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		|  | @ -106,26 +106,26 @@ $ █ | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
| <pre class="paper"> | <pre class="paper"> | ||||||
| 2000-01-01 Automated Announcement: | 2000-01-01 Automated Announcement: | ||||||
|     . × . .' . *  ·  ,  '   · *  ×·*'   o      .o'  + ×   ×× ,    · .     *+' ' |     . × . .' . *  ·  ,  '   · *  ×·*'   o      .o'  + ×   ×× ,    · .     *+' ' | ||||||
|       .    . +×     · .  '· .   '  *·*o · .   , ·.·.      o     ·    '    . · |       .    . +×     · .  '· .   '  *·*o · .   , ·.·.      o     ·    '    . · | ||||||
|    +  ,   ··      o'        ×.   ,       +       o , .   '      '··   . ·..   , |    +  ,   ··      o'        ×.   ,       +       o , .   '      '··   . ·..   , | ||||||
|       o   o .×           .. .    .    '    ·         ·'   '       · .*  '     * |       o   o .×           .. .    .    '    ·         ·'   '       · .*  '     * | ||||||
| |¯¯| |¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯\¯¯\/¯¯/|¯¯\|¯|¯¯¯¯|¯¯|  |¯¯|\¯¯\/¯|¯¯¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯\ | |¯¯| |¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯\¯¯\/¯¯/|¯¯\|¯|¯¯¯¯|¯¯|  |¯¯|\¯¯\/¯|¯¯¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯\ | ||||||
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| |  .–.  /  A  |   __|   __/|  |  |  .  |  ==;\      /   |  ||  ==/  A  |     < | |  .–.  /  A  |   __|   __/|  |  |  .  |  ==;\      /   |  ||  ==/  A  |     < | ||||||
| |__| |_/__.-._|__|  |__|   |__|  |__|\_|____| \_/\_/    |__||___/__.-._|__|\__\ | |__| |_/__.-._|__|  |__|   |__|  |__|\_|____| \_/\_/    |__||___/__.-._|__|\__\ | ||||||
|         . ·   +           '  *+  ·,    '     * ,o  .  .   * *   oo    ,  ,o  + + |         . ·   +           '  *+  ·,    '     * ,o  .  .   * *   oo    ,  ,o  + + | ||||||
|          ×        ·,·×   '      ·× * ×        '    ,        ·         , * ' |          ×        ·,·×   '      ·× * ×        '    ,        ·         , * ' | ||||||
|   .   , .   o  o     /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\     ,*  .,×  *. |   .   , .   o  o     /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\     ,*  .,×  *. | ||||||
|            ,     ,* |  ___   ||   __   ||   __   ||   __   |.+    ·.   ,  ',×·, |            ,     ,* |  ___   ||   __   ||   __   ||   __   |.+    ·.   ,  ',×·, | ||||||
|   ×   .      . . ·   ¯¯ .'   ;|  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |  · '   '    '. |   ×   .      . . ·   ¯¯ .'   ;|  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |  · '   '    '. | ||||||
|    . +    . +  .   +  .*   .* |  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |   . . ·. .×.  .' |    . +    . +  .   +  .*   .* |  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |   . . ·. .×.  .' | ||||||
|  .   +.          ,  .*    *--,|   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   |                . .* |  .   +.          ,  .*    *--,|   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   |                . .* | ||||||
|  ,·.'  '  ,+        |________| \______/  \______/  \______/ ×,      '  ·    ' |  ,·.'  '  ,+        |________| \______/  \______/  \______/ ×,      '  ·    ' | ||||||
| o   ·    ,        o . ·   ·        .          *   ,     . .           .   '  , | o   ·    ,        o . ·   ·        .          *   ,     . .           .   '  , | ||||||
|    ,  · ×  *·       ·o. '  ,.   .·    '  . +,       . .,   ×'         '· + |    ,  · ×  *·       ·o. '  ,.   .·    '  . +,       . .,   ×'         '· + | ||||||
| o×· o     ,×  .,     *  o ·    '+,  '* o  '+,    . ..             ·'  ·      · | o×· o     ,×  .,     *  o ·    '+,  '* o  '+,    . ..             ·'  ·      · | ||||||
|       . +  . .      '         .        .  . +     · +*    ' ·' +     .        .+ |       . +  . .      '         .        .  . +     · +*    ' ·' +     .        .+ | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|     The outpost diagnostics suite reports no critical problems at any of |     The outpost diagnostics suite reports no critical problems at any of | ||||||
