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At the forward end, banks of solar panels reflected the sun while a group of large windrace

Nigel turned to Kurt “They’re denying us permission to land”

Kurt had expected that He reached over and flipped a switch A canister he’d rigged up to the tail booan to e, but it couldn’t hurt

“Looks like we’re having an eency,” he said “Tell them we have no choice but to set down safely or crash”

As the pilot relayed the rinned at Leilani “Have to let us land now”

“Are you always so incorrigible?” she asked

Joe replied, “From what I’ve heard Kurt here was the type to skip school and sign his own notes and have all the teachers fawning over him when he came back from his ‘illness’”

Leilani smiled “I call that resourceful”

With a line of sled for the helipad that bridged the gap between the roof of the pyras The descent was smooth, almost too smooth

“Make it look good,” Kurt said

The pilot nodded, he waggled the

stick, shaking the copter to siot closer and safely touched down on top of the big yellow H

Kurt pulled off his headset, popped open the door, and stepped out Stretching his legs, he gazed at the sights around hi the best view in the house

The sails he’d seen were at least a hundred feet tall, all ht blue stripe and the naered in the air, but it was so out of place, it took a rass

Another sight heading his way appeared siray shirt and a flowing purple robe decorated with green-and-blue paisley was a man who looked a lot like Elwood Marchetti, and a little like a peacock