Jane was squinting up at the sky. She'd thought at first that the huge black thing in the sky was a helicopter, maybe even a rescue copter, but it was too big, and moving much differently than a helicopter would.

She and Shirley had been taking a walk, but Jane paused on the edge of a clearing and shaded her eyes with her hand.

"What do you think that is?" she asked her companion, pulling at Shirley's sleeve.