|     our outposts. The Lunar Biosphere has, so far, not needed assistance |     our outposts. The Lunar Biosphere has, so far, not needed assistance | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -118,26 +118,26 @@ alternating lines on the paper. | ||||||
|       ilk. Mwuc ulnsfhcmq ifqhuaror fuauwawct aud yotyilu eseqnlefa |       ilk. Mwuc ulnsfhcmq ifqhuaror fuauwawct aud yotyilu eseqnlefa | ||||||
|       lrgsknn grcobotct ggrsgalg. |       lrgsknn grcobotct ggrsgalg. | ||||||
|     </p> |     </p> | ||||||
|     <pre class="paper">    . × . .' . *  ·  ,  '   · *  ×·*'   o      .o'  + ×   ×× ,    · .     *+' ' |     <pre class="paper">    . × . .' . *  ·  ,  '   · *  ×·*'   o      .o'  + ×   ×× ,    · .     *+' ' | ||||||
|       .    . +×     · .  '· .   '  *·*o · .   , ·.·.      o     ·    '    . · |       .    . +×     · .  '· .   '  *·*o · .   , ·.·.      o     ·    '    . · | ||||||
|    +  ,   ··      o'        ×.   ,       +       o , .   '      '··   . ·..   , |    +  ,   ··      o'        ×.   ,       +       o , .   '      '··   . ·..   , | ||||||
|       o   o .×           .. .    .    '    ·         ·'   '       · .*  '     * |       o   o .×           .. .    .    '    ·         ·'   '       · .*  '     * | ||||||
| |¯¯| |¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯\¯¯\/¯¯/|¯¯\|¯|¯¯¯¯|¯¯|  |¯¯|\¯¯\/¯|¯¯¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯\ | |¯¯| |¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯\¯¯\/¯¯/|¯¯\|¯|¯¯¯¯|¯¯|  |¯¯|\¯¯\/¯|¯¯¯¯| /¯\ |¯¯¯¯¯\ | ||||||
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| |  .–.  /  A  |   __|   __/|  |  |  .  |  ==;\      /   |  ||  ==/  A  |     < | |  .–.  /  A  |   __|   __/|  |  |  .  |  ==;\      /   |  ||  ==/  A  |     < | ||||||
| |__| |_/__.-._|__|  |__|   |__|  |__|\_|____| \_/\_/    |__||___/__.-._|__|\__\ | |__| |_/__.-._|__|  |__|   |__|  |__|\_|____| \_/\_/    |__||___/__.-._|__|\__\ | ||||||
|         . ·   +           '  *+  ·,    '     * ,o  .  .   * *   oo    ,  ,o  + + |         . ·   +           '  *+  ·,    '     * ,o  .  .   * *   oo    ,  ,o  + + | ||||||
|          ×        ·,·×   '      ·× * ×        '    ,        ·         , * ' |          ×        ·,·×   '      ·× * ×        '    ,        ·         , * ' | ||||||
|   .   , .   o  o     /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\     ,*  .,×  *. |   .   , .   o  o     /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\  /¯¯¯¯¯¯\     ,*  .,×  *. | ||||||
|            ,     ,* |  ___   ||   __   ||   __   ||   __   |.+    ·.   ,  ',×·, |            ,     ,* |  ___   ||   __   ||   __   ||   __   |.+    ·.   ,  ',×·, | ||||||
|   ×   .      . . ·   ¯¯ .'   ;|  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |  · '   '    '. |   ×   .      . . ·   ¯¯ .'   ;|  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |  · '   '    '. | ||||||
|    . +    . +  .   +  .*   .* |  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |   . . ·. .×.  .' |    . +    . +  .   +  .*   .* |  |  |  ||  |  |  ||  |  |  |   . . ·. .×.  .' | ||||||
|  .   +.          ,  .*    *--,|   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   |                . .* |  .   +.          ,  .*    *--,|   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   ||   ¯¯   |                . .* | ||||||
|  ,·.'  '  ,+        |________| \______/  \______/  \______/ ×,      '  ·    ' |  ,·.'  '  ,+        |________| \______/  \______/  \______/ ×,      '  ·    ' | ||||||
| o   ·    ,        o . ·   ·        .          *   ,     . .           .   '  , | o   ·    ,        o . ·   ·        .          *   ,     . .           .   '  , | ||||||
|    ,  · ×  *·       ·o. '  ,.   .·    '  . +,       . .,   ×'         '· + |    ,  · ×  *·       ·o. '  ,.   .·    '  . +,       . .,   ×'         '· + | ||||||
| o×· o     ,×  .,     *  o ·    '+,  '* o  '+,    . ..             ·'  ·      · | o×· o     ,×  .,     *  o ·    '+,  '* o  '+,    . ..             ·'  ·      · | ||||||
|       . +  . .      '         .        .  . +     · +*    ' ·' +     .        .+</pre> |       . +  . .      '         .        .  . +     · +*    ' ·' +     .        .+</pre> | ||||||
|     <p class="copyright"> |     <p class="copyright"> | ||||||
