Hestruckoutapathobliquetotheroomandpacedtoandfro,strugglingwithintolerablevastimpressions。
Thethingshehadderivedfromthecylindersandthethingshehadseen,conflicted,confusedhim。
Itseemedtohimthemostamazingthingofallthatinhisthirtyyearsoflifehehadnevertriedtoshapeapictureofthesecomingtimes。\"Weweremakingthefuture,\"hesaid,\"andhardlyanyofustroubledtothinkwhatfutureweweremaking。Andhereitis!\"
\"Whathavetheygotto,whathasbeendone?HowdoIcomeintothemidstofitall?\"Thevastnessofstreetandhousehewaspreparedfor,themultitudesofpeople。Butconflictsinthecityways!Andthesystematisedsensualityofaclassofrichmen!
HethoughtofBellamy,theheroofwhoseSocialisticUtopiahadsooddlyanticipatedthisactualexperience。
ButherewasnoUtopia,noSocialisticstate。
Hehadalreadyseenenoughtorealisethattheancientantithesisofluxury,wasteandsensualityontheonehandandabjectpovertyontheother,stillprevailed。
Heknewenoughoftheessentialfactorsoflifetounderstandthatcorrelation。Andnotonlywerethebuildingsofthecitygiganticandthecrowdsinthestreetgigantic,butthevoiceshehadheardintheways,theuneasinessofHoward,theveryatmospherespokeofgiganticdiscontent。Whatcountrywashein?StillEnglanditseemed,andyetstrangely\"un—English。\"Hismindglancedattherestoftheworld,andsawonlyanenigmaticalveil。
Heprowledabouthisapartment,examiningeverythingasacagedanimalmightdo。Hefeltverytired,feltthatfeverishexhaustionthatdoesnotadmitofrest。
Helistenedforlongspacesundertheventilatortocatchsomedistantechoofthetumultshefeltmustbeproceedinginthecity。
Hebegantotalktohimself。\"Twohundredandthreeyears!\"hesaidtohimselfoverandoveragain,laughingstupidly。\"ThenIamtwohundredandthirty—threeyearsold!Theoldestinhabitant。Surelytheyhaven’treversedthetendencyofourtimeandgonebacktotheruleoftheoldest。Myclaimsareindisputable。Mumble,mumble。IremembertheBulgarianatrocitiesasthoughitwasyesterday。’Tisagreatage!Haha!\"Hewassurprisedatfirsttohearhimselflaughing,andthenlaughedagaindeliberatelyandlouder。Thenherealisedthathewasbehavingfoolishly。\"Steady,\"hesaid。\"Steady!\"
Hispacingbecamemoreregular。\"Thisnewworld,\"hesaid。\"Idon’tunderstandit。__Why?__……
Butitisall__why!__\"
\"IsupposetheycanflyanddoallsortsofthingsLetmetryandrememberjusthowitbegan。\"
Hewassurprisedatfirsttofindhowvaguethememoriesofhisfirstthirtyyearshadbecome。Herememberedfragments,forthemostparttrivialmoments,thingsofnogreatimportancethathehadobserved。Hisboyhoodseemedthemostaccessibleatfirst,herecalledschoolbooksandcertainlessonsinmensuration。Thenherevivedthemoresalientfeaturesofhislife,memoriesofthewifelongsincedead,hermagicinfluencenowgonebeyondcorruption,ofhisrivalsandfriendsandbetrayers,oftheswiftdecisionofthisissueandthat,andthenofhis,lastyearsofmisery,offluctuatingresolves,andatlastofhisstrenuousstudies。Inalittlewhileheperceivedhehaditallagain;dimperhaps,likemetallonglaidaside,butinnowaydefectiveorinjured,capableofre—polishing。Andthehueofitwasadeepeningmisery。
Wasitworthre—polishing?Byamiraclehehadbeenliftedoutofalifethathadbecomeintolerable。
Herevertedtohispresentcondition。Hewrestledwiththefactsinvain。Itbecameaninextricabletangle。
Hesawtheskythroughtheventilatorpinkwithdawn。Anoldpersuasioncameoutofthedarkrecessesofhismemory。\"Imustsleep,\"hesaid。Itappearedasadelightfulrelieffromthismentaldistressandfromthegrowingpainandheavinessofhislimbs。Hewenttothestrangelittlebed,laydownandwaspresentlyasleep。
