id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 33843 MacLean, Katherine The Natives .txt text/plain 852 63 88 "What'll it be like, Grandpa?" The youngster was frightened. thing that was coming, and considered him fondly. When a grownup has to let out a flash of blue light, that means "What's it mean when someone blinks blue light in lots of flashes, and then glows red and starts sinking, huh, Grandpa?" rapidly, rushing closer until it was a huge fish-shaped object with left of them, and already the waiting crowd was moving to intercept It flashed by, and the youngster thought they were going to lose within spun faster, absorbing the new energy into its drive, its life-pulse rising to a deep hum, and he felt strong, stronger than he They drew up closer to the dark thing, energy-particles that roared backward from its jets. themselves transiently in a brief flash of blue light as they who blinked on and off rapidly in brilliant flashes of blue. behind, a glowing red globe, sinking. ./cache/33843.txt ./txt/33843.txt