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Chapter 6 Spaceship to the Moon |
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And so they waited And waited. Rilla slept in her chair |
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Kiah and Seru talked quietly Seru' s brother came and went |
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Most of the prison guards ran away with the prisoners |
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Seven or eight people some prisoners and some guards didn' t want to run away, |
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So they came into the room and waited, too |
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Ten o' clock came, then eleven o' clock It was very quiet |
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Seru walked up and down the room Kiah sat next to Rilla |
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Seru' s brother came into the room again |
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' It' s after midnight,' he said |
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Just then, they heard the noise of a plane Kiah stood up |
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' Come on,' he said' Let' s get out of the building' |
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Quietly, they left the building It was a dark, hot night |
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There were no guards in front of the prison, |
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so they went to the gate and waited there |
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Suddenly, they saw the plane It was a little plane, |
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And it was going to come down on the road in front of the prison! |
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Rilla took Kiah' s hand' You were right,' she said' I' m sorry' |
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Kiah smiled He began to feel happy |
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' That' s all right I under stand I know Adai very well, and you don' t' |
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The plane stopped and someone opened the door |
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Kiah ran across to the plane |
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' How many can you take?' he called' There are twelve of us' |
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' That' s all right,' someone said' Quickly, the spaceship is waiting' |
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The twelve people got into the little plane, and the plane began to move |
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Rilla looked at the captain of the plane He was tall, with brown hair |
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He looked nice Was this the famous Commander Adai? |
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' Where is the spaceship?' Kiah asked |
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' At the old airport,' the man said |
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' One of the fires is moving very quickly across the new forest |
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It' s going to arrive at the west of Kisangani before tomorrow, I think |
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But the old airport is OK' |
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then the man looked at Kiah and smiled warmly |
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' My brother', he said' My little brother, in prison 888!' |
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' Your brother? Commander Adai?' Rilla asked |
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' But you didn' t tell me that!' |
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Kiah smiled' Nobody knew,' he said |
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' But now it doesn' t matter now Everyone can know' |
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The little plane came down at the old airport, south of the town |
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' Let' s be careful,' Adai said |
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' We don' t want someone to shoot us before we leave' |
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The spaceship was dark |
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Quickly, everyone jumped down from the plane and ran across to the spaceship |
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Soon, the spaceship left Earth, |
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And everyone looked down at the burning planet |
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They saw the dark smoke over Africa, and here and there, |
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through the smoke, the red, angry fires |
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' The fires are destroying the forest very quickly,' seru said |
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Adai put his hand on Kiah' s arm' I' m sorry about Zadak,' he said |
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' I wanted him to wait,' Kiah said' I wanted him to talk to you' |
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Adai' s face was sad' He didn' t want me to die,' |
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he said quietly' He was a good man And now he' s dead' |
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' And Gog is going to Mars,' seru said |
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' Mars? He' s crazy! Mars isn' t ready for people,' Adai said |
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' But Gog wants to go, and so he' s going,' seru said |
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' Tell us about the Moon colony That isn' t ready: you need more money' |
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' No, I don' t,' Adai said' The Moon colony is ready |
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I asked for more money because of Zadak: |
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I wanted to give him money for rain But Gog didn' t listen |
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He wanted all Earth' s money for the spaceship to Mars' |
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' I don' t want to leave Earth,' Rilla said sadly She felt tired and afraid |
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Adai smiled warmly at Rilla' Nobody wants to leave Earth,' he said |
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' But under the Moon is the best home for us now |
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Wait and see The Moon colony is a beautiful, wonderful country, |
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with rivers and rain, forests and flowers, buildings and the first town |
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You can visit Earth again soon, and bring more people to the Moon colony |
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We all want to help Earth, because it' s our first home |
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I know that At the same time, you are going to be happy under the Moon' |
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Suddenly, someone cried:' Look at the Moon!' |
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And through the window of the spaceship they saw the Moon before them, |
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cold, white and beautiful |
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and under the Moon, there was the Moon colony! |