67 THE GEESE

CHAPTER 67 THE GEESE Long after Roz had disappeared into the ocean, the geese kept circling through the night sky. It was hard for them to leave, knowing that she was going to face the mining robot on her own. While they flew, the geese couldn't take their eyes off the Juggernaut. The station was sinking and drifting on the currents. Slowly, steadily, the various structures went under, until only the control tower was visible. And when that tower finally slipped below the surface, the Juggernaut was gone. Glimmer flew closer to her mate and said, "We should go home. Your mother will meet us back on the island, someday soon." Brightbill quietly replied, "It feels like we're abandoning her." "We're not abandoning her," said Glimmer. "Your mother is tough and smart. She doesn't need us. But our goslings do." Glimmer was right. The goslings hadn't seen their parents in days. They must have been terribly worried.

第六十七章鹅在罗兹消失在大海里很久以后，鹅群还在夜空中盘旋。 知道她要独自面对采矿机器人，他们很难离开。 当它们飞的时候，鹅们的眼睛一直盯着神像。 车站在水流中下沉和漂流。 慢慢地，稳步地，各种结构被淹没，直到只有控制塔是可见的。 当塔最终滑落到地表下时，神像不见了。 微光飞近她的伴侣，说：“我们该回家了。 不久的将来，你妈妈会在岛上接我们的。” 布莱特比尔平静地回答：“感觉就像我们抛弃了她。” “我们不会抛弃她的。” “你妈妈既坚强又聪明。 她不需要我们。但是我们的小鹅知道。” 微光是对的。小鹅们已经好几天没见过父母了。 他们一定非常担心。

Brightbill circled around one last time, and he said to his mate, "Let's go home."

布莱特比尔最后绕了一圈，对同伴说：“我们回家吧。”