|       Copyright © 2023-2025 Jan Danielzick (aka. BodgeMaster) – All rights reserved. |       Copyright © 2023-2025 Jan Danielzick (aka. BodgeMaster) – All rights reserved. | ||||||
|     </p> |     </p> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -1,10 +0,0 @@ | ||||||
| import sys |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| document = open(sys.argv[1], "rb") |  | ||||||
| contents = document.read() |  | ||||||
| document.close() |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| for char in contents: |  | ||||||
|     if char > 127: |  | ||||||
|         print(sys.argv[1] + ": Non-ascii character found.") |  | ||||||
|         sys.exit(0) |  | ||||||
|  | @ -1,15 +0,0 @@ | ||||||
| import sys |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| document = open(sys.argv[1], "rb") |  | ||||||
| contents = document.read() |  | ||||||
| document.close() |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| string = contents.decode("utf8") |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| i = 0 |  | ||||||
| while i<len(string): |  | ||||||
|     if ord(string[i]) > 127: |  | ||||||
|         string = string[:i] + "&#" + str(ord(string[i])) + ";" + string[i+1:] |  | ||||||
|     i = i+1 |  | ||||||
| 
 |  | ||||||
| print(string, end="") |  | ||||||
|  | @ -38,25 +38,25 @@ | ||||||
|   noises. The moment James reaches it, the creaking turns into cracking |   noises. The moment James reaches it, the creaking turns into cracking | ||||||
|   and the panel of <span class="comment">grid floor</span> beings |   and the panel of <span class="comment">grid floor</span> beings | ||||||
|   to give out underneath his feet. He grabs on to one of the railings and |   to give out underneath his feet. He grabs on to one of the railings and | ||||||
|   quickly steps onto the beam holding it, leaving the section of floor |   quickly <span class="comment">hops? Idk some word between "step" | ||||||
|   barely hanging on.<br /> |   and "jump"</span> onto the beam holding it, leaving the | ||||||
|  |   section of floor barely hanging on.<br /> | ||||||
|   Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">You okay?</span><br /> |   Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">You okay?</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Yeah – can't say the same for |   <span class="quote speech">Yeah – can't say the same for | ||||||
|   the floor...</span><br /> |   the floor...</span><br /> | ||||||
|   The two walk the rest of the way across, meanwhile Annie and Jack stay |   The two walk the rest of the way across, meanwhile Annie and Jack stay | ||||||
|   on the balcony. |   on the balcony. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p class="comment">TODO: Change this so Michelle and James explore the | ||||||
|  | dam first, then turn their attention to the windows.</p> | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   After the <span class="comment">Aufregung?</span> dies down, Michelle |   After the <span class="comment">Aufregung?</span> dies down, Michelle | ||||||
|   and James start looking around. They walk across the dam, looking for |   and James start looking around.<br /> | ||||||
|   cracks and inspecting the rusty controls.<br /> |   <span class="quote speech">Would you look at that!</span><br /> | ||||||
|   Michelle says: <span class="quote speech">There's a small |   Michelle is looking through the windows. A few of them have cracks but | ||||||
|   fracture on the other side of where this tree is growing. It doesn't |   most are somehow intact.<br /> | ||||||
|   look great but it's not an immediate danger.</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">I think I found what we're looking | ||||||
|   The two turn back and focus their attention to the windows. |   for.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   A few of them have cracks but most are somehow fully intact.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   Michelle says: <span class="quote speech">Would you look at that! I |  | ||||||
