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Show -11- "Just a bit closer, - please?" Sandy pleaded. "No Sandy, we can't." I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to go down just a little more, Sandy thought. She tapped the spoon against the bubble three times. The bubble once more began to descend. While leaning forward to catcha better view of the castle formation, she discovered that her face and hands could reach through the bubble's misty curves. "Oh, the bubble must get thinner as it nears the ground! I'll jump out for just a minute - it's hard to see through this soapy old thing." Sandy tucked the spoon into her pocket. When they were just a few inches above the ground, she jumped out and onto the shiny, rocky soil. It felt good to put her feet on solid ground after being in the bubble for so long. Sandy stared at her surroundings for a minute, fascinated, then turned around to step back into the bubble - but much to her horror, it., was gone! Frantically, she searched the sky, and saw it just as it disappeared over a distant mountain peak. |