I don't know how many days pass. I must have been awake, but not conscious, or how could I have adjusted the controls?

I am awake now. I watch the meter readings. Mechanically I control the blinds, just as I saw Uncle do it on the way here. But gently, adjusting for my inexperience and Earth's greater gravity. The ship's speed goes down. We start to make a smooth, gentle descent. I start to see the brightness of Earth's atmosphere.

I think of my Uncle, so far away. I don't know how to feel.

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