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Path of Least time 17th May 2006
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Markyt
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 		Path of Least time 17th May 2006
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Wednesday, May 17 2006, 11:16 AM

I arrived at the spot where Miranda jumped off the train late last night. It was an unremarkable place, on the side of a hill; probably the only reason she chose it is because the train would've had to slow down in order to deal with the slope. She hadn't bothered concealing her tracks very well, since there were clear signs of her presence, both from the trampled grass and from other, more subtle, signs I could see using more sophisticated sensors. Miranda clearly wasn't expecting anyone to follow her.

Once I'd walked around the area a little to get my bearings and figure out roughly which way she'd headed - due west - I set up camp. There wasn't any point trying to follow her at night, I'd only tire myself out and end up losing her trail. In any case, I doubted that she'd be travelling by night either.

I don't go camping very often. It's never really appealed to me. Of course, this meant that when I was in Ryefield, I simply walked into a shop and asked for the simplest and lightest equipment. The attendants exchanged a couple of knowing glances ('city boy going camping, eh?') and started picking things off the shelves. Camp consisted off a lightweight tent that constructed itself in a few seconds, a small sleeping bag and couple of movement sensors that I tied into an alarm, in case Miranda tried to surprise me.

Before I went to sleep, I stood outside the tent and tried to look at the stars, but only a few shone through the gauzy clouds covering the sky. I shivered, disappointed, and stepped inside.

Despite setting up camp close to the railway tracks, I wasn't woken once during the night.

Just before my morning alarm was supposed to go off, I opened my eyes, and told the tent to make itself transparent. Diffuse white and grey light greeted me through its walls, signs of a dull, overcast day. Breakfast was one of the MREs I'd grabbed at random from the camping store (pasta with cream and mushroom sauce, apparently), and as I ate it outside, the tent packed itself away, its struts and supports busily telescoping and folding into smaller and smaller sections. It chimed helpfully when it had finished, and I began jogging after I'd slung it into my backpack.

Following Miranda's trail is literally as easy as following a line. My key does most of the work, scanning the surroundings and working out her most probable route, and then displays its deliberations on my contact lenses as a red band over the ground. She seems to know exactly where she's going - the line is as straight as she can make it.

No-one lives out here. I don't know why, but even the land itself seems worn out. The forests are sparse and empty, and the wildlife is scattered. There's nothing for me to do here except follow the line, and think.

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ryandrew
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 		Due west from the train line half-way to Vastage...
I suspect she is going to Wooster, but it could be Gladstone.

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duckiemonster
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 		I want that tent.
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European Chris
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 		I want that tent
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 		Hahah

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idlemichael
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 		Bugger the tent, I want the contact lenses with built-in HUD!
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Muffin
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 		Can I still say I want that tent? As it's still true, even if Duckie and EC have said it.

<grumble> Can't find a campsite for bank holiday weekend in North Norfolk <grumble>
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Muffin wrote:
Can I still say I want that tent? As it's still true, even if Duckie and EC have said it.

<grumble> Can't find a campsite for bank holiday weekend in North Norfolk <grumble>


lots of fields in Norfolk Smile
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Bakers_12
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 		Where does he get those wonderful toys?
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European Chris
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Muffin wrote:
Can I still say I want that tent? As it's still true, even if Duckie and EC have said it.

<grumble> Can't find a campsite for bank holiday weekend in North Norfolk <grumble>


What's wrong with a decent hotel?
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Tintintin
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European Chris wrote:
What's wrong with a decent hotel?

They tend to moan about campfires and digging latrines, for some reason.

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 		Duckie and EC Wrote:
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I want that tent

Well, here it is:

http://www.camptents.com/SpecPages/PopUpTents/PopUpTent747/PopUpTent747.htm

(Earth Version).......
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European Chris
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 		Well that's rubbish in comparison, it doesn't even go transparent when you tell it to. What's the point in a tent that doesn't do that? Rolling Eyes
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Reptile
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Alter Ego wrote:
Duckie and EC Wrote:
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I want that tent

Well, here it is:

http://www.camptents.com/SpecPages/PopUpTents/PopUpTent747/PopUpTent747.htm

(Earth Version).......


It doesn't pack itself away or go transparent on command, so its just not good enough.
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isca
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 		And who is going to carry around a big blue dot?

No wonder it's discontinued!

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