ALL AT ONCE he was in motion. Around him smooth jets hummed. He was on a small private rocket cruiser, moving leisurely across the afternoon sky, between cities.

• 詹凝思忽然抽搐一下醒了过来。环顾四周，发现他自己是在一艘小型的私人喷气式飞船上。周围的空域正有无数黝黑的飞船在矫捷的驰行，而他也正在悠然的划过午后的天际，于城市间穿梭着。