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As soon as it was off I shoved the hang glider with all the force I could muster towards the edge. At first it fell, but a few feet from the edge its wings caught the wind and it was brought up to a stable soar, and just at that instant I landed on it, for I had jumped right after it. AS SOON AS IT WAS OFF I SHOVED THE HANG GLIDER WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD MUSTER TOWARDS THE EDGE AT FIRST IT FELL BUT A FEW FEET FROM THE EDGE ITS WINGS CAUGHT THE WIND AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP TO A STABLE SORE AND JUST AT THAT INSTANT I LANDED ON IT FOR I JUMPED RIGHT AFTER IT
gainst 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. 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. It was then that the break happened, for on one of the thrusts the top snapped off and the upper dome was flung downwards to the ground. 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 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 IT WAS THEN THAT THE BREAK HAPPENED FOR ON ONE OF THE THRUSTS THE TOPS SNAPPED OFF AND THE UPPER DOME WAS FLUNG DOWNWARDS TO THE GROUND
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