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In this way I had slowed down enough by the time I made contact with the ground that neither I nor my craft was injured in the landing. The terrain proved to be as desolate as it had appeared from the distance, for the main vegetation was a weakly sprouting grass that was only a few inches high, though not mowed or chewed down. IN THIS WAY I HAD SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH BY THE TIME I MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THAT NEITHER I NOR MY CRAFT WAS INJURED IN THE LANDING THE TRAIN PROVED TO BE AS DESOLATE AS IT HAD APPEARED FROM THE DISTANCE FOR THE MAIN VEGETATION WAS A WEAKLY SPROUTING GRASS IT WAS ONLY A FEW INCHES HIGH THOUGH NOT MOWED OR CHEWED DOWN
and of the forgetting of the troubles of the past. This was true in my case, at least, for I was soon carefree once more, secure in my freedom. As the wind rushed across my body, I was relaxed in my adopted element, air, though it was slightly difficult to keep myself firmly on the glider, as I was lying unfastened to the tabletop. Below me passed the ocean, looking generally the same as ever, though paler and less alive, like a ghost of its former self, but still close enough to bring the calm of reminiscing. Soon even the ocean began to give way to the fast approaching mainland, and I abandoned my restive meditations to solve the problem of how to land. I had not made any contraptions for that purpose, having not thought about it in the hurry to leave my prison. I decided to use a traditional circling approach, in the same way scavenging birds descend on their prey. When I was a mile or so inland, I began to circle about in wide spirals, narrowing them as I drew closer to the ground. IS A SYMBOL OF THE NEW AND FRESH AND OF THE FORGETTING OF THE TROUBLES OF THE PAST THIS WAS TRUE IN MY CASE AT LEAST FOR I WAS SOON CARE FREE ONCE MORE SECURE IN MY FREEDOM AS THE WIND RUSHED ACROSS MY BODY I WAS RELAXED TO MY ADOPTED ELEMENT AIR THOUGH IT WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP MYSELF FIRMLY ON THE GLIDER AS I WAS LYING UNFASTENED TO THE TABLE TOP BELOW ME PASSED THE OCEAN LOOKING GENERALLY THE SAME AS EVER THOUGH PALER AND LESS ALIVE LIKE A GHOST OF ITS FORMER SELF BUT STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING THE CALM OF REMINISCING SOON EVEN THE OCEAN BEGAN TO GIVE WAY TO THE FAST APPROACHING MAINLAND AND I ABANDONED MY RESTIVE MEDITATIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO LAND I HAD NOT MADE ANY CONTRAPTIONS FOR THAT PURPO HAVING NOT THOUGHT ABOUT IT IN A HURRY TO LEAVE MY PRISON I DECIDED TO USE A TRADITIONAL CIRCLING APPROACH IN THE SAME WAY SCAVENING BIRDS DESCEND ON THEIR PREY WHEN I WAS A MILE OR SO INLAND I BEGAN TO CIRCLE IN WIDE SPIRALS NARROWING THEM AS I DREW CLOSER TO THE GROUND
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