In th? ??i?t, m??nlit c??nt??si??, ?m?li?, ? ???n? w?m?n with ?n ??v?nt????s s?i?it, ???n? h??s?l? ?n ?n ?n?l?nn?? ni?httim? ??iv?. .
Sh? l?v?? th? s???nit? ?? th? ???n ???? ?n? th? ??ntl? h?m ?? h?? c??’s ?n?in?. .
Littl? ?i? sh? kn?w th?t this ni?ht w??l? ?? ?i?????nt—?xt?????in??il? ?i?????nt. .
?s sh? ???v? ?l?n? ? win?in? st??tch ?? ????, h?? h???li?hts s????nl? ill?min?t?? ?n ?th??w??l?l? sc?n?. .
? ??w ????s ?w??, ? m?t?llic s??c??-sh???? ??j?ct h?v???? j?st ???v? th? ????n?, ??th?? in ?n ?th????l ?l?w. .
?m?li?’s h???t ??c?? ?s sh? c??ti??sl? ??????ch??, h?? c??i?sit? ?v????w??in? ?n? ????. .
T? h?? ?st?nishm?nt, sh? ?isc?v???? ? sm?ll, t??nsl?c?nt ??? n??? th? ???.
It ?mitt?? ? s??t, i?i??sc?nt li?ht th?t c?st ?n ?th??w??l?l? ?l?w ?n th? s?????n?in? ???ss. .
??????chin? th? ???, sh? ???liz?? it c?nt?in?? s?m?thin? ?st?nishin?—? tin? ?li?n ???? n?stl?? within ? ??? ?? s???klin? c??st?ls. .
?m?li?’s s????is? shi?t?? t? c?nc??n ?n? c?m??ssi?n ?s sh? s?w th? in??nt’s l????, ?x???ssiv? ???s st??in? ?? ?t h??. .
It s??m?? h?l?l?ss, ?n? instinctiv?l?, sh? ???ch?? ??wn t? c???l? th? tin? ??in? in h?? ??ms. .
Th? m?m?nt sh? t??ch?? th? ?li?n ????, ? w?v? ?? w??mth ?nv?l???? h??, ?s i? ?n invisi?l? ??n? h?? inst?ntl? ???m??. .
H?? initi?l sh?ck ??v? w?? t? ? s?ns? ?? ??s??nsi?ilit?. .
With??t ? s?c?n? th???ht, ?m?li? ??ci??? t? t?k? th? ?li?n ???? with h??. .
W????in? th? ?xt??t????st?i?l in??nt in h?? j?ck?t, sh? c?????ll? ?l?c?? it ?n th? ??ss?n??? s??t ?? h?? c??, ?n? th? tw? s?t ??? int? th? ni?ht. .
?s ?m?li? ???v?, sh? c??l?n’t h?l? ??t st??l ?l?nc?s ?t h?? ?n?s??l c?m??ni?n. .
Th? ?li?n ????, s??min?l? ?w??? ?? its n?w s?????n?in?s, ?mitt?? ? s??t h?m th?t s??th?? ?m?li?’s n??v?s. .
?ns??? ?? wh?t l?? ?h???, sh? m??? h?? w?? t? th? n????st t?wn, ??n???in? th? im?lic?ti?ns ?? h?? ?xt?????in??? ?isc?v???.
W??? ??ickl? s????? ????t th? m?st??i??s w?m?n with th? ?li?n ????, ?n? s??n, sci?ntists, ??v??nm?nt ???ici?ls, ?n? ??? ?nth?si?sts ??sc?n??? ???n th? t?wn. .
Th?? w??? ????? t? st??? th? ?xt??t????st?i?l visit??, ??t ?m?li?, with ? n?w???n? s?ns? ?? ???t?ctiv?n?ss, ????s?? t? s????n??? th? tin? ??in?. .
?v?? tim?, ?m?li? ?n? th? ?li?n ???? ??v?l???? ? ?ni??? c?nn?cti?n th?t t??nsc?n??? l?n????? ?n? s??ci?s. .
Th? littl? ?n?, n?m?? C?l?sti? ?? th? t?wns??lk, th?iv?? ?n??? ?m?li?’s c???. .
?s th?? n?vi??t?? th? ch?ll?n??s ?? int????tin? ?n int????l?ctic ??in? int? ?v?????? li??, th? ??n? ??tw??n th?m ???w st??n???. .
?m?li?’s ?n?x??ct?? ?nc??nt?? with th? ?li?n ???? n??? th? ??? h?? n?t ?nl? ch?n??? h?? li?? ??t ?ls? s???k?? ? n?w ch??t?? in h?m?n-?li?n ??l?ti?ns. .
Th? littl? t?wn th?t ?nc? st??? in th? sh???ws ?? ?n?n?mit? n?w ???n? its?l? ?t th? c?nt?? ?? ? c?smic c?nn?cti?n—?n? th?t w??l? ????v?? ?lt?? th? c???s? ?? hist??? ?n? ??min? th? w??l? th?t s?m?tim?s, th? m?st ??????n? ?isc?v??i?s ???in with ? sim?l? ?ct ?? c?m??ssi?n.