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Would It Be Possible For Me To See Something From Up There?" Asked Milo Politely. "you Could," Said Alec, "but Only If You Try Very Hard To Look At Things As An Adult Does." Milo Tried As Hard As He Could, And, As He Did, His Feet Floated Slowly Off The Ground Until He Was Standing In The Air Next To Alex Bings. He Looked Around Very Quickly And, An Instant Later, Crashed Back Down To The Earth Again. "interesting, Wasn't It?" Asked Alex. "yes, It Was," Agreed Milo, Rubbing His Head And Dusting Himself Off, "but I Think I'll Continue To See Things As A Child. It's Not So Far To Fall.

But I Find The Best Things I Do, I Do When I'm Trying To Avoid Doing Something Else I'm Supposed To Be Doing. You Know, You're Working On Something. You Get Bugged, Or You Lose Your Enthusiasm Or Something. So You Turn To Something Else With An Absolute Vengeance

You See, Years Ago I Was Just An Ordinary Bee Minding My Own Business, Smelling Flowers All Day, And Occasionally Picking Up Part-time Work In People's Bonnets. Then One Day I Realized That I'd Never Amount To Anything Without An Education And, Being Naturally Adept At Spelling, I Decided That—

It's Bad Enough Wasting Time Without Killing It.

And When I'm Writing, I Write A Lot Anyway. I Might Write Pages And Pages Of Conversation Between Characters That Don't Necessarily End Up In The Book, Or In The Story I'm Working On, Because They're Simply My Way Of Getting To Know The Characters