|   think I found what we're looking for.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   Jack asks: <span class="quote speech">The control room?</span><br /> |   Jack asks: <span class="quote speech">The control room?</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Yea, it's right here.</span><br /> |   <span class="quote speech">Yea, it's right here.</span><br /> | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Guess we're gonna have to climb |   <span class="quote speech">Guess we're gonna have to climb | ||||||
|  | @ -170,7 +170,7 @@ | ||||||
| <p> | <p> | ||||||
|   In the meantime, Michelle has gone around and flipped some switches on |   In the meantime, Michelle has gone around and flipped some switches on | ||||||
|   the control panel cabinets to the left. The gauges are lit up and their |   the control panel cabinets to the left. The gauges are lit up and their | ||||||
|   needles have moved from their resting positions. Jack flips a switch on |   needles no longer sit at their resting points. Jack flips a switch on | ||||||
|   the center console and it lights up like a christmas tree. He gives it |   the center console and it lights up like a christmas tree. He gives it | ||||||
|   a once-over, then he presses some buttons on his watch and gets up. |   a once-over, then he presses some buttons on his watch and gets up. | ||||||
| </p> | </p> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
|  | @ -0,0 +1,79 @@ | ||||||
|  | <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> <Reaching Nova Metropolis> </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><div class="back"><a href="index.html"><</a></div> | ||||||
|  | <h1> | ||||||
|  |   <Reaching Nova Metropolis> | ||||||
|  | </h1> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Good morning, Annie! Pancakes are ready.</span> | ||||||
|  |   <br /> | ||||||
|  |   Jack takes his hand off her shoulder. She <span class="comment">stützt | ||||||
|  |   sich hoch</span> and looks around in confusion. James is driving the bus | ||||||
|  |   on a surprisingly very intact highway though a seemingly endless desert. | ||||||
|  |   <span class="comment">might benefit from a description of said desert | ||||||
|  |   </span> Yesterday's mountains are still visible in the far distance | ||||||
|  |   behind them. Jack goes to wake up Michelle, then he tells James who pulls | ||||||
|  |   over onto the side of the highway and stops the bus. The engine goes | ||||||
|  |   quiet. | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="comment">Annie gets up, they sit down around a table | ||||||
|  |   and start to eat. Also, a mention of what the dog is up to...</span> | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">So when are we gonna reach the <mining | ||||||
|  |   company> pit?</span>, Michelle asks.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   Jack looks at James. James tilts his head slightly and shrugs.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Like two hours ago?</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">You're kidding.</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Didn't wanna wake you up.</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Uhh...</span> Michelle is at a loss for words. | ||||||
|  |   <br /> | ||||||
|  |   James grins.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Don't worry, I won't drive from | ||||||
|  |   here.</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Can't even be mad... Wait, doesn't | ||||||
|  |   that mean that we're way ahead of time?</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   James shrugs again, this time holding up his hands. She turns to Jack: | ||||||
|  |   <br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">How much ahead are we?</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   He glances at his watch.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">About three hours - but if you're as | ||||||
|  |   lucky as James, we'll be even more ahead by the time we arrive. The | ||||||
|  |   wind has favored us so far.</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   Annie chimes in: <span class="quote speech">You didn't sleep, did | ||||||
|  |   you?</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Sleep is overrated anyway - but, if you allow | ||||||
|  |   it, I'll be going to sleep very soon.</span> | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p class="comment"> | ||||||
