E. ten paces to Sand-hill, then to tall tree, then thirty paces N.'"This is somewhat incomprehensible Mr. Denkton," Carmen commented looking up from t...he map."I know Captain, I'm sorry, but I've attempted to make it as clear as possible. If one isn't familiar with the landmarks I'm afraid it does seem rather unfathomable. Here, allow me to try again," Denkton said reaching out for the map."Captain, please may I have a look at it?" De'lee interrupted.Carmen shrugged her shoulders then handed the. The city spread comfortablythrough a series of gentle hills and was surrounded by a defensive wallthat gleamed an almost painfully pure white in the sunlight. Dominatingthe city itself, the Ducal residence occupied a slightly higher hill andappeared to be watching over the lower city with the benevolence of amother watching her children."I never expected it to be so beautiful!" You wouldn't have believed me if I'd tried describing it to you."Garret had quietly ridden to her side. "Now you see. Because she thinks it'd be funny." She what? What do you mean, funny?"Amy closed her eyes, taking a breath to steady herself."I overheard her the other day. I was right around the corner, but she couldn't see me. I heard her talking with a friend of hers or something. She was saying how it would be hilarious for my first time to be with someone who was huge. She said she couldn't wait to see how I was walking come Monday, with it being my first time, and with me being smaller..." Wow..." I. It was too far to walk, and the suit didn't have enough safety filament anyway, so Ide secured the line connecting the two bubbles of human endeavor, the one a speck of dust in comparison to the worldlet they now occupied, and pushed off the floor toward the back wall, pulled sideways from the intended target by the slow Coriolis effect of the micro-gravity stabilizing spin of the station.At last reaching the tiny personnel hatchway outlined in large contrasting stripes visible from the far end.