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Despite Mara’s protests, Ping decided it was a good time to take a break and get some lunch. He refused to continue the discussion while they sat in the Mexican restaurant back on Hawthorne. Mara was silent throughout the meal while Sam and Ping compared notes on their origins.
“Okay, when people in your realm are on an airplane that is getting ready to crash, does everyone on board just dissolve into dust while the plane goes down?” Sam asked. “Then they just reassemble themselves and catch the next flight?”
“Something like that. Of course, someone has to try and make sure the plane doesn’t come down in a populated area.” Ping smiled.
“Why didn’t you dissolve in our plane accident? You were floating in the river when I met you. Why didn’t you just poof then?”
“When