Hewasdestinedtobecomeveryfamiliarindeedwiththeseapartmentsbeforeheleftthem,forheremainedimprisonedforthreedays。Duringthattimenoone,exceptHoward,enteredhisprison。Themarvelofhisfatemingledwithandinsomewayminimisedthemarvelofhissurvival。Hehadawakenedtomankinditseemedonlytobesnatchedawayintothisunaccountablesolitude。Howardcameregularlywithsubtlysustainingandnutritivefluids,andlightandpleasantfoods,quitestrangetoGraham。Healwaysclosedthedoorcarefullyasheentered。Onmattersofdetailhewasincreasinglyobliging,butthebearingofGrahamonthegreatissuesthatwereevidentlybeingcontestedsocloselybeyondthesoundproofwallsthatenclosedhim,hewouldnotelucidate。
Heevaded,aspolitelyaspossible,everyquestiononthepositionofaffairsintheouterworld。
AndinthosethreedaysGraham’sincessantthoughtswentfarandwide。Allthathehadseen,allthiselaboratecontrivancetopreventhimseeing,workedtogetherinhismind。Almosteverypossibleinterpretationofhispositionhedebated——evenasitchanced,therightinterpretation。Thingsthatpresentlyhappenedtohim,cametohimatlastcredible,byvirtueofthisseclusion。Whenatlengththemomentofhisreleasearrived,itfoundhimprepared。
Howard’sbearingwentfartodeepenGraham’simpressionofhisownstrangeimportance;thedoorbetweenitsopeningandclosingseemedtoadmitwithhimabreathofmomentoushappening。Hisenquiriesbecamemoredefiniteandsearching。Howardretreatedthroughprotestsanddifficulties。Theawakeningwasunforeseen,herepeated;ithappenedtohavefalleninwiththetrendofasocialconvulsion。
\"ToexplainitImusttellyouthehistoryofagrossandahalfofyears,\"protestedHoward。
\"Thethingisthis,\"saidGraham。\"YouareafraidofsomethingIshalldo。InsomewayIamarbitrator——Imightbearbitrator。\"
\"Itisnotthat。Butyouhave——Imaytellyouthismuch——theautomaticincreaseofyourpropertyputsgreatpossibilitiesofinterferenceinyourhands。
Andincertainotherwaysyouhaveinfluence,withyoureighteenthcenturynotions。\"
\"Nineteenthcentury,\"correctedGraham。
\"Withyouroldworldnotions,anyhow,ignorantasyouareofeveryfeatureofourState。\"
\"AmIafool?\"
\"Certainlynot。\"
\"DoIseemtobethesortofmanwhowouldactrashly?\"
\"Youwereneverexpectedtoactatall。Noonecountedonyourawakening。Noonedreamtyouwouldeverawake。TheCouncilhadsurroundedyouwithantisepticconditions。Asamatteroffact,wethoughtthatyouweredead——amerearrestofdecay。
And——butitistoocomplex。Wedarenotsuddenly——whileyouarestillhalfawake。\"
\"Itwon’tdo,\"saidGraham。\"Supposeitisasyousay——whyamInotbeingcrammednightanddaywithfactsandwarningsandallthewisdomofthetimetofitmeformyresponsibilities?AmIanywisernowthantwodaysago,ifitistwodays,whenI
awoke?\"
Howardpulledhislip。
\"Iambeginningtofeel——everyhourIfeelmoreclearly——asenseofcomplexconcealmentofwhichyouarethesalientpoint。IsthisCouncil,orcommittee,orwhatevertheyare,cookingtheaccountsofmyestate?Isthatit?\"
\"Thatnoteofsuspicion——\"saidHoward。
\"Ugh!\"saidGraham。\"Now,markmywords,itwillbeillforthosewhohaveputmehere。Itwillbeill。Iamalive。Makenodoubtofit,Iamalive。
Everydaymypulseisstrongerandmymindclearerandmorevigorous。Nomorequiescence。Iamamancomebacktolife。AndIwantto__live———__\"
\"__Live!__\"
Howard’sfacelitwithanidea。HecametowardsGrahamandspokeinaneasyconfidentialtone。
\"TheCouncilsecludesyouhereforyourgood。
Youarerestless。Naturally——anenergeticman!
