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"What?" somebody whispered

"Burned theh

she still felt the scorching agony of thatmoment, nobody spoke

Julia asked their question for the, she answered, "Because I wanted to mark in so to fly, o over what's past We ela's sake and for the sake of all

girl-children ill be born on this island - we must learn to walk"

"Learn to walk!" Peachy repeated "Julia, have you gone radation We ain came that proud lift of her shoulders, the vibrant stir of

wing-stumps That would lower us to a level withourselves?" Julia asked Are they really on a lower

level? Isn't the earth as good as the air?"

"It's better, Julia," Lulu said unexpectedly "The earth's a fine place

It's war in the air"

"There are the stars," murmured Peachy

"Yes," said Julia with a soft tenderness, "but we never reached them"