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So presses at my ankles, and I realize with relief that it’s Baby

“Hi there…” I sit up and rub her head and check her lappy—all well—and one of the plane’s employees appears

She has long, brown hair and looks perhaps ten years ?”

I yawn Still quite tired, although I say, “

Quite well” I look around the luxuriously appointed space, but I don’t see an uncovered“May I ask…where are we?”

“We’re approaching Cape Town”

I laugh in disbelief “Are we?”

She nods, sht Completely understandable, by the way Would you like soers to Wagyu ribeye”

When I frown, her eyes widen solicitously “I can do an all-green smoothie…every kind of sandwich” She reaches behind her, turning to me with a booklet “Here you are This is our menu”

In the end, I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, one shtlycarpet of South Africa begins to creep across the dark landscape below us The lights are so nu lanes between theht Some of them look red and white Perhaps from hundreds or even thousands of automobiles?

I ask Mr Carnegie—Charles, he rehts are from automobiles

Unbelievable

He sits bywhat to do to fixso I won’t be frightened

I sweat a bit as the plane’s wheels co sound, and we bump onto the airstrip, but then I feel a rush because weodd I catch Charles looking at me He smiles as I meet his eye

“What does it smell like to you?”