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dTHE ACTIVITY OF CHILDREN

returned. Hartson, just took t!e l"ert# of ordern$ a s%ra&"ler 'la%ed on #our '!one s(t%!"oard, n %ase (e need to !oldan# %lassfed %on)ersatons "et(een !ere and off%es. T!e '!one &an (ll nstall t toda#, f #ou !a)e no o"je%tons. Of

%ourse not, !artson "rant sad. I t!nk t*s a sens"le 're%auton, es'e%all# (t! one &e&"er of t!e tea& re&ann$ n

+as!n$ton. +!at*s a s%ra&"ler "ar"# asked. A s'e%al de)%e t!at turns '!one %on)ersatons nto ju&"led $""ers! so no one

%an understand t!e&. You talk nor&all#, and sound nor&al to t!e 'erson lstenn$. ut an#one ta''n$ n on t!e lne $ets onl#sounds t!at &ean not!n$. T!e a$ent*s fa%e turned $r&. -'eakn$ of $""ers! re&nds &e of t!e reason for t!e %all. T!e

+as!n$ton 'ost %arred a stor# n one of ts %olu&ns t!s &ornn$ !ntn$ t!at t(o s%entsts (orkn$ on a su'erse%ret

'roje%t !ad "een dr)en nsane. It also !nted t!at t!e nsant# (as an effe%t of t!e $ad$et t!e# (ere (orkn$ on a !ar%ut anda (nk r%k !eld t!e sk# (a$on at t!e alttude to (!%! !e !ad "een ass$ned "# t!e %ontrol to(er at Ana%osta na)al ar

staton n +as!n$ton. He (as a lttle ner)ous "e%ause t!ere (as &ore ar traff% around !& t!en !e !ad e)er seen "efore.

A%ross t!e oto&a% r)er, so %lose t!at t!e traff% 'atterns al&ost nterlo%ked, (as "us# +as!n$ton natonal ar'ort. elo(

!& alon$ t!e Ana%osta r)er (ere t(o &ltar# ar'orts/ Ana%osta, at (!%! !e (ould land, and "olln$ ar for%e "ase. And to

%o&'l%ate &atters sl$!tl#, Andre(s ar for%e "ase (as onl# a s!ort dstan%e a(a#. A t!ousand feed a"o)e !s !ead atre&endous ar for%e strato%ruser %r%led 'atentl#. A t!ousand feet "elo( !& a fl$!t of na)# "ans!ee f$!ters a(ated

%learan%e for landn$. And %l&"n$ t!rou$! t!e 'attern %a&e a d)son of ar for%e r%k*s ne%k a%!ed fro& s()eln$ around.

-%ott# (as !el'n$ !& (at%! for ot!er ar%raft. ut n t!e rear seat, !artson "rant and julus (ess talked a stead# strea&,as t!e# !ad e)er sn%e takn$ off fro& s'ndrft. R%k (s!ed !e (ere as o"l)ous to t!e traff% A%tuall#, !e ddn*t kno( (!at

t!e# (ere talkn$ a"out. 0ood as !s s%entf% trann$ (as, t!e# (ere n a real& (!ere !s #oun$ &nd !adn*t e)en 'ro"ed. Hs

ear'!ones $a)e out1 to(er to s'ndrft fl$!t. You are %leared to land. A''roa%! fro& nort!east. R%k $lan%ed do(n n t&e to

see t!e na)# f$!ters 'ee off n a 're%son &aneu)er t!at (as lo)el# to (at%!. T!en, on t!er !eels, !e stood t!e sk# (a$on u'on a (n$ and sld do(n to(ard t!e &udd# r)er "elo(. A s!ort t&e later r%k %alled for nstru%tons and (as told to "ea%! at

ra&' t!ree. He lo%ated t (t!out dff%ult#. -%ott# %l&"ed out on t!e 'ontoon and %au$!t t!e ro'e t!ro(n "# a sea&an. In a

fe( &o&ents t!e# (ere "ea%!ed. A sto%k# #oun$ &an (!o &$!t !a)e "een a $o)ern&ent %lerk a''roa%!ed and ntrodu%ed!&self as to& dodd. T!e dentf%aton folder !e !eld out "ore t!e fa&lar jan$ &'rnt. -te)e '!oned a!ead, !e sad. Do #ou

need an#t!n$ for #our 'lane (e*d "etter to' off t!e tank, r%k sad. E)er#t!n$ else s all r$!t. He des%r"ed t!e knd of $as !s

