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Above the in the sky like Christe and close to be realistic, but stunning in scale and beauty There was a purpleco to look at directly Between the cloud on which they stood and the constellations above, the sky was filled with s Gunner had never seen or heard of before--and the air was filled with a resonating hum that vibrated his bones

He couldn’t believe it

He couldn’t believe that the fantastic sights surrounding hilasses and a specially equipped roolasses down his nose and took a peek--those hundreds of pinpricks he’d seen in the walls were blazing with life,He slipped the VRSpecs back into place, and the wondrous view enveloped hiht the sarcasrao Obviously" He let out an iuess we just needed fifty years or so to catch up with all our other senses"

"Exactly," George said In the virtual world, he was dressed like a ht and looked ridiculous Which ather to dive into our coding--it’s cheaper than using NerveBoxes, easier on our old bones to come in and out, yet still beautiful A nice escape fro money that we don’t have"

"Yet," said Kent He looked like an android, standing stiffly as if his joints didn’t quite work, with silver wires running along his skin in various places Cherry was a medieval princess; Marta an old-fashioned soldier "Once we show you e’ve done--"

"Yeah, I know," Gunner interrupted "Then you’ll be raking in the dough Got it But I’ to see it" With a start, he realized he hadn’t noticed what he earing yet and looked down Thankfully, just a plain gray juht don to fix cars

"Now," George said, his virtual face showing he was ready to get down to business "Let’s rein"

They h some wispy clouds and made their way down a slope Gunner walked tentatively at first, sure he was going to slip through a hole and pluround He didn’t kno that worked earing a pair of VRSpecs, but he didn’t want to find out

After passing a pillow-like wall of cloud, they ca as if their trunks had just been chopped and felled In theof stones with blackened ashes at its center It all reone to as a kid, before people were allowed to use Coffins He hated to ad any day of the week

"Please, have a seat," George said

He motioned to the stu where in the world all this was going He had a sudden longing for Rachel, wishing she were there with hi was over, he’d book it home and take her somewhere special inside the Sleep Somewhere familiar