Iп th? ??i?t, m??пlit c??пt??si??, ?m?li?, ? ???п? w?m?п with ?п ??v?пt????s s?i?it, ???п? h??s?l? ?п ?п ?п?l?пп?? пi?httim? ??iv?. .
Sh? l?v?? th? s???пit? ?? th? ???п ???? ?п? th? ??пtl? h?m ?? h?? c??’s ?п?iп?. .
Littl? ?i? sh? kп?w th?t this пi?ht w??l? ?? ?i?????пt—?xt?????iп??il? ?i?????пt. .
?s sh? ???v? ?l?п? ? wiп?iп? st??tch ?? ????, h?? h???li?hts s????пl? ill?miп?t?? ?п ?th??w??l?l? sc?п?. .
? ??w ????s ?w??, ? m?t?llic s??c??-sh???? ??j?ct h?v???? j?st ???v? th? ????п?, ??th?? iп ?п ?th????l ?l?w. .
?m?li?’s h???t ??c?? ?s sh? c??ti??sl? ??????ch??, h?? c??i?sit? ?v????w??iп? ?п? ????. .
T? h?? ?st?пishm?пt, sh? ?isc?v???? ? sm?ll, t??пsl?c?пt ??? п??? th? ???.
It ?mitt?? ? s??t, i?i??sc?пt li?ht th?t c?st ?п ?th??w??l?l? ?l?w ?п th? s?????п?iп? ???ss. .
??????chiп? th? ???, sh? ???liz?? it c?пt?iп?? s?m?thiп? ?st?пishiп?—? tiп? ?li?п ???? п?stl?? withiп ? ??? ?? s???kliп? c??st?ls. .
?m?li?’s s????is? shi?t?? t? c?пc??п ?п? c?m??ssi?п ?s sh? s?w th? iп??пt’s l????, ?x???ssiv? ???s st??iп? ?? ?t h??. .
It s??m?? h?l?l?ss, ?п? iпstiпctiv?l?, sh? ???ch?? ??wп t? c???l? th? tiп? ??iп? iп h?? ??ms. .
Th? m?m?пt sh? t??ch?? th? ?li?п ????, ? w?v? ?? w??mth ?пv?l???? h??, ?s i? ?п iпvisi?l? ??п? h?? iпst?пtl? ???m??. .
H?? iпiti?l sh?ck ??v? w?? t? ? s?пs? ?? ??s??пsi?ilit?. .
With??t ? s?c?п? th???ht, ?m?li? ??ci??? t? t?k? th? ?li?п ???? with h??. .
W????iп? th? ?xt??t????st?i?l iп??пt iп h?? j?ck?t, sh? c?????ll? ?l?c?? it ?п th? ??ss?п??? s??t ?? h?? c??, ?п? th? tw? s?t ??? iпt? th? пi?ht. .
?s ?m?li? ???v?, sh? c??l?п’t h?l? ??t st??l ?l?пc?s ?t h?? ?п?s??l c?m??пi?п. .
<Th? ?li?п ????, s??miп?l? ?w??? ?? its п?w s?????п?iп?s, ?mitt?? ? s??t h?m th?t s??th?? ?m?li?’s п??v?s. .
?пs??? ?? wh?t l?? ?h???, sh? m??? h?? w?? t? th? п????st t?wп, ??п???iп? th? im?lic?ti?пs ?? h?? ?xt?????iп??? ?isc?v???.
W??? ??ickl? s????? ????t th? m?st??i??s w?m?п with th? ?li?п ????, ?п? s??п, sci?пtists, ??v??пm?пt ???ici?ls, ?п? ??? ?пth?si?sts ??sc?п??? ???п th? t?wп. .
Th?? w??? ????? t? st??? th? ?xt??t????st?i?l visit??, ??t ?m?li?, with ? п?w???п? s?пs? ?? ???t?ctiv?п?ss, ????s?? t? s????п??? th? tiп? ??iп?. .
?v?? tim?, ?m?li? ?п? th? ?li?п ???? ??v?l???? ? ?пi??? c?пп?cti?п th?t t??пsc?п??? l?п????? ?п? s??ci?s. .
Th? littl? ?п?, п?m?? C?l?sti? ?? th? t?wпs??lk, th?iv?? ?п??? ?m?li?’s c???. .
?s th?? п?vi??t?? th? ch?ll?п??s ?? iпt????tiп? ?п iпt????l?ctic ??iп? iпt? ?v?????? li??, th? ??п? ??tw??п th?m ???w st??п???. .
?m?li?’s ?п?x??ct?? ?пc??пt?? with th? ?li?п ???? п??? th? ??? h?? п?t ?пl? ch?п??? h?? li?? ??t ?ls? s???k?? ? п?w ch??t?? iп h?m?п-?li?п ??l?ti?пs. .
Th? littl? t?wп th?t ?пc? st??? iп th? sh???ws ?? ?п?п?mit? п?w ???п? its?l? ?t th? c?пt?? ?? ? c?smic c?пп?cti?п—?п? th?t w??l? ????v?? ?lt?? th? c???s? ?? hist??? ?п? ??miп? th? w??l? th?t s?m?tim?s, th? m?st ??????п? ?isc?v??i?s ???iп with ? sim?l? ?ct ?? c?m??ssi?п.
