Word: intersection
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...helmet. "Keep your wings level with his; now come on back on the stick. Keep your eyes on him." I'm looking straight up through the canopy, my head back as far as it will go. It gets heavier as we go over in a roll to intersect the geometry of the other plane's evasive maneuver. The gravity force is building up again, and the plane begins to buffet. I've used up too much energy, and we slide down, missing another chance to line up a shot. The earth comes spiraling up at us as we regain airspeed...
...there is a third explanation, and Poole comes to believe it. He stepped, or was pulled, into an alternative reality. He escaped from the room by walking through a "line," a shimmering envelope that appears where different worlds intersect. Although he is relieved to be back home, Poole suspects that he may vanish again without notice. Sure enough, he does...