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wrong.

“So are they going to fix it?â€? he asked.

“I doubt it. They’ve said they could fix it before; never worked.â€?

“Do you know what they’re trying this time?â€?

“No… they didn’t exactly explain it. They just said people on Earth are interested in my ability.. and they might be able to fix it.â€?

“Oh.â€?

I stopped tapping the wall. The switch Karon told me about began taking effect, and I didn’t have to hold myself down anymore. “So is anything wrong with you?â€?

“By wrong, you mean?â€?

“Like, I don’t know, a side-effect. How I’m blind, you know.â€?

“Not really. Things are going to be different for me, but nothing bad.â€?

“Yeah.”

My clock announced, “1:00 PM. Lunch.â€?

I knew the voice was going to get annoying after a while. “Hey, um, do you want me to show you the way?â€? Theo asked.

“No, I remember,â€? I said, stepping into the hallway.

There was enough gravity so that now, I could walk without floating up into the air. I didn’t even know how they could create gravity in a spaceship.

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