|  |   missing section? | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   The four do quick work of the dishes. Annie washes them, Jack rinses them | ||||||
|  |   off in a bowl of clean water, James dries them, and Michelle puts them | ||||||
|  |   away. Jack goes to the back of the bus to sleep. The others go to the | ||||||
|  |   front. | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | <p> | ||||||
|  |   Michelle sits down in the driver's seat.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   James yawns. <span class="quote speech">Now that I'm thinking about | ||||||
|  |   it, taking a nap sounds very entising... <span class="comment">Is that | ||||||
|  |   how you spell that?</span></span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Well, you've ...</span> Michelle goes to | ||||||
|  |   turn the key but nothing happens. She stops mid-sentence.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   James says: <span class="quote speech"> Oh, that's been a problem. | ||||||
|  |   Can you open the door for a sec?</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Sure</span>, she replies with a tone of | ||||||
|  |   bewilderment in her voice.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   James grabs a jumper cable and heads outside. They hear him opening some | ||||||
|  |   panel in the back of the bus followed by arcing noises. The engine begins | ||||||
|  |   to turn over. Michelle turns the key again. Finally, the engine starts | ||||||
|  |   running. James slams the panel shut and returns.<br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">As I was about to say: You've definitely | ||||||
|  |   earned that nap. Thanks for driving part of my | ||||||
|  |   <span class="comment">shift</span>.</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   <span class="quote speech">Still considering it...</span><br /> | ||||||
|  |   The engine roars as Michelle sets the bus in motion again. | ||||||
|  |   <span class="comment">Something is missing here. Idk.</span> | ||||||
|  | </p> | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
|  | <p class="copyright">Copyright © 2023-2025 Jan Danielzick (aka. BodgeMaster) – All rights reserved.</p><script>let spans = ["<span class=\"paper green\">", "<span>"]; let pre_texts = document.getElementsByTagName("pre"); for (let i = 0; i < pre_texts.length; i++) {if (pre_texts[i].className != "paper") continue; let lines = pre_texts[i].innerHTML.split("\n"); let result = ""; for (let j = 0; j < lines.length; j++) {if (lines[j].length >= 80) result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + "</span>\n"; else result = result + spans[j%2] + lines[j] + " ".repeat(80-lines[j].length) + "</span>\n";} pre_texts[i].innerHTML = result;}</script></body></html> | ||||||
|  | @ -1,81 +0,0 @@ | ||||||
| <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title> Pancakes </title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html_resources/style.css"></head><body><div class="back"><a href="index.html"><</a></div> |  | ||||||
| <h1> |  | ||||||
|   Pancakes |  | ||||||
| </h1> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Good morning, Annie! Pancakes are ready.</span> |  | ||||||
|   <br /> |  | ||||||
|   Jack takes his hand off her shoulder. She pushes herself up from her bed |  | ||||||
|   and looks around in confusion. James is driving the bus on a surprisingly |  | ||||||
|   very intact highway through a seemingly endless landscape of sand and |  | ||||||
|   sparse vegetation. The sun is already high up in the sky and |  | ||||||
|   yesterday's mountains are in the distance far behind them. Jack goes |  | ||||||
|   to wake up Michelle, then he tells James who stops the bus and turns off |  | ||||||
|   the engine. |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   Annie swings her legs out of bed to sit up straight. She stretches, |  | ||||||
|   gets up, and walks <span class="comment">shuffles?</span> over to the |  | ||||||
|   table. Jack puts a large plate with a pile of pancakes in the center and |  | ||||||
|   grabs plates for everyone. He also places a few jars on the table: |  | ||||||
