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Chapter 6 — The Landing on the Moon
Butatlastourgoodsweresafelyboundtogetherinabigsoftbale,allexcepttwoblanketswithheadholesthatweweretowrapaboutourselves.
ThenforaflashCavoropenedawindowmoonward,andwesawthatweweredroppingtowardsahugecentralcraterwithanumberofminorcratersgroupedinasortofcrossaboutit.AndthenagainCavorflungourlittlesphereopentothescorching,blindingsun.Ithinkhewasusingthesun’sattractionasabrake.“Coveryourselfwithablanket,”hecried,thrustinghimselffromme,andforamomentIdidnotunderstand.
ThenIhauledtheblanketfrombeneathmyfeetandgotitaboutmeandovermyheadandeyes.Abruptlyheclosedtheshuttersagain,snappedoneopenagainandclosedit,thensuddenlybegansnappingthemallopen,eachsafelyintoitssteelroller.Therecameajar,andthenwewererollingoverandover,bumpingagainsttheglassandagainstthebigbaleofourluggage,andclutchingateachother,andoutsidesomewhitesubstancesplashedasifwewererollingdownaslopeofsnow....
Over,clutch,bump,clutch,bump,over....
Cameathud,andIwashalfburiedunderthebaleofourpossessions,andforaspaceeverythingwasstill.ThenIcouldhearCavorpuffingandgrunting,andthesnappingofashutterinitssash.Imadeaneffort,thrustbackourblanket-wrappedluggage,andemergedfrombeneathit.Ouropenwindowswerejustvisibleasadeeperblacksetwithstars.
Wewerestillalive,andwewerelyinginthedarknessoftheshadowofthewallofthegreatcraterintowhichwehadfallen.
