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There we all waited until the rest of the group arrived. At that point out guide started to describe how we would transfer to the rotating level of the wheel.
“As that level rotates above this level, we open some long slit like doors in the roof here and the floor there. You will board these capsules you see in front of you two at a time and strap in. I will show you how, shortly. The capsules begin moving to synchronize with the rotating level above and rise on these mobile platforms from the floor, like a lift. And they are turned by magnetic rollers one-hundred-eighty degrees.
“You will experience this rotation for just a few moments until you are deposited on the floor of the above level where you will then feel an artificial gravity similar to the Moon's gravity. At that point your capsule will open, and you will be aboard the wheel.
“Now, there are several of these areas around the rim and we will distribute you around so that all of you will be on the wheel shortly.”
The guide then chose eight of us to stay where we were while the others were taken to the other boarding areas.
Roger and I would be riding in a capsule together and mom and dad would be in another one. The guide showed us how to strap ourselves into the capsule seats. The capsule closed and soon we could feel it moving. Then we started to spin around. Roger didn't react well to that motion. He was soon sick, and the capsule was a mess, I wasn't spared either.
When the capsule opened on the wheel level, the man who poked his head in to welcome us, quickly withdrew.
I heard him say, “We got another one in capsule two.”
I guess other people reacted as Roger did to the disorienting ride.
Finally, getting out of the capsule and being cleaned up a bit by mom and dad, I heard Roger ask if he could go again. Mom suggested that he had ridden enough for the day.
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