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kite seemed forever away。

Then below me I noticed Bryce ing around the corner and through the vacant lot。 And I

could tell from the way he was looking up that this was

his kite。

What a lucky; lucky kite this was turning out to be!

“Can you climb that high?” he called up to me。

“Sure!” I called back。 And up; up; up I went!

The branches were strong; with just the right amount of intersections to make climbing easy。

And the higher I got; the more amazed I was by the

view。 I'd never seen a view like that! It was like being in an airplane above all the rooftops;

above the other trees。 Above the world!

Then I looked down。 Down at Bryce。 And suddenly I got dizzy and weak in the knees。 I was

miles off the ground! Bryce shouted; “Can you reach

it?”

I caught my breath and managed to call down; “No problem!” then forced myself to

concentrate on those blue and yellow stripes; to focus on them

and only them as I shinnied up; up; up。 Finally I touched it; I grasped it; I had the kite in my

hand!

But the string was tangled in the branches above and I couldn't seem to pull it free。 Bryce

called; “Break the string!” and somehow I managed to

do just that。

When I had the kite free; I needed a minute to rest。 To recover before starting down。 So

instead of looking at the ground below me; I held on tight

and looked out。 Out across the 

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