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Soon it was going so fast that I began to have unstable footing, the whole tower creaking like a tree that it is blown by a heavy wind. The speed kept increasing until it reached its fastest, swooshing to and fro with all of its accumulated force. SOON IT WAS GOING SO FAST THAT I BEGAN TO HAVE UNSTABLE FOOTING THE WHOLE TOWER CREAKING LIKE A TREE THAT IS BLOWN BY A HEAVY WIND THE SPEED KEPT INCREASING UNTIL IT REACHED AS FASTEST SWISHING TO AND FRO WITH ALL ITS ACCUMULATED FORCE
a high speed or dropped from a high altitude to become airborne. Since I had no way of propelling it, I needed to launch it from the top of the tower, which provided plenty of altitude, but then the problem of how to remove it from the tower arose. For a moment I was stumped and almost admitted defeat, but then it came to me. The tower's only weakness was in its lack of protection against a deliberate rocking motion. If I was able to swing it back and forth fast enough by slowly gaining speed and multiplying the momentum, it would be possible to get it to lean far enough that the dome would snap off, leaving the room open to the air. This was possible, though rather unlikely. But I tried anyway. Starting on one side I began to move from one edge to the other until a faint rocking motion could be felt. Then I increased my speed in proportion to the speed of the tower itself. It was a slow start, but the momentum began to grow, and as it did each successive sway became faster and faster. T TO BE PROPELLED TO A HIGH SPEED OR DROPPED FROM A HIGH ALTITUDE TO BECOME AIR BORNE SINCE I HAD NO WAY OF PROPELLING IT I NEEDED TO LAUNCH IT FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER WHICH PROVIDED PLENTY OF ALTITUDE THEN THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TOWER AROSE FOR A MOMENT I WAS STUMPED AND ALMOST ADMITTED DEFEAT BUT THEN IT CAME TO ME THE TOWER'S ONLY WEAKNESS WAS IN ITS LACK OF PROTECTION AGAINST A DELIBERATE ROCKING MOTION IF I WAS ABLE TO SWING IT BACK AND FORTH FAST ENOUGH BY SLOWLY GAINING SPEED AND MULTIPLYING THE MOMENTUM IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GET IT TO LEAN FAR ENOUGH THAT THE DOME WOULD SNAP OFF LEAVING THE ROOM OPEN TO THE AIR THIS WAS POSSIBLE THOUGH RATHER UNLIKELY BUT I TRIED ANYWAY STARTING ON ONE SIDE I BEGAN TO MOVE FROM ONE EDGE TO THE OTHER UNTIL A FAINT ROCKING MOTION COULD BE FELT THEN IT INCREASED MY SPEED IN PROPORTION TO THE SPEED OF THE TOWER ITSELF IT WAS A SLOW START BUT THE MOMENTUM BEGAN TO GROW AND AS IT DID EACH SUCCESSIVE SWAY BECAME FASTER AND FASTER
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