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Pictorial<br />
Hot air ballooning<br />
Once pilot Col had draped the sign, ‘Cloud 9 Flights’, on the gondola’s side, he<br />
stepped to the gondola’s centre. ‘Ready?’ he called to the two lanyard handlers.<br />
‘Ready’, they confirmed. Then, Col reached up and fired the twin cylindrical gas<br />
burners above his head. Whoosh! Short flames erupted upwards from the burner<br />
heads, b<strong>low</strong>ing hot air into the balloon. The airship rose gently, the rope handlers<br />
stopping any drift by hauling on the lanyards tied to the gondola’s frame. Col had<br />
extra lanyards hung coiled on each corner post of the gondola. ‘Ohh!’ exclaimed<br />
the passengers, twins Molly and Macie. Molly, facing the ground crew, watched the<br />
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lanyards grow taut. To identify themselves, Macie wore an orange coat and Molly<br />
a green one. Col appreciated the idea. He’d decorated his balloon to make it stand<br />
out. A double zigzag band, green and orange, divided the balloon’s yel<strong>low</strong> top from<br />
its base, where the panels alternated pale blue and white. Every second panel of the<br />
base featured a red disc, while every other panel showed a vertical c<strong>res</strong>cent. Apart<br />
from the ground crew, the only spectators for the lift off were three sheep!<br />
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COMPREHENSION THROUGH CLOZE <strong>Book</strong> 4 978-1-922426-73-4 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au
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