Steinbeck’s Ghost (2008)
“Hil was an excellent planner, and between the two of them, they had, they imagined, everything covered. Hil would contact the Old Stage shopping center, two blocks from the entrance to Bella Linda Terrace, and get permission to use the corner of their parking lot at the intersection of Natividad and Boronda. He would arrange to have a banner made and, with his father, figure out a way to raise it: Car Wash—Save Our Library—$5.00, and the big sun. Travis would collect the other materials, the to...wels and hoses and soap. He figured his parents would help with this.
When they were done planning, they walked around Bella Linda Terrace and hit every house with a flyer. Travis noticed something he’d not seen before. Every house in Bella Linda Terrace had a satellite dish—including his own—and every dish pointed to the same spot in the sky. The houses looked as if they were scanning the galaxy for news from the Mother Planet. Travis pointed this out to Hil.
“Yeah,” he said. “You know, the more we talk about it, the weirder this place gets.MoreLess
When they were done planning, they walked around Bella Linda Terrace and hit every house with a flyer. Travis noticed something he’d not seen before. Every house in Bella Linda Terrace had a satellite dish—including his own—and every dish pointed to the same spot in the sky. The houses looked as if they were scanning the galaxy for news from the Mother Planet. Travis pointed this out to Hil.
“Yeah,” he said. “You know, the more we talk about it, the weirder this place gets.MoreLess
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