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Replacement Blimp (InflationWorld #1)

"What are we going to do? We're ruined!" Zack exclaimed. Andy could only stare at the damage in open-mouthed shock. The best friends had been so keen to launch their own business, offering flying sessions in their one-man helium blimp, effectively just a giant air sack, allowing the flyer to float weightlessly through the air, propelled by wing-like arm extensions. After conducting extensive research to determine a very large market for this, developing the aircraft, and pulling in plenty of pre-launch sign-ups, the boys had excitedly arrived at work for their launch day only to find their business up in flames. Metaphorically speaking. It was being devoured by a rat, who had managed to get in and gnaw a hole in the material of the blimp, very effectively preventing it from being inflated. "Maybe we could patch it before the first customer arrives...?" Zack suggested, the doubt very clear in his voice. "I guess it's worth a try," Andy agreed. "Let's get it done quick, the first