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But then my pilot's instinct kicked in and I mentally calculated the height and width of the tower and the mass of the dome that rested upon it, and came to the conclusion that it was stable, for while a swift movement caused it to sway, it would take a prolonged and deliberate pendulum like motion to cause any real damage, and even the fiercest wind would not upset it, for it would only blow in a single direction at a time, and only a rocking motion must be feared. BUT THEN MY PILOT'S INSTINCT KICKED IN AND I MENTALLY CALCULATED THE HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF THE TOWER AND THE MASS OF THE DOME THAT RESTED UPON IT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS STABLE FOR WHILE A SWIFT MOVEMENT CAUSED IT TO SWAY IT WOULD TAKE A PROLONGED AND DELIBERATE PENDULUM LIKE MOTION TO CAUSE ANY REAL DAMAGE AND EVEN THE FIERCEST WIND WOULD NOT UPSET IT FOR IT WOULD ONLY BLOW IN A SINGLE DIRECTION AT A TIME AND ONLY A ROCKING MOTION MUST BE FEARED
 claimed my whole attention, and filled me with an anticipation and mystery of what it might contain. I kept up the small talk with the King merely to allay any suspicions he might have had, though he had none. After a seeming eternity we reached the top, and once there I stepped into my chambers, as the King jestingly called them. We bade each other goodnight, which was followed by the metallic click of the door locking, and the sound his footsteps as he descended and made his way to his palace. Chapter 11: The Land Across the Sea I waited reluctantly with my ear against the door until his footsteps could no longer be heard, and then waited for fifteen minutes more, listening carefully for any noises. There were none, and once I had convinced myself that I was completely alone, I dashed swiftly up the stairs and jumped onto the couch. My sudden movements caused the top-heavy tower to sway slightly for a few moments, giving me quite the scare, for I didn't realize what it was at first.  CHAPTER ELEVEN OF THE REVOLUTIONS OF TIME THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVER VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX AT ORCH THE REVOLUTIONS OF TIME CHAPTER ELEVEN THE LAND ACROSS THE SEA I WAITED RELUCTANTLY WITH MY EAR AGAINST THE DOOR UNTIL HIS FOOTSTEPS COULD NO LONGER BE HEARD AND THEN WAITED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES MORE LISTENING CAREFULLY FOR ANY NOISES THERE WERE NONE AND ONE SIDE CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I WAS COMPLETELY ALONE I DASHED SWIFTLY UP THE STAIRS AND JUMPED ONTO THE COUCH MY SUDDEN MOVEMENTS CAUSED THE TOP HEAVY TOWER TO SWAY SLIGHTLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS GIVING ME QUITE THE SCARE FOR I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT IT WAS AT FIRST
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