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hat are you doing, Zogor?”
Uch said when the commander set the controls for descent.
“We can’t land in water. Besides,
humans live only on land as far as we
know.”
“Don’t worry,” Zogor said. “In the
middle of the great ocean below us are
small volcanic islands. We can recharge
our batteries at their geothermal
source, and we can remain safe and dry
to complete our mission.”
As dawn was breaking, Zogor set the
spaceship down on a stark volcanic
landscape ringed with fumaroles and
rumbling with subterranean lava. He
opened a chart and pointed to a feature. “Uch and Vra, prepare to zeep to
this site where the most recent signals
suggest the activity of many humans.
Disguise yourselves as humans and send
me continuous feedback when you
encounter them. I will tell you which
human to zeep back to our ship.”
Zeeeeeeeeeeep.
Uch and Vra found themselves at the
edge of the island amid a large, mingling crowd of human beings just as the
sun began to peek above the horizon.
The pair wore gaudy Hawaiian shirts
with equally garish plaid shorts, both
with price tags still hanging from them.
“Look, some of the humans are going in
By Barbara Javor
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
2014
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the water,”
Vra said. “They’re wearing rubber caps on their heads.
Maybe we should too so we don’t
look like strangers.”
They pulled on bright, red caps stenciled with smiley faces and ‘Swimming
makes me happy’. As they meandered
through the crowds they saw a human
staring at them.
“Hey, are you going to race in those
costumes?” it said, pulling its lips wide
and exposing its front teeth.
“What did it say to us, and what did
it do with its mouth?” Vra whispered to
Uch as they continued walking about.
“I don’t understand what it said, but
the movement of the mouth was a
smile. That indicates happiness. Look,
Vra, many of the humans are floating in
the water. Amazing!”
“I saw a sign that said ‘Ironman
World Championship’. How can they
float if they have cores of iron? What is
a world championship?”
“It’s a contest to see who’s the best
on earth. The best of what though?”
A loud horn interrupted their conversation, and a mass of churning arms
splashed as the group of floating
humans surged away from shore.
“I hope they come back,” Vra said.
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