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"That is a good question." Kor said.  

"Perhaps the groups can be a mix of larger and smaller ones, so more can go in each group since some of the smaller ones can ride on the larger ones." Mim said.  "I volunteer to be part of the second group." She said, after a moment's pause.

"I will go with Mim, I can ride her." Diver said.  

"Me go with first group." Petrie said.  

"I'll go with Mim." Chomper said.

"I think I will also go second." Kor said.


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Rick smiled and said "Well with Longtail already on my back..." "And quite comfortable thank you..." commented Longtail Rick continued his sentence "I'll go with the first group."


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"I'll go with the second group" Wayne said then Cera said after him "Same here"


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"Has everyone decided?" Mim asked looking around that the various folks present.


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I'll go with the second group as well said F-22. Me too said littlefoot


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Rick smiled and said "Well I think that's everybody, now for us in the first group, please follow me." Longtail then asked a question "Hey Rick, I've never seen a red longneck before, what happened you stay out in the sun too long?"

Rick stopped walking for a moment, turned his head to face the young flyer and gave a small laugh as he replied "Your funny...but no...I was born like this, and I'm proud of it!" Longtail then nodded his head and said "Okay." While Rick continued walking he started to hum to himself.


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Petrie nodded then started to follow Rick and go with the others of the first group, hovering in place while Rick and Longtail had their talk.

"Red nice color." Petrie said.

 



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"So what his red... it just a colour on your scales" Cera mutters as she watches the others go up. "At least when we go up it won't be crowded being about 3 or 5 of us going up in the second group"

"That good for me... not too kin of crowds" Wayne turn to Cera as he said it "I can't wait to see the Valley from up there"

"You'll like it trust me" Wayne nods with a smile then turn to watch the others still heading up and Cera watches as well.


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Rick had finally made it up to the top of the lookout, and he was utterly stunned by the view, and for quite a while he didn't say anything at all. It was several moments before Longtail said "Well what do you think of the view from here?" Rick finally blinked as he turned to Longtail and said "Its amazing! I can see everything from up here...wow...just amazing!"

Rick took a deep breath and slowly exhaled as he looked towards the Thundering falls and down towards Ducky's nest. "So beautiful."


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Petrie nods, "Good view."  He says to Rick, "It best view of valley, like flying but no need to fly." He said.


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Quote from: Threehorn,Feb 25 2008 on  05:54 PM
"Why don't we just take it in turns like one group go up then after a little time come back down and let the next lot go up" Wayne suggested to them

Cera turn to Rick "Problem solved"

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"Brian by about the time the Great Circle is down we will have to keep the voices down because of the little ones must sleep" Ducky's mum said to him "That about the only rule other then being respectful as well you'll have to follow being a guest"
"Aye" nodded Brian "I was usually always a silent figure at night. You'll need not worry of me making any sounds."


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"That is nice to know" Ducky's mum smiled then look to the place that was near the nest seeing a bunch of dinosaurs up there "Ducky, looks like your friends showing our new guests the sights" Ducky's mum told her.

"Oh yes yes yes, I see them too! Mama" Ducky answered seeing them up there "Spike you want to join them? do you?" Ducky asked her big brother Spike, he nods "Yeah!" Ducky cheered in happiness.


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"Hmm" nodded Brian

"I suppose I should join in amongst them too. Though I admittedly feel kind of silly, me being a full grown swimmer hanging amongst younglings much of the time."

He looked over to Ducky's mother hoping not to get a weird look over the spoken thought.


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"Mr Thicknose and Cera's father, Mr Threehorn have been with the children of some of their little adventures. I don't see this any different, your new here just like them" Ducky's mum said to him calmly.


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F-22 sighed and said to littlefoot "It can be hard sometimes". "Huh" asked littlefoot who didn't know what f-22 meant. "I mean being alone in the mysterous beyond". said f-22. "Yeah it can" replied littlefoot. F-22 looked upward at the sky and thught "it must be great to fly across that wide open sky"


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Mim nodded, "It does sound and look like fun, like swimming underwater." Mim said.

Diver nodded, "it is fun to swim underwater and dive deep.  Maybe flying is like that.  I wish I could do both, I certainly do." She said nodding.

"I stay away from lots of water if I can, but some can do things others can not do." Chomper said.

Mim nodded, "Everyone good at something and every kind is best at something." She said.


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Brian nodded at what Ducky's mother said

'Why I never thought of that, makes no sense.' he thought to himself 'And I think I sounded like a complete idiot just now... ah well, just as well join in with the others. Could be a wild ride.'

He looked over towards Ducky's mother "I'm terribly sorry, ma'am, I feel I sounded like a complete baffoon just now. Of coarse I'll join the others. It should be interesting to see everything that's to be seen here."


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Rick took one more deep breath and turns to Petrie and says "Let's get down from here so the others may go up." He looks to Longtail who nods his head in agreement and Rick starts heading down the rock formation smiling the whole time. "this place is great!" Rick said aloud, but mostly to himself.


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Petrie nods, "It their turn now.  It nice view." He turned to Rick, "You can come here if you wish later.  Some visit here sometimes." He said and got ready to go down with the others.


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"Wonder how much longer they going to be" Wayne questioned

"Yeah tell me about it" Cera was getting quite annoyed with the wait.

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Ducky and Spike walked with Brian to the place "I see Cera and Wayne over there with some others, the other ones are up there" Ducky said pointing to the locations as she spoke of where they was.