Space . . .
Deafening
silence. No sound at all to hear. All around is the cold blackness of
the empty void of space. The only light to be seen comes from the
multitude of stars giving out their tiny pin-pricks of light into the
overwhelming vastness. Now the camera in minds eye is turning slowly.
Turning and rotating until a red glow appears on the edge of our vision,
which very quickly turns into a flood of blinding light from the
distant sun. Now the camera is moving forward and panning round to
centre itself on a small blue planet the size of a marble.
The
camera focuses on the planet and holds it's position. Suddenly were
accelerating forward at speed so immense, although were merely observing
it still feels as though it's pushing us to the back of chairs. Faster
and faster it goes towards the blue planet which is already the size of a
tennis ball and still growing quickly. Even faster, and the surrounding
stars are blurring and becoming mere streaks of light as we pass closer
and closer to the planet.
Closer still and still traveling at
break neck speed the planet shows details, the clouds swirling across
the surface like drops of oil in a puddle. Nearer still, and masses of
land come into view, continents spin slowly on their everlasting journey
around the planet. Careering onward, the planet is now taking up the
whole of our field of vision. The vastness of the planet is becoming
more apparent. Zooming still nearer we begin to slow, and head for what
looks like a tiny island towards the top of the planet. Closer and
closer we go, still traveling so fast but slowing down all the while. We
head towards the bottom right hand corner of the island. As we break
into the atmosphere the dark blackness of space becomes varying shades
of blue. Sky blue now, and ahead of us a blanket of cloud. Punching a
hole through the clouds we continue onwards.
What was a small
tiny island is now a sprawling mass of land. It seems to be varying
shades of green with earthy brown areas in between. Further and further
towards the ground we plummet all the while a roaring wind fills our
ears and the criss-crossing patterns of fields come into view. Reddy
brown areas seem to be forming in geometric grids as we get even closer
buffeted be the wind around us. Closer still and we now clearly over a
small town. As we move even nearer and building come into sight, we're
now over the outskirts of the town and still heading towards the earth.
In the middle of countless field all around a small cluster of
buildings are forming an island of structures in an otherwise green and
lush surroundings. We zoom over one of these buildings and slow down
even more. Now as the wind quietens and the sound of distant traffic
becomes apparent the camera is no longer pointing straight down but
turning over the edge of the metal roofed factory building. Down the
front of the building the camera stops in front of the glass paneled
door to the building.
From outside, looking in the camera has
now come to a rest and we see through the window a man sat in front of a
computer screen tapping away on a keyboard in front of him. We somehow
pass through the window without making a sound and move across a small
office to where the man is sitting. Slowly, he takes his hands away from
the keyboard and turns towards us.
"MORNING!! How are we? Happy Wednesday to you! See you all tomorrow!"
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