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Hungry Skies Pt. 2 (A Vortex Foods Story)

Continued from Part 1 Rosalie Sky Canada Flight 9638 7:30 AM CET The airplane groaned and creaked as it rolled down the runway, its engines straining against the forces of gravity. Passengers gripped their armrests, their hearts pounding in their chests, as the world outside began to blur from the speed with which it passed by. And then, with a sudden lurch, the airplane lifted off the ground, soaring upwards into the endless morning sky. The passengers felt themselves being pulled back into their seats as the airplane gained altitude, the roar of the engines drowning out all other sounds. For just a moment, they were weightless, suspended in mid-air like in the dreams of a madman. The ground fell away beneath them, a patchwork of greens and browns and grays, until it was nothing more than a distant memory. Above was a blue sky, below was a carpet of cotton clouds. And yet, even as they hurtled through the air at impossible speeds, Rosalie felt a sense of calm. They were aloft