74 THE SKY

CHAPTER 74 THE SKY Hours passed, and the sun set in the west. More hours passed, and the eastern sky began to glow. Roz spent that whole night in the park, waiting for Strutter to return with Brightbill, but there was no sign of them. In fact, there weren't any birds in the park at all. Roz couldn't let those thoughts distract her. She needed to stay alert. The park ranger robot had seen her once or twice already, and now she heard his footsteps wherever she went. Was the park ranger following Roz? Had he noticed our robot's unit number? Would he report her to the RECOs? Roz took a pathway into the woods, trying to escape the ranger's view. And that's when she heard familiar voices calling from the sky. "Where are you, Ma?" said Brightbill. "Come on out, Roz!" said Strutter.

第七十四章天空时间过去了，太阳从西边落下了。 又过了几个小时，东方的天空开始发光。 罗兹在公园里呆了整整一夜，等着斯特拉特带着布莱特比尔回来，但是没有他们的踪影。 事实上，公园里根本没有鸟。 罗兹不能让这些想法分散她的注意力。 她需要保持警惕。公园管理员机器人已经见过她一两次了，现在她无论走到哪里都能听到他的脚步声。 公园管理员在跟踪罗兹吗？ 他注意到我们机器人的单位号了吗？ 他会向RECOs举报她吗？ 罗兹选择了一条小路进入树林，试图避开护林员的视线。 就在这时，她听到熟悉的声音从天空传来。 “你在哪里，妈妈？”布莱特比尔说。 “出来吧，罗兹！”斯特拉特说。

Roz turned toward the voices but saw only leaves and branches. Brightbill and Strutter were flying somewhere above the woods. She wanted to call back to them, but the park ranger was still trailing her. Instead, she followed the sounds of their voices as they glided over the treetops. But then there came a new sound. A buzzing sound. It grew louder and closer. Air started blasting down from the sky. And when Roz looked up, she saw a white triangular airship floating above her.

罗兹转向声音，但只看到树叶和树枝。 布莱特比尔和斯特拉特正在树林上方的某个地方飞行。 她想叫他们回来，但公园管理员还在后面跟着她。 相反，当他们在树梢上滑翔时，她跟着他们的声音走。 但接着又传来了新的声音。 嗡嗡的声音。声音越来越大，越来越近。 空气开始从空中呼啸而下。 当罗兹抬起头时，她看到一艘白色的三角形飞艇漂浮在她的头顶上。