Alpha Kat

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The earth was upside down.

As it should be.

When Kimball glanced to his right, he saw the foothills of the Rockies descending to their rugged and majestic peaks. Far away, there were still a few snowcapped pinnacles backed by low cumulus clouds. On his left were cultivated green fields, creamy squares of wheat, the twin ribbons of Interstate 25 clogged with Saturday drivers, and Sam Eddy McEntire.

Half a mile ahead, and above him, was the landing strip, starkly dark gray next to weed-cluttered fields and white and tan industrial buildings. The July sun glinted off the Plexiglas and the aluminum skins of thirty parked aircraft. A flight of six F-16 Falcons were lined up on the taxiway, waiting for their chance at the runway.

A gravel road passed over him, a hundred feet away. He continued to lose altitude. The earth pulled him closer. His engine screamed pleasantly, and the wind streaming past the open cockpit whistled at the edges of his helmet.

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