'What's that space liner doing here?' Stobey asks, turning to stare at
Chug.
'Gosh, I don't know,' Chug replies. 'I don't recall ever seeing a big spacer
like that coming to Super-Rock. They always go to the big space ports
in orbit around moons Io and Europa. I wonder what's going on.'
They watch the space liner, and after a short while see one of the huge
panels along its side move aside. An orange-and-green-striped space
boat drifts out and holds in place. The space boat is as big as a bus and
is known as a 'flitter.' Flitters are used to ferry people and cargo back
and forth between big spaceships, or among planets, satellites and other
places where the big interplanetary ships can't land. As Stobey, Slutter
and Chug watch, the tail of the flitter glows yellow and the space boat
turns down toward the surface.
'Look, look,' Slutter yells. 'The flitter is heading this way.'
The flitter hovers just above the Super-Rock parking block. Stobey
waves her arms.
'Over here, over here,' she yells. 'Here's a parking slot. Right over here.'
Slutter rushes to the empty parking slot and waves up at the flitter.
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