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"It has to have a nae in a vessel with no name" Rincewind looked at the levers in front of his seat They had to dowooden box and behind us are about a hundred dragons who are getting ready to burp," he said "I think we need a na, Leonard?"

"Not as such, but I intend to learn very soon"

"A really good name," said Rincewind fervently Ahead of them the stormy horizon was lit by an explosion The boats had hit the Circuht now? he added "The kite, the real kite, is a very beautiful bird," said Leonard "It's what I had in mind when I-"

"The Kite it is, then," said Carrot firlanced at a list pinned in front of him and ticked off one item "Shall I drop the tarpaulin anchor, sir?"

"Yes Er Yes Do that," said Leonard Carrot pulled a lever Below and behind the out very fast "There's a reef! There's rocks!" Rincewind stood up pointing The firelight ahead glowed on so back" said Leonard as the sinking anchor dragged the Kite's coverings off like an enor He reached out and pulled handles and knobs like an organist in full fugue "Number One Blinkersdown Tethersoff Gentle handles beside you when I say " The rocks loomed The white water at the lip of the endless Fall was red with fire and gloith lightning Jagged rocks were a few yards away, hungry as a crocodile's teeth "No! Mirrorsdown! Good! We have flame! Noas it oh, yesEveryone hold on to so, the Kite rose froe and into the storm and over the Rim of the worldThe only sound was a faint whisper of air as Rincewind and Carrot cla out of the"Look at the birds! Oh do look at the birds!" In the calm sunlit air beyond the storliding ship, as sle, one that had just snatched a giant sal down his cheeks Carrot tapped hiently on the shoulder "Sir?"

"It's so beautiful so beautiful"

"Sir, we need you to fly this thing, sir! Ree Two?"

"Hmm?" Then the artist shuddered, and part of him returned to his body "Oh, yes, very well, very well " He sat down heavily in his seat "Yesto be sureyes We shall, er, we shall test the controls Yes" He laid a tre hand on the levers in front of him, and placed his feet on the pedals The Kite lurched sideways on the air "Oopsah, now I think I have it sorryyesoh sorry, dear ainst theby another judder, looked down the face of the Rimfall Here and there, all the way down, mountain-sized islands projected froht Little white clouds scudded between the- "There's forests on those rocks! They're like little countriesthere's people! I can see houses!" He was thrown back again as the Kite banked into soe!" he said "Old shipwrecks I suppose," said Carrot "I, er, I think I have the hang of it now," said Leonard, staring fixedly ahead "Rincewind, please be so good as to pull that lever there, will you?" Rincewind did so There was a clunk behind thee was dropped As it tus and flapped hopefully back towards the Disc

"I thought there would be more than that," said Rincewind "Oh, those are just the ones we used to help us get clear of the Rim," said Leonard, as the Kite turned lazily in the air "Most of the others we'll use to go down"

"Down?" said Rincewind "Oh, yes We need to go down, as quickly as we can No time to waste"

"Down? This is not the ti about around Around is fine! Not down!"

"Ah, but you see, in order to go around we need to go down Fast" Leonard looked reproachful "I did put it in my notes-"

"Down is not a direction hich I am happy!"

"Hello? Hello?" came a voice, out of the air "Captain Carrot," said Leonard, as Rincewind sulked in his seat, "obligethe cabinet there, will you?" This revealed a fragment of smashed omniscope and the face of Ponder Stibbons "It works!" His shout soundedof an ant "You're alive?"