The mastodon trumpeted as they passed and they were grateful for the welcome and the chance to eat until they could eat no more, then sleep dry and out of the rain. From each set of wings hung a light alloy framework onto which each man now strapped himself, using a harness specially designed with a quick release lock, similar to those used on parachutes.
Yet we know that the electronic birthcries of our culture have already reached at least a hundred suns, all the way out to giant vega.
The chances of riding him were slim.