want
!
Som
e
prefe
r
t
o
searc
h
th
e
skies
,
other
s
observ
e
th
e
leafin
g
o
f
the
tree
s
o
r
th
e
antic
s
o
f
th
e
ap
s
o
r
th
e
behavio
r
o
f
th
e
korm
s
o
r
horns
,
o
r
pla
y
musi
c
o
r
pain
t
o
r
sculpt.
Whe
n
I'
m
no
t
travelin
g
I
usuall
y
spen
d
mos
t
o
f
m
y
tim
e
i
n
on
e
o
f
th
e
libraries
,
whic
h
ar
e
usuall
y
fille
d
with
being
s
a
t
an
y
give
n
tim
e
o
f
cycle."
"Tel
l
m
e
mor
e
abou
t
th
e
libraries."
"Ther
e
ar
e
som
e
book
s
there
,
o
f
course
,
bu
t
thos
e
ar
e
ver
y
old
,
an
d
ther
e
i
s
somethin
g
muc
h
better.
Le
t
m
e
se
e
i
f
I
ca
n
describ
e
i
t
fo
r
you.
"
prot'
s
eye
s
rolle
d
u
p
again
,
an
d
hi
s
finger
s
bega
n
tapping
together
,
mor
e
rapidl
y
thi
s
time
.
"Imagin
e
a
compute
r
wit
h
a
monito
r
tha
t
project
s
three-dimensional
image
s
complet
e
wit
h
all-sens
e
capability
.
No
w
suppos
e
yo
u
ar
e
intereste
d
i
n
ballooning
.
Let'
s
sa
y
you wan
t
t
o
kno
w
wha
t
i
t
wa
s
lik
e
t
o
pilo
t
a
balloo
n
a
hundre
d
million
,
cycle
s
ago
,
befor
e
w
e
learne
d
ho
w
to
trave
l
wit
h
light
.
Yo
u
jus
t
se
t
u
p
th
e
computer
,
ta
p
i
n
th
e
instructions
,
an
d
ther
e
yo
u
are
!
Yo
u
woul
d
find
yoursel
f
i
n
a
n
ancien
t
gondola
,
floatin
g
a
t
whateve
r
locatio
n
an
d
altitud
e
yo
u
specified
,
a
t
th
e
authentic
win
d
spee
d
an
d
directio
n
o
n
th
e
dat
e
yo
u
selected
.
Fee
l
th
e
rope
s
i
n
you
r
hand
s
an
d
th
e
sun
s
o
n
your
face
!
Smel
l
th
e
tree
s
below
!
Hea
r
th
e
korm
s
o
f
tha
t
tim
e
wh
o
perc
h
o
n
to
p
o
f
th
e
bladde
r
o
r
joi
n
yo
u
in
th
e
gondola
!
Tast
e
th
e
frui
t
an
d
nut
s
provide
d
fo
r
th
e
trip
!
Th
e
surfac
e
feature
s
yo
u
se
e
belo
w
yo
u
are
perfectl
y
accurate
.
I
t
i
s
exactl
y
lik
e
bein
g
there!
"
B
y
no
w
pro
t
wa
s
virtuall
y
quiverin
g
wit
h
excitement.
"Wha
t
happen
s
i
f
yo
u
fal
l
off?"
Hi
s
brigh
t
eye
s
opene
d
onc
e
mor
e
an
d
hi
s
finger
s
becam
e
still
.
"That'
s
a
questio
n
onl
y
a
huma
n
being woul
d
ask
!
Bu
t
th
e
answe
r
is
:
nothing
.
Yo
u
woul
d
fin
d
yoursel
f
bac
k
i
n
th
e
library
,
read
y
fo
r
another
adventure."
"Wha
t
othe
r
kind
s
o
f
adventure
s
migh
t
yo
u
have?"
"Us
e
you
r
imagination
,
doc
.
Anythin
g
tha
t
ha
s
happene
d
o
n
K-PA
X
i
n
th
e
las
t
fe
w
millio
n
year
s
is
your
s
t
o
experience
,
i
n
thre
e
dimension
s
an
d
al
l
senses
.
Yo
u
coul
d
recreat
e
you
r
ow
n
birth
,
i
f
yo
u
wanted
to
.
O
r
reliv
e
an
y
par
t
o
f
you
r
life
.
O
r
tha
t
o
f
an
y
othe
r
being."
