11 Of Sand and Dragons
Sally was enthralled by the vision of the endless stretch of blacktop, which shared the nature of the British Empire; it seemed as if the sun never set on the Interstate, or was it rose? Whatever it was, you would think that six hours of bright-eyed observation on her part would have removed some of the fresh off this particular rose, but apparently not.
It was normal in this world that the trip would extend so long, so much so that Tom had nearly forgotten to be astonished by not yet having gained the Arkansas border. Everyone had settled back into their favorite road trip activities, which for Sally was apparently to gaze out at the world like a four-year-old deer in the headlights. For Markus it was reading, for George it was strumming lightly on the guitar, and