Youfinditdullhere。Butweareanxiousthateverythingyoumaydesire——everydesire——everysortofdesire……Theremaybesomething。Isthereanysortofcompany?\"
Hepausedmeaningly。
\"Yes,\"saidGrahamthoughtfully。\"Thereis。\"
\"Ah!__Now!__Wehavetreatedyouneglectfully。\"
\"Thecrowdsinyonderstreetsofyours。\"
\"That,\"saidHoward,\"Iamafraid——。But——\"
Grahambeganpacingtheroom。Howardstoodnearthedoorwatchinghim。TheimplicationofHoward’ssuggestionwasonlyhalfevidenttoGrahamCompany?Supposeheweretoaccepttheproposal,demandsomesortof__company__?Wouldtherebeanypossibilitiesofgatheringfromtheconversationo?thisadditionalpersonsomevagueinklingofthestrugglethathadbrokenoutsovividlyathiswakingmoment?
Hemeditatedagain,andthesuggestiontookcolour。
HeturnedonHowardabruptly。
\"Whatdoyoumeanbycompany?\"
Howardraisedhiseyesandshruggedhisshoulders。
\"Humanbeings,\"hesaid,withacurioussmileonhisheavyface。
\"Oursocialideas,\"hesaid,\"haveacertainincreasedliberality,perhaps,incomparisonwithyourtimes。Ifamanwishestorelievesuchatediumasthis——byfemininesociety,forinstance。Wethinkitnoscandal。Wehaveclearedourmindsofformulae。
Thereisinourcityaclass,anecessaryclass,nolongerdespised——discreet——\"
Grahamstoppeddead。
\"Itwouldpassthetime,\"saidHoward。\"ItisathingIshouldperhapshavethoughtofbefore,but,asamatteroffact,somuchishappening——\"
Heindicatedtheexteriorworld。
Grahamhesitated。Foramomentthefigureofapossiblewomanthathisimaginationsuddenlycreateddominatedhismindwithanintenseattraction。Thenheflashedintoanger。
\"NoI\"heshouted。
Hebeganstridingrapidlyupanddowntheroom。
\"Everythingyousay,everythingyoudo,convincesme——ofsomegreatissueinwhichIamconcerned。
Idonotwanttopassthetime,asyoucallit。Yes,I
know。Desireandindulgencearelifeinasense——
andDeath!Extinction!InmylifebeforeIsleptIhadworkedoutthatpitifulquestion。Iwillnotbeginagain。Thereisacity,amultitude——。AndmeanwhileIamherelikearabbitinabag。\"
Hisragesurgedhigh。Hechokedforamomentandbegantowavehisclenchedfists。Hegavewaytoanangerfit,hesworearchaiccurses。Hisgestureshadthequalityofphysicalthreats。
\"Idonotknowwhoyourpartymaybe。Iaminthedark,andyoukeepmeinthedark。ButIknowthis,thatIamsecludedherefornogoodpurpose。
Fornogoodpurpose。Iwarnyou,Iwarnyouoftheconsequences。OnceIcomeatmypower——\"
Herealisedthattothreatenthusmightbeadangertohimself。Hestopped。Howardstoodregardinghimwithacuriousexpression。
\"ItakeitthisisamessagetotheCouncil,\"saidHoward。
Grahamhadamomentaryimpulsetoleapupontheman,fellorstunhim。Itmusthaveshownuponhisface;atanyrateHoward’smovementwasquick。Inasecondthenoiselessdoorhadclosedagain,andthemanfromthenineteenthcenturywasalone。
Foramomenthestoodrigid,withclenchedhandshalfraised。Thenheflungthemdown。\"WhatafoolIhavebeen!\"hesaid,andgavewaytohisangeragain,stampingabouttheroomandshoutingcurses。
Foralongtimehekepthimselfinasortoffrenzy,ragingathisposition,athisownfolly,attheknaveswhohadimprisonedhim。Hedidthisbecausehedidnotwanttolookcalmlyathisposition。Heclungtohisanger——becausehewasafraidofFear。
PresentlyhefoundhimselfreasoningwithhimselfThisimprisonmentwasunaccountable,butnodoubtthelegalforms——newlegalforms——ofthetimepermittedit。Itmust,ofcourse,belegal。ThesepeopleweretwohundredyearsfurtheroninthemarchofcivilisationthantheVictoriangeneration。Itwasnotlikelytheywouldbeless——humane。Yettheyhadclearedtheirmindsofformulae!Washumanityaformulaaswellaschastity?
