by John M Grier
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Back on the ice or under it as it were, Jack secured the hovercraft to the roof of the top deck of the boat. He was fairly certain, based on his observations of the ‘bubble’ that enveloped his boat ten years ago that it would make the trip along with him.
He said “Okay Suzie, here we go.” He engaged the time circuits and in a flash they were on the open ocean off the coast of eastern Canada, a thousand and ten years in the past. “I used the auto return function to make sure I arrived exactly when I left, so if someone was watching at the lighthouse, they wouldn’t notice anything weird. I can use the same function to get us back to save Paul, but first, I want to get to warmer waters. I’m thinking of the Chesapeake Bay, near Washington, DC. That will put us very close to Harmony.”
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In the lighthouse, a small boy was watching the boat on the water and said “Mommy! A car just landed on top of that boat!” To the boy, it looked like the hovercraft just suddenly appeared on the roof of the top deck of the boat as it was sailing.
“That’s nice, dear” his mother replied having not really heard what he said.