Chapter 34Five minutes later Zofia drove to Main Street. The aroma of barbecue impregnated the dense air while a circus-like excitement percolated through the crowd. She hadn't even considered the improbability of finding a parking spot. Cars and trucks filled every available space within four blocks forcing Zofia to park five blocks away. Instead of walking she chose to transvect—looking to make sure no one was around—she levitated two inches off the sidewalk. Three minutes later she was a block from Main Street, where the crowds had formed.
Zofia touched ground and walked the remaining one block. Policemen held back pedestrians along Main Street, while traffic was diverted. The tang of sizzling meat on the grill sabotaged her strategy of moving quickly through the throng. She'd eaten no
