NARRATOR:
The next day
When morning came
The mortar dried
On the finished satellite
Herschel smiled
Anna cried as Rose painted
The word Sagitta on the side

HERSCHEL:
Just like our game on the ship

ROSE:
How so?

HERSCHEL:
This satellite will live among the stars, Miss
Stratford. She will forever be known as the
Sagitta

ROSE:
‘Followed by dreamers everywhere’
I could get used to adventure

HERSCHEL:
Exploring the heights
ROSE:
And starting anew

ROSE, HERSCHEL:
I could get used to adventure

ROSE:
After years of imagining

HERSCHEL:
It’s finally happening

ROSE:
And I can share it with…

ANNA:
Hershey! We did it!

HERSCHEL:
(catching himself) Yes, Nova, we did it!

ANNA:
Rose, darling, isn’t it something?

ROSE:
It’s amazing, Anna, congratulations
NARRATOR:
Samuel sat atop the satellite
With a notebook in his hand
He had to write final observations
Before the launch sequence began

SAMUEL:
Words don’t often fail me
But looking down along this ramp
Towards the flywheels spinning
Then across the jungle and the camp
I wish that I could draw!
The morning sky is perfect
Not a single cloud can be seen
Soon the sphere will sling-shot
To beyond from here, between

MARGARET:
Always with your notebook

SAMUEL:
(off guard) Margaret, hi - no, I mean - yes. (sighs)
I just want to remember this moment

MARGARET:
The sphere’s top hatch is still open
SAMUEL:
I can’t bring myself to close it. Once it’s shut-

MARGARET:
It’s over?

SAMUEL:
What’s going to happen afterwards? Do we stay
In Township Number Nine? Do we stay
Together? Are you and I going to be okay? (beat)
We barely talk anymore

MARGARET:
I’ve lived so long in shadows
That all I knew was dark
So I hurried to the Sun, not thinking
At the first sign of a spark
Now, you know belief is priceless
And sacred trust is to be earned
I wanted to believe you
And in the end, it left me burned
Now, where we go from here
Samuel, I don’t know…
(beat) Wait, what’s that?