A little girl was holding a handful of balloons, but let go. Excited to be free, they all flew into the sky.
One, though, was even more excited than the others, and shot up within the pack. When a wind current knocked the rest down back to earth, it missed the current and soared high above them.
“Where are you going?” The others asked.
“I will ascend to the highest reaches of the heavens!”
And ascend it did. It marveled at the view, rising higher and higher over the earth. Suddenly, its skin cranked in the colder air, and it shriveled up into a raison, falling harshly back down towards the earth.
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