第14章 折翼的蜜蜂（第3页）
AfterseveralminutesIbecameawareofaslightmovementnearmyfeet。
Abrokenbutstilllivingbeewasfeeblyemergingfromthesand。
Beguiledbyitssurvival，Ileaneddowntosurveythedamage。
Therightwingwasrelativelyintact，buttheleftwascrumledlikeaieceofaer。
Nevertheless，thebeeketexercisingthewingsslowlyuanddown，asthoughassessingthedamage。
Italsobegantogroomitssandencrustedthoraxandabdomen。
Nextthebeeturneditsattentiontothebentleftwing，raidlysmoothingthewingbyrunningitslegsdownthelength。
Aftereachstraighteningsession，thebeebuzzeditswingsasiftotestthelift。
Thishoelesscrilethoughtitcouldstillfly！
Igotdownonmyhandsandkneestobetterseethesefutileattemts。
Closerscrutinyconfirmedthebeewasfinished—itmustbefinished。
Asaveteranilot，Iknewagooddealaboutwings。
Butthebeeaidnoattentiontomysueriorwisdom。
Itseemedtobegainingstrengthandincreasingthetemoofitsreairs。
Thebentveinsthatstiffenedthegossamerwingwerenearlystraightnow。
Atlastthebeefeltsufficientlyconfidenttoattemtatrialflight。
Withanaudiblebuzzitreleaseditsgriontheearth—andflewintoariseinthesandnotmorethanthreeinchesaway。
Thelittlecreaturehitsohardthatittumbled。
Morefranticsmoothingandflexingfollowed。
Againthebeeliftedoff，thistimeflyingsixinchesbeforehittinganothermound。
Aarentlythebeehadregainedtheliftinitswingsbuthadnotmasteredthedirectionalcontrols。
Likeailotlearningtheeculiaritiesofastrangeairlane，itexerimentedwithshorthosthatendedignominiously。
Aftereachcrashthebeeworkedfuriouslytocorrectthenewlydiscoveredstructuraldeficiencies。
Oncemoreittookoff，thistimeclearingthesandbutheadingstraighttowardastum。
Narrowlyavoidingit，thebeerecheckeditsforwardseed，circledandthendriftedslowlyoverthemirrorlikesurfaceoftheoolasiftoadmireitsownreflection。
Asthebeedisaeared，IrealizedthatIwasstillonmyknees，andIremainedonmykneesforsometime。
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