'lane used, fearful t!at t!e na)# &$!t use et!er a !$!er or lo(er o%tane t!at (ould not "e suta"le. Dodd $a)e nstru%tons

to a na)# 'ett# off%er, t!en led t!e s'ndrfters to a (atn$ sedan. R%k $ot nto t!e "a%k seat and slu&'ed "a%k "et(een !sfat!er and (ess. T!e lttle &at!e&at%an looked at !& n so&e alar&. R%k #ou look done n. +!at on eart! s (ron$ !e s&led

feedl#. I*& a sss#, 'rofessor. T!e onl# ot!er t&es 2)e flo(n nto +as!n$ton n landed at l$!t 'lan%e ar'orts outsde t!e %t#.T!s &ornn$ I $ot r$!t nto t!e &ddle of t!e "$ kds. Honest, t!e traff% (as (orse t!an t&es s3uare. I (as so s%ared 2d lose

'oston and "an$ nto so&eone t!at I al&ost s()eled !ead off. To& dodd looked "a%k "a%k and $rnned s#&'at!et%all#. Don*tfeel"adl#. E)en t!e %o&&er%al 'lots st u' stra$!t and kee' "r$!t e#ed on t!e +as!n$ton a''roa%!. Ar (se, t*s one of t!e

&ost %ro(ded %tes n t!e (orld. As to& steered t!e "$ sedan e4'ertl# t!rou$! t!e traff% en route to do(nto(n

(as!n$ton, r%k asked !s fat!er, (!at (ere #ou and 'rofessor (ess talkn$ a"out #ou lost &e just a"out t!e t&e (e $ot ar

"orne. T!e s%entst s!ook !s !ead. T!s t&e, r%k, I %an*t !el' &u%!. Ask &e a$an (!en #ou*)e %o&'leted #our under$raduate(ork n %olle$e. I*& afrad #our fat!er s r$!t, (ess a$reed. +!en one $ets dee'l# nto t!e '!#s%al s%en%es t!ere are no

lon$er s&'le &e%!an%al analo$es/ t!ere are onl# e3uatons t!at 2& afrad are "e#ond #ou for noe, r %k. R%k s$!ed. A lot of

!el' 2& $on$ to "e on t!s 'roje%t #ou*re not su''osed to !el', !s fat!er %orre%ted. T!e 'roje%t s entrel# for t!e 'ur'ose of

de)elo'n$ 'rn%'les for t!e s#ste&. T!e fnal 'rodu%t (ll "e t!e e3uatons (t! (!%! t!e te%!nolo$sts %an "e$n a%tuals#ste& des$n. In ot!er (orkds, (e are (orkn$ onl# on t!e frst t!eoret%al ste'. ut t!e ne(s'a'er sad t!e s%entsts (ere

affe%ted "# a $ad$et, s%ott# o"je%ted. T!e (as (ron$. a'er %o)ered (t! &at!e&at%al %o&'utatons %an s%ar%el# affe%t

an#one, !artson "rant sad de%s)el# R%k stared t!rou$! t!e (ndo(. T!e sedan (as &o)n$ do(n %onsttuton a)enueto(ard street. ut !o( dd t!e ne(s'a'er fnd out an#t!n$ n t!e frst 'la%e dodd s(un$ t!e sedan around a tru%k, t!en

s!ru$$ed e4'ress)el#. +e*d lke to kno(. Colu&nsts !a)e t!er sour%es of nfor&aton. 5suall# t!e sour%e sn*t %lose to t!e

nsde do'e, so &ost of t!e %olu&ns are 'rett# na%%urate. A $ood t!n$, too, ot!er(se t!e ene (ould "e $ettn$ our to'se%ret nfor&aton n 'rnt all t!e t&e. ro"a"l# t!s leak %a&e fro& so&eone n t!e !os'tal (!ere t!e tea& &e&"ers (eretaken. Con)ersaton la'sed untl dodd s(un$ t!e sedan nto a restr%ted 'arkn$ 'la%e near t!e %orner of and streets. T!en !e

let t!e (a# nto an off%e "uldn$. R%k looked around !& as t!e# (alked to t!e ele)ators. It (as a t#'%al lar$e off%e "uldn$

(t! an ar%ade t#'e lo""#. He not%ed a !a"erdas!er# s!o', a "ar"ers!o', a florst, a ne(s'a'er to"a%%o stand, and t!e

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