|   Honey, Chocco <span class="comment">TODO: Add an advert for Chocco |  | ||||||
|   somewhere earlier in the story. It's the in-universe equivalent |  | ||||||
|   of Nutella.</span>, and cinnamon with sugar <span class="comment">Is that |  | ||||||
|   combination as ubiquitous worldwide as it is in Germany? If so, does it |  | ||||||
|   have a proper name?</span>. James gets up from the driver's seat and Dora |  | ||||||
|   follows him, wagging her tail. They all sit down around the table, |  | ||||||
|   including Dora who sits on the floor and <span class="comment">macht |  | ||||||
|   große augen</span>.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="comment">What is the English command for a dog to lay |  | ||||||
|   down?</span> |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   Michelle asks: <span class="quote speech">So when are we gonna reach |  | ||||||
|   the <mining company> pit?</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   Jack looks at James. James tilts his head slightly and shrugs.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Like five hours ago?</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   <!-- Jack's shift until midnight, James' shift until 6AM, plan was for |  | ||||||
|   Michelle's shift to start at the pit, it is now 9AM. --> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">You're kidding.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Didn't wanna wake you up.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Uhh...</span> Michelle is at a loss for words. |  | ||||||
|   <br /> |  | ||||||
|   James grins.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   She says: <span class="quote speech">Can't even be mad... But |  | ||||||
|   doesn't that mean that we're way ahead of time?</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   James shrugs again.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   Jack glances at his watch and says: <span class="quote speech">About |  | ||||||
|   two and a half hours give or take. With a bit of luck, we'll be |  | ||||||
|   even more ahead when we arrive. We've had some quite favorable |  | ||||||
|   winds.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   The four finish their meal and James feeds Dora. Afterwards, they do |  | ||||||
|   quick work of the dishes. Annie washes them, Jack rinses them off in |  | ||||||
|   a bowl of clean water, James dries them, and Michelle puts them away. |  | ||||||
|   Jack goes to the back of the bus to sleep. The others go to the front. |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   Michelle sits down in the driver's seat and attempts to start |  | ||||||
|   the engine. Nothing happens.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   James says: <span class="quote speech">Oh yeah, that's been an |  | ||||||
|   issue.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   He grabs a wrench and a jumper cable. Michelle lets him out and he heads |  | ||||||
|   to the back. They hear him opening a panel followed by arcing noises |  | ||||||
|   and the engine starts cranking. Michelle turns the key and it fires up. |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| <p> |  | ||||||
|   James returns inside and yawns.<br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">The idea of a nap is very entising |  | ||||||
|   <span class="comment">spelling?</span> right about now...</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   Michelle says: <span class="quote speech">Well, you've earned |  | ||||||
|   it.</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   <span class="quote speech">Thinking about it but not yet...</span><br /> |  | ||||||
|   He sits down behind Michelle and leans forward. <span class="comment"> |  | ||||||
|   Mention at some point before this that there is no wall between the |  | ||||||
|   driver's seat and the passenger seats behind it. Maybe they removed |  | ||||||
|   it for some reason, maybe it wasn't there to begin with,</span> |  | ||||||
|   The engine roars as she accelerates the bus and they continue their way. |  | ||||||
| </p> |  | ||||||
| 
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