Hisimaginationsettoworktosuggestthingsthatmightbedonetohim。Theattemptsofhisreasontodisposeofthesesuggestions,thoughforthemostpartlogicallyvalid,werequiteunavailing。\"Whyshouldanythingbedonetome?\"
\"Iftheworstcomestotheworst,\"hefoundhimselfsayingatlast,\"Icangiveupwhattheywant。
Butwhatdotheywant?Andwhydon’ttheyaskmeforitinsteadofcoopingmeup?\"
HereturnedtohisformerpreoccupationwiththeCouncil’spossibleintentions。HebegantoreconsiderthedetailsofHoward’sbehaviour,sinisterglances,inexplicablehesitations。Then,foratime,hismindcircledabouttheideaofescapingfromtheserooms;
butwhithercouldheescapeintothisvast,crowdedworld?HewouldbeworseoffthanaSaxonyeomansuddenlydroppedintonineteenthcenturyLondon。
Andbesides,howcouldanyoneescapefromtheserooms?
\"Howcanitbenefitanyoneifharmshouldhappentome?\"
Hethoughtofthetumult,thegreatsocialtroubleofwhichhewassounaccountablytheaxis。Atext,irrelevantenoughandyetcuriouslyinsistent,camefloatingupoutofthedarknessofhismemory。ThisalsoaCouncilhadsaid:
\"Itisexpedientforusthatonemanshoulddieforthepeople。\"
CHAPTERVIII
THEROOFSPACES
Asthefansinthecircularapertureoftheinnerroomrotatedandpermittedglimpsesofthenight,dimsoundsdriftedinthereby。AndGraham,standingunderneath,wrestlingdarklywiththeunknownpowersthatimprisonedhim,andwhichhehadnowdeliberatelychallenged,wasstartledbythesoundofavoice。
Hepeeredupandsawintheintervalsoftherotation,darkanddim,thefaceandshouldersofamanregardinghim。Whenadarkhandwasextended,theswiftvanstruckit,swungroundandbeatonwithalittlebrownishpatchontheedgeofitsthinblade,andsomethingbegantofalltherefromuponthefloor,drippingsilently。
Grahamlookeddown,andtherewerespotsofbloodathisfeet。Helookedupagaininastrangeexcitement。
Thefigurehadgone。
Heremainedmotionless——hiseverysenseintentupontheflickeringpatchofdarkness,foroutsideitwashighnight。Hebecameawareofsomefaint,remote,darkspecksfloatinglightlythroughtheouterair。Theycamedowntowardshim,fitfully,eddyingly,andpassedasideoutoftheuprushfromthefan。Agleamoflightflickered,thespecksflashedwhite,andthenthedarknesscameagain。Warmedandlitashewas,heperceivedthatitwassnowingwithinafewfeetofhim。
Grahamwalkedacrosstheroomandcamebacktotheventilatoragain。Hesawtheheadofamanpassnear。Therewasasoundofwhispering。Thenasmartblowonsomemetallicsubstance,effort,voices,andthevansstopped。Agustofsnowflakeswhirledintotheroom,andvanishedbeforetheytouchedthefloor。\"Don’tbeafraid,\"saidavoice。
Grahamstoodunderthevan。\"Whoareyou?\"
hewhispered。
Foramomenttherewasnothingbutaswayingofthefan,andthentheheadofamanwasthrustcautiouslyintotheopening。HisfaceappearednearlyinvertedtoGraham;hisdarkhairwaswetwithdissolvingflakesofsnowuponit。Hisarmwentupintothedarknessholdingsomethingunseen。Hehadayouthfulfaceandbrighteyes,andtheveinsofhisforeheadwereswollen。Heseemedtobeexertinghimselftomaintainhisposition。
ForseveralsecondsneitherhenorGrahamspoke。
\"YouweretheSleeper?\"saidthestrangeratlast。
\"Yes,\"saidGraham。\"Whatdoyouwantwithme?\"
\"IcomefromOstrog,Sire。\"
\"Ostrog?\"
ThemanintheventilatortwistedhisheadroundsothathisprofilewastowardsGraham。Heappearedtobelistening。Suddenlytherewasahastyexclamation,andtheintrudersprangbackjustintimetoescapethesweepofthereleasedfan。AndwhenGrahampeereduptherewasnothingvisiblebuttheslowlyfallingsnow。
Itwasperhapsaquarterofanhourbeforeanythingreturnedtotheventilator。Butatlastcamethesamemetallicinterferenceagain;thefansstoppedandthefacereappeared。Grahamhadremainedallthistimeinthesameplace,alertandtremulouslyexcited。
\"Whoareyou?Whatdoyouwant?\"hesaid。
