Chapter Fifteen – One Time or Another
CARRIE WASN’T SURE how long Dave slept. The suns moved across the sky, each following a different trajectory. She spent some time trying to imagine the orbit the placktoids’ planet traced around the binary system that caused the suns to move as they did, but eventually got bored. Next, she investigated the rocky outcrop that provided their shade. After a while she realised the significance of the small holes she saw in the crumbly rock. If she hadn’t also seen the speckles of silver, she might not have come to the realisation at all. When it hit her, she sat back in surprise. The speckles of silver were tiny discarded machines, and the rocky lump protecting them from the suns was a miniature version of the mountain. She was tempted to wake Dave up to
