Chapter 4: The Tubes

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Roz rushed inside the facility, but rather than being inside, she carefully climbed the roof, trying to keep silent and hidden, while climbing up to the giant tubes. When she had approached them, they were bigger than she had thought. She saw a flock of geese heading her way, and she waved to them.

This got the leaders attention, as she signaled her flock to follow below.

"You, this is unusual. Unless you are Roz, do you need something?"

"Yes, it is me, Roz. I do need your help."

"What can we help you with, dear?" She shook her feathers swiftly.

"Is there any chance you can find more geese to form a circle or diamond, with two long sheets of metal or leather? Anything that is airtight."

The leader goose looked back to her flock with a bit of surprise. 

"We can try! But, you might have to wait until the next spring for this. I know theres a flock of geese ahead of us, so. I'll ask them to follow us back to here, think you can wait?"

"Yes. I can wait until spring, please try to find anything to seal these giant pipes."

"Oh, and by the way. My name is mayflower!"

"Hello, Mayflower."

Mayflower looked up to the giant tubes above her and Roz.

"You need two big enough for that?"

"Yes, is that possible?"

"It is.. but.. Roz, sealing those tubes will cause the smoke to enter back through the facility, and it will not take long before it is removed. Perhaps you can shut down the facility? I've flown my way across and around, I've found some spots where you can shut down the power to the facility."

"But it would not take long for it to be powered back on, or if there are backup generators."

Mayflower looked down, thinking. "Your right. You need a way to stop them for good."

"You? I will not be helped?"

"Well, what can one robot and a flock of geese do? Become caged pets? I think not!"

Mayflower sighed. "Good luck to you, Roz." Mayflower signaled her flock to follow, as she took off into the sky. Roz watched, and then turned back to the tubes. She looked down into a window just ahead of her, and walked over to it to get a better view inside. She saw a few things, but none were important.

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