Article 23

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Justin Bell was heading back to the stars.

He settled back in his chair and felt a chill of excitement race down his back as the airlock door to the Skyhook turbolift slammed shut. He looked over at Matt Everett, his best friend from the Academy, and smiled.

"Well, buddy, good-bye Earth, but back home for you," Justin said with a smile.

"I finally got a chance to see a sunset and go canoeing. There's a lot about Earth I'll miss," Matt replied wistfully.

"But gravity sure ain't one of them," Justin laughed.

Matt gulped and shook his head ruefully. The ultimate moment of embarrassment for the solar sailor had been when he jumped up a bit too quickly at the dinner table, forgetting that he would not simply float away. Instead, he crashed down on the table in the Chinese restaurant, ruining his dress white uniform.

"How you Earthsiders live with gravity all the time is beyond me," Matt said. "It'll be good to be able to float again."

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