...ansmitted, in any form or by means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fir... ...eller.com The moral right for the author has been asserted A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-956019... ...hapter. In reality, of course, they had little else to do – life in Bloon- land was a stress-free existence of eating, drinking and clowning around. ... ...narrative like a collective dream. The Hoomans believe the weather to be a matter of chance, a science of equations and circumstance with the odds he... ...e world wobbled. Animals bleated and barked in farms and homes across the land. Then the moment passed. It was remembered only by a poor Bloon, who ... ... by a poor Bloon, who found himself hurtling towards the ground at lethal speed and almost barbecued on the kebab spear of a sky god. This rather ter... ...e bed and Theo scooped up the blankets from the f oor and dived on to the mattress. At the same moment Sandra entered the room with a candle in her ... ... said in Italian, before jumping into the taxi. The old woman watched her speed away in disbelief, looked at the keys in her hand and began fervent ...