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ACHANCETOMAKEATRIPINTOSPACEWITHMYFRIENDLIYANPING,ANASTRONOMERWEVISITEDTHEMOONINOURSPACESHIPBEFOREWELEAVE,LIYANPINGEXPLAINEDTOMETHATTHEFORECEOFTHEGRAVITYWOULDCHANGETHREETIMESONOURJOURNEYANDTHATTHEFIRSTCHANGEWOULDBETHEMOSTPOWERFULTHENWEWEREOFFASTHEROCKETROSEINTOTHEAIR,WEWEREPUSHEDBACKINTOOURSEATSBECAUSEWEWERETRYINGTOESCAPETHEPULLOFTHEEARTHSGRAVITYITWASSOHARDTHATWECOULDNOTSAYANYTHINGTOEACHOTHERGRADUALLYTHEWEIGHTLESSENEDANDIWASABLETOTALKTOHIM“WHYISTHESPACESHIPNOTFALLINGBACKTOTHEEARTHONTHEEARTHIFIFALLFROMATREEIWILLFALLTOGROUND”IASKED“WEARETOOFARFROMTHEEARTHNOWTOFEELITSPULL,“HEEXPLAINED,“SOWEFEELASIFTHEREISNOGRAVITYATALLWHENWEGETCLOSERTOTHEMOON,WESHALLFEELITSGRAVITYPULLINGUS,BUTITWILLNOTBEASSTRONGAPULLASTHEEARTHS“ICHEEREDUPIMMEDIATELYANDFLOATEDWEIGHTLESSLYAROUNDINOURSPACESHIPCABINWATCHINGTHEEARTHBECOMESMALLERANDTHEMOONLARGERWHENWEGOTTHERE,IWANTEDTOEXPLOREIMMEDIATELY“COMEON,”ISAID“IFYOUARERIGHT,MYMASSWILLBELESSTHANONTHEEARTHBECAUSETHEMOONISSMALLERANDIWILLBEABLETOMOVEMOREFREELYIMIGHTEVENGROWTALLERIFISTAYHERELONGENOUGHISHALLCERTAINLYWEIGHLESS”ILAUGHEDANDCLIMBEDDOWNTHESTEPSFROMTHESPACESHIPBUTWHENITRIEDTOSTEPFORWARD,IFOUNDIWASCARRIEDTWICEASFARASONTHEEARTHANDFELLOVER“OHDEAR,”ICRIED,“WALKINGDOESNEEDABITOFPRACTICENOWTHATGRAVITYHASCHANGED”AFTERAWHILEIGOTTHEHANGOFITANDWEBEGANTOENJOYOURSELVESLEAVINGTHEMOONSGRAVITYWASNOTASPAINFULASLEAVINGTHEEARTHSBUTRETURNINGTOTHEEARTHWASVERYFRIGHTENINGWEWATCHED,AMAZEDASFIREBROKEOUTONTHEOUTSIDEOFTHESPACESHIPASTHEEARTHSGRAVITYINCREASEDAGAINWEWEREPUSHEDBACKHARDINTOOURSEATSASWECAMEBACKTOLAND“THATWASVERYEXHAUSTINGBUTVERYEXCITINGTOO,”ISAID“NOWIKNOWMUCHMOREABOUTGRAVITYDOYOUTHINKWECOULDBISITSOMESTARSNEXTTIME”“OFCOURSE,”HESMILED,“WHICHSTARWOULDYOULIKETOGOTO”CAUGHTBYABLACKHOLETHESPACESHIPWARNEDLIYANPINGANDMETOBEREADYASWEWEREAPPROACHINGTHE“BLACKHOLE”WECOULDSEESOMEFAINTLIGHTSAROUNDWHATLOOKEDLIKEANEMPTYSPACELIYANPINGSAID,“THATEMPTYHOLEISLIKEAMOUTHALWAYSNEEDINGTOBEFEDTHOSELIGHTSARETHINSTHATAREBEINGPULLEDINTOTIMEBYTHEGRAVITYOFTHEHOLE”WEWATCHEDWITHINTERESTANDAMAZEMENTATTHELIGHTSWHICHSEEMEDTOBEGOINGFAINTERANDFAINTERROUNDTHEEDGEOFTHEBLACKHOLEJUSTTHENTHELIGHTSONOURSPACESHIPWENTOURTHEANDTHECOMPUTERSTOPPEDWORKINGWHATWASHAPPENINGITRIEDTOTURNTHESPACESHIPAWAYFROMTHEHOLEBUTITWOULDNOTMOVEWOULDITEATUSTOOSUDDENLYTHESPACESHIPJUMPEDANDBEGANTOMOVEROUNDTHEEDGEOFTRHEHOLETOOTHEGRAVITYOFTHE“BLACKHOLE”WASPULLINGUSINTOITS“MOUTH”ASTHESPACESHIPMOVEDROUNDTHEBLACKHOLE,IFELTRATHERSICKMYMOUTHWENTDRYANDICLOSEDMYEYESALLTHESTORIESABOUTWHATHAPPENEDWHENYOUWERECAUGHTBYTHEGRAVITYOFA“BLACKHOLE”SEEMTOBETRUEBUTTHENTHESPACESHIPJUMPEDAGAINTHISTIMEITMOVEDSIDEWAYSANDAWAYFROMTHISEDGEOFTHE“BLACKHOLE”SOMEONEWATCHINGMEWOULDHAVESEENTHESPACESHIPFLYINGLIKEABIRDAWAYFROMTHE“BLACKHOLE”BUTWEFELTNOTHINGATLASTWEWEREABLETOLOOKAROUNDUSLUCKILYTHECOMPUTERHADSTARTEDWORKINGAGAINWEREALIZEDTHATWEHADDISCOVEREDSOMETHINGNEWABOUT“BLACKHOLE”IFYOUGOINSIDETHEEDGEOFA“BLACKHOLE”,ITWILL“EAT”YOUANDTHEREISNOESCAPEBUTIFYOUDONOT,YOUMAYHAVEANOPPORTUNITYTOESCAPEHOWEXCITINGUNIT5ATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”LIDAIYUANDHERCOUSINLIUQIANWEREONATRIPTOCANADATOBISITTHEIRCOUSINSINMONTREALONTHEATLANTICCOASTRATHERTHANTAKETHEAEROPLANEALLTHEWAY,THEYDECIDEDTOFLYTOVANCOUVERANDTHENTAKETHETRAINWESTTOEASTACROSSCANADATHETHOUGHTHATTHEYCOULDCROSSTHEWHOLECONTINENTWASEXCITINGTHEIRFRIEND,DANNYLIN,WASWAITINGATTHEAIRPORTHEWASGOINGTOTAKETHEMANDTHEIRBAGGAGETOCATCH“THETRUENORTH”,THECROSSCANADATRAINONTHEWAYTOTHESTATIION,HECHATTEDABOUTTHEIRTRIP“YOUREGOINGTOSEESOMEGREATSCENERYGOINGEASTWARD,YOULLPASSMOUNTAINSANDTHOUSANDSOFLAKESANDFORESTS,ASWELLASWIDERIVERSANDLARGECITIESSOMEPEOPLEHAVETHEIDEATHATYOUCANCROSSCANDAINLESSTHANFICEDAYS,BUTTHEYFORGETTHEFACTTHATCANADAIS5500KILOMETERSFROMCOASTTOCOASTHEREINVANCOUVER,YOUREINCANADASWARMESTPARTPEOPLESAYITISCANADASMOSTBEAUTIFULCITY,SURROUNDEDBYMOUNTAINSANDTHEPACIFICOCEANSKIINGINTHEROCKYMOUNTAINSANDSAILINGINTHEHARBOURMAKEVANCOUVERONEOFCANADASMOSTPOPULARCITIESTOLIVEINITSPOPULATIONISINCREASINGRAPIDLYTHECOASTNORTHOFVANCOUVERHASSOMEOFTHEOLDESTANDMOSTBEAUTIFULFORESTSINTHEWORLDITISSOWETTHERETHATTHETREESAREEXTREMELYTALL,SOMEMEASURINGOVER90METRES”THATAFTERNOONABOARDTHETRAIN,THECOUSINSSETTLEDDOWNINTHEIRSEATSEARLIERTHATDAY,WHENTHEYCROSSEDTHEROCKYMOUNTAINS,THEYMANAGEDTOCATCHSIGHTOFSOMEMOUNTAINGOATSANDEVENAGRIZZLYBEARANDANEAGLETHEIRNEXTSTOPWASCALGARY,WHICHISFAMOUSFORTHECALGARYSTAMPEDECOWBOYSFROMALLOVERTHEWORLDCOMETOCOMPETEINTHESTAMPEDEMANYOFTHEMHAVEAGIFTFORRIDINGWILDHORSESANDCANWINTHOUSANDSOFDOLLARSINPRIZESAFTERTWODAYSTRAVEL,THEGIRLSBEGANTOREALIZETHATCANADAISQUITEEMPTYATSCHOOL,THEYHADLEARNEDTHATMOSTCANADIANSLIVEWITHINAFEWHUNDREDKILOMETRESOFTHEUSABORDER,ANDCANADASPOPULATIONISONLYSLIGHTLYOVERTHIRTYMILLION,BUTNOWTHEYWEREAMAZEDTOSEESUCHANEMPTYCOUNTRYTHEYWENTTHROUGHAWHEATGROWINGPROVINCEANDSAWFARMSTHATCOVEREDTHOUSANDSOFACRESAFRERDINNER,THEYWEREBACKINANURBANAREA,THEBUSYPORTCITYOFTHUNDERBAYATTHETOPOFTHEGREATLAKESBECAUSEOFTHEGREATLAKES,THEYLEARNED,CANADAHASMOREFRESHWATERTHANANYOTHERCOUNTRYINTHEWORLDINFACT,ITHASONETHIRDOFTHEWORLDSTOTALFRESHWATER,ANDMUCHOFITISINTHEGREATLAKESTHATNIGHTASTHEYSLEPT,THETRAINRUSHEDACRO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