\"Wewanttospeaktoyou,Sire,\"saidtheintruder。
\"Wewant——Ican’tholdthething。Wehavebeentryingtofindawaytoyouthesethreedays。\"
\"Isitrescue?\"whisperedGraham。\"Escape?\"
\"Yes,Sire。Ifyouwill。\"
\"Youaremyparty——thepartyoftheSleeper?\"
\"Yes,Sire。\"
\"WhatamItodo?\"saidGraham。
Therewasastruggle。Thestranger’sarmappeared,andhishandwasbleeding。Hiskneescameintoviewovertheedgeofthefunnel。\"Standawayfromme,\"
hesaid,andhedroppedratherheavilyonhishandsandoneshoulderatGraham’sfeet。Thereleasedventilatorwhirlednoisily。Thestrangerrolledover,sprangupnimblyandstoodpanting,handtoabruisedshoulder,andwithhisbrighteyesonGraham。
\"YouareindeedtheSleeper,\"hesaid。\"Isawyouasleep。Whenitwasthelawthatanyonemightseeyou。\"
\"Iamthemanwhowasinthetrance,\"saidGraham。
\"Theyhaveimprisonedmehere。IhavebeenheresinceIawoke——atleastthreedays。\"
Theintruderseemedabouttospeak,heardsomething,glancedswiftlyatthedoor,andsuddenlyleftGrahamandrantowardsit,shoutingquickincoherentwords。Abrightwedgeofsteelflashedinhishand,andhebegantap,tap,aquicksuccessionofblowsuponthehinges。\"Mind!\"criedavoice。\"Oh!\"
Thevoicecamefromabove。
Grahamglancedup,sawthesolesoftwofeet,ducked,wasstruckontheshoulderbyoneofthem,andaheavyweightborehimtotheearth。Hefellonhiskneesandforward,andtheweightwentoverhishead。Hekneltupandsawasecondmanfromaboveseatedbeforehim。
\"Ididnotseeyou,Sire,\"pantedtheman。HeroseandassistedGrahamtoarise。\"Areyouhurt,Sire?\"
hepanted。Asuccessionofheavyblowsontheventilatorbegan,somethingfellclosetoGraham’sface,andashiveringedgeofwhitemetaldanced,fellover,andlayflatuponthefloor。
\"Whatisthis?\"criedGraham,confusedandlookingattheventilator。\"Whoareyou?Whatareyougoingtodo?Remember,Iunderstandnothing。\"
\"Standback,\"saidthestranger,anddrewhimfromundertheventilatorasanotherfragmentofmetalfellheavily。
\"Wewantyoutocome,Sire,\"pantedthenewcomer,andGrahamglancingathisfaceagain,sawanewcuthadchangedfromwhitetoredonhisfore—
head,andacoupleoflittletricklesofbloodstartingtherefrom。\"Yourpeoplecallforyou。\"
\"Comewhere?Mypeople?\"
\"Tothehallaboutthemarkets。Yourlifeisindangerhere。Wehavespies。Welearnedbutjustintime。TheCouncilhasdecided——thisveryday——
eithertodrugorkillyou。Andeverythingisready。
Thepeoplearedrilled,thewind—vanepolice,theengineers,andhalftheway—gearersarewithus。Wehavethehallscrowded——shouting。ThewholecityshoutsagainsttheCouncil。Wehavearms。\"Hewipedthebloodwithhishand。\"Yourlifehereisnotworth——\"
\"Butwhyarms?\"
\"Thepeoplehaverisentoprotectyou,Sire。
What?\"
Heturnedquicklyasthemanwhohadfirstcomedownmadeahissingwithhisteeth。Grahamsawthelatterstartback,gesticulatetothemtoconcealthemselves,andmoveasiftohidebehindtheopeningdoor。
AshedidsoHowardappeared,alittletrayinonehandandhisheavyfacedowncast。Hestarted,lookedup,thedoorslammedbehindhim,thetraytiltedside—
ways,andthesteelwedgestruckhimbehindtheear。
Hewentdownlikeafelledtree,andlayashefellathwarttheflooroftheouterroom。Themanwhohadstruckhimbenthastily,studiedhisfaceforamoment,rose,andreturnedtohisworkatthedoor。
\"Yourpoison!\"saidavoiceinGraham’sear。
Thenabruptlytheywereindarkness。Theinnumerablecornicelightshadbeenextinguished。Grahamsawtheapertureoftheventilatorwithghostlysnowwhirlingaboveitanddarkfiguresmovinghastily。
Threekneltonthevan。Somedimthing——aladderwasbeingloweredthroughtheopening,andahandappearedholdingafitfulyellowlight。
Hehadamomentofhesitation。Butthemannerofthesemen,theirswiftalacrity,theirwords,marchedsocompletelywithhisownfearsoftheCouncil,withhisideaandhopeofarescue,thatitlastednotamoment。Andhispeopleawaitedhim!
