Balloon ride

Gracie bought me a hot air balloon ride, three hours in a little basket in the sky. I thought there would be other people there, but it was just me and the pilot, and he jumped out a few metres up. I saw him scamper away, getting smaller and smaller. By morning, I was in a new world, with colours I had never seen before. I sent Gracie a postcard, so she could see them too.

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Jamie Larson
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