“Spaceship.”<\/p>\n
“And that one?”<\/p>\n
“Spaceship.”<\/p>\n
“What about that one?”<\/p>\n
“Spaceship.”<\/p>\n
“Daniel, will you stop saying they all look like spaceships when not one of them looks even anything at all like a spaceship EVEN SLIGHTLY!”<\/p>\n
“They don’t just look like spaceships, Claire. They ARE spaceships.”<\/p>\n
“No they’re not. They’re clouds!”<\/p>\n
“They’re lighter than air!”<\/p>\n
“Yeah?”<\/p>\n
“And they move!”<\/p>\n
“So?<\/p>\n
“They can disappear!”<\/p>\n
“And?”<\/p>\n
“And they’re full of space!”<\/p>\n
Claire remained unconvinced by her brother’s arguments on the matter.<\/p>\n
__________<\/p>\n
Notes:<\/p>\n
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