Trova

The Elevens were tough targets for my ringlet. Resonating with the scan pattern learned from the floating Electrons in the opening below, it seemed natural to bring them together. With a little bit of coaxing, I was able to get the Ones on a Eight-One protrusion to disappear, at least as far as the neighbors were concerned. This let me fool a nearby Eleven into thinking that the altered protrusion was just another One-Eight-One with a One on vacation. After several trips, an additional Eleven in the vicinity would force another Eleven out of the area and back into the soup.

I took a position where I could see the opening and a goodly number of Elevens ahead of me. I primed the outboard Eight-One protrusions for Eleven pulling duty, and began to scan as deep as possible. While moving slowly, I triangulated a pair of Elevens. One for each of the attraction points, but between my ringlet and the opening. The clockwork of the soup managed to work, and I briefly latched on and swung the Elevens forward, toward the attraction points.

Free of the Elevens, I engaged full swap mode and followed them in toward the opening. With not far to go, the attractive force took hold, and the opening began to distort and widen. From my perch on the elevated Six, I could see that we were lined up, and as the Elevens settled into their nooks, the entire ringlet followed, speeding through the wider opening, chasing the Elevens.