\"Idonotunderstand,\"hesaid,\"Itrust。Tellmewhattodo。\"
ThemanwiththecutbrowgrippedGraham’sarm。
\"Clamberuptheladder,\"hewhispered。\"Quick。
Theywillhaveheard——\"
Grahamfeltfortheladderwithextendedhands,puthisfootonthelowerrung,and,turninghishead,sawovertheshoulderofthenearestman,intheyellowflickerofthelight,thefirst—comerastrideoverHowardandstillworkingatthedoor。Grahamturnedtotheladderagain,andwasthrustbyhisconductorandhelpedupbythoseabove,andthenhewasstandingonsomethinghardandcoldandslipperyoutsidetheventilatingfunnel。
Heshivered。Hewasawareofagreatdifferenceinthetemperature。Halfadozenmenstoodabouthim,andlightflakesofsnowtouchedhandsandfaceandmelted。Foramomentitwasdark,thenforaflashaghastlyvioletwhite,andtheneverythingwasdarkagain。
Hesawhehadcomeoutupontheroofofthevastcitystructurewhichhadreplacedthemiscellaneoushouses,streetsandopenspacesofVictorianLondon。
Theplaceuponwhichhestoodwaslevel,withhugeserpentinecablesIyingathwartitineverydirection。
Thecircularwheelsofanumberofwindmillsloomedindistinctandgiganticthroughthedarknessandsnowfall,androaredwithavaryingloudnessasthefitfulwhitelightsmoteupfrombelow,touchedthesnoweddieswithatransientglitter,andmadeanevanescentspectreinthenight;andhereandthere,lowdown!
somevaguelyoutlinedwind—drivenmechanismflickeredwithlividsparks。
Allthisheappreciatedinafragmentarymannerashisrescuersstoodabouthim。Someonethrewathicksoftcloakoffur—liketextureabouthim,andfasteneditbybuckledstrapsatwaistandshoulders。Thingsweresaidbriefly,decisively。Someonethrusthimforward。
Beforehismindwasyetclearadarkshapegrippedhisarm。\"Thisway,\"saidthisshape,urginghimalong,andpointedGrahamacrosstheflatroofinthedirectionofadimsemicircularhazeoflight。Grahamobeyed。
\"Mind!\"saidavoice,asGrahamstumbledagainstacable。\"Betweenthemandnotacrossthem,\"saidthevoice。And,\"Wemusthurry。\"
\"Wherearethepeople?\"saidGraham。\"Thepeopleyousaidawaitedme?\"
Thestrangerdidnotanswer。HeleftGraham’sarmasthepathgrewnarrower,andledthewaywithrapidstrides。Grahamfollowedblindly。Inaminutehefoundhimselfrunning。\"Aretheotherscoming?\"
hepanted,butreceivednoreply。Hiscompanionglancedbackandranon。Theycametoasortofpathwayofopenmetal—work,transversetothedirectiontheyhadcome,andtheyturnedasidetofollowthis。Grahamlookedback,butthesnowstormhadhiddentheothers。
\"Comeon!\"saidhisguide。Runningnow,theydrewnearalittlewindmillspinninghighintheair。