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if the walls of the ship had suddenly dissolved in a rectangular pattern. Yellow light shone out from inside. The door was not large; Adam would have had to stoop to enter the vessel.
    â€œDo you see any aliens?” Adam asked.
    â€œI’m the last person to ask,” Watch said. “I’m half blind.”
    â€œI hope they’re not disgusting looking,” Sally whispered. “Even E.T. gave me nightmares.”
    â€œYou can’t think that way,” Watch said. “They have probably traveled millions of miles to get here. They have evolved from an entirely separate genetic tree. We will probably look horrible to them.”
    â€œI think I look horrible to my own mother half the time,” Sally muttered.
    â€œShh,” Adam cautioned. “One of them is coming out.”

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    A ctually, two of them were exiting the flying saucer. They couldn’t have looked more alien. Their skin was vaguely scaly, brown; their heads were huge relative to their tiny bodies. Their faces were V-shaped. Although their mouths and noses were tiny, their eyes were huge—black and almond-shaped. Their legs and arms were bony, but they had big hands, and what looked like only four fingers, no thumb. They wore thin tan jumpsuits and black belts that carried exotic tools. In their hands they appeared to carry weapons of somekind. They both looked around as they stepped from their ship. They were very alert.
    â€œWhat’s happening?” Cindy said from below them.
    â€œThey’re as disgusting as I imagined they would be,” Sally whispered.
    â€œBut they look friendly,” Watch said.
    â€œWatch!” Sally hissed. “They’re carrying weapons.”
    â€œProbably only for protection,” Watch said.
    â€œYeah, right,” Sally said. “I bet they shoot first and ask questions later.”
    Watch shook his head. “They’re obviously from a culture far more advanced than ours. I’m sure they’ve left mindless violence behind, and I want to talk to them.”
    â€œI don’t know,” Adam said quietly. “Their technology may be advanced, but that doesn’t mean they’re concerned about us. For all we know, they could be here to collect specimens. Watch, you’ve talked about that before. It might be better to stay out of sight, and just see what happens. Oh, look, the other ship’s light has gone off. I think I see another door forming.”
    The second ship was also opening up. Another two aliens stepped from the saucer. They joinedtheir buddies, who now stood by the water, beside the bicycles. The aliens gestured with their instruments at the bikes. They seemed to be carrying on a conversation but they weren’t talking or making any other kind of sound. Adam remarked on that and Watch had an explanation.
    â€œThey probably communicate using telepathy,” Watch said. “Exchanging thoughts directly from mind to mind.”
    â€œDo you think they can read our minds from here?” Sally asked, worried.
    â€œWho knows?” Watch said. “I really want to make contact with them.”
    â€œWhy?” Adam asked. “I think it’s too risky.”
    Watch shrugged. “I want to go for a ride in one of their spaceships.” He moved away from them. “You guys stay here.”
    Sally grabbed his arm. “Wait a second. They can see there are four bikes. They’ll come looking for us, if they like the looks of you, or even if they don’t like your looks. You’re risking all of us with this idea.”
    Watch spoke seriously. “Why do we live in Spooksville? It’s not just because our families live here. It’s because this is a place of adventure. The unknown surrounds us every time we leave ourhomes. I know what I’m doing is dangerous. All great adventures are.”
    Cindy was impressed. “That was a nice speech, Watch.”
    â€œIf they capture you and take