The boy stopped, seeming very proud of himself. “The stars,” said Vedala, an astonished smile growing on her face. Vedala turned to Stone. “A rope to climb to the stars. “The kid is right,” she said. “That spire is a tether. It’s meant to connect to a rope hanging down from the heavens. “Kline has built a space elevator.”
Space elevator, first proposed by Dr. Chas. Cardona III, in one of many discussions we had, frequently hours-long and always illuminating.
