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Perhaps around the moon, he thought; a quick trip to and fro. He could think of nowhere else to go since now his fuel was low. So he braced himself for blast-off, with his finger on the switch. And he eyed the moon a time or two to estimate his pitch. Then he started slowly counting back from five on down to one, hoping no one else would cry for help before his count was done