I think Marston really misunderstood this one. The minute the wind got up he told us about the tradition in Pakistan of flying killer kites, and set off out with a roll of wire, 30 square feet of canvas and a load of 2x2. Said when we saw the monster kite hovering 100 feet in the air we'd marvel at the Aeolian wonder of it all, as the wind moved it where it would.
He said that as a means of inculcating primeval awe, and making us one with the elements, this was going to be a real winner.
Anyway. I'm glad to say he seems to have missed Luton and Cranfield airspace, but if anyone sees 16 stone of wally flying over the Stewartby area, can you let us know? I'd say it's cos we like him, but the truth is he's got the key to the Beaker Bar in his pocket.
See the (very good) alternate-history SF novel, Kite World", by Keith Roberts.
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