Hodkinson TURBULENCE

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LIBRETTO (CONTINUED)

Mother

Well, cracks make the problem more subtle.

Daughter

it is a curious fact that the agents typically do not know each other

Mother

What is the law if any? Of course one of the parameters is the time of failure.

Daughter

the only way to decide is to test for the existence of critical behaviour let them evolve in time

Mother

Has human nature changed?

Announcer

Ladies and gentlemen, for your own safety and the safety of fellow passengers please remain/ seated. Please ensure that all/ seatbelts are fastened, thankyou. We are now crossing a zone of/

Daughter

another curious fact: the rules for the interactions are presumed identifiable and known in the long run our personal lives are shaped by a few key decisions or events

The Baby coos.

The Daughter steps unevenly into the aisle, and forward, so that she is standing beside and above her Mother, who is still seated. Daughter

for the real earth

The Mother rises, and for a concentrated time, Daughter and Mother hold one another’s gaze. The Daughter then walks further forward along the aisle, while the roughness of flight occasioned by turbulence makes itself felt again. The Baby’s voice rises briefly. Daughter

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(Calling behind her) for the real earth we do not know yet


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