Holding three balloons by a silk thread.

The repair of faults in the solar system was carried out by half the population of a single planet.

A lot of work for 600 million people to do on their own.

But they were specialists, born and teethed on repairs of all sorts, steeped in the culture of ionic welding and sub-particle tether reconstruction.

There was continuous learning and improvement from the early days of the particle re-grouper to the hugely advanced tether systems.

So beautiful was their work and so enthralling to watch, that many people from other places would travel with them to watch and be inspired, for their vacations.

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