Jason ordered items on his holo-tablet.

“Thank you for ordering, Jason! You should receive your shipment within a few minutes. Please pick them up in your backyard.”

“Are those my new clothes, Papa?” asked his daughter, Julie.

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“Yes! Let’s go outside and watch.”

Julie gazed upward at thousands of drones, re-entry rockets, and parachutes.

“Papa?”

“Yes, Jules?”

“Is it true, there was a time when all you could see were clouds?”

“Oh yes, I remember those days, but it took forever to get deliveries from land-based warehouses—thankfully, they’re all in orbit now, so we don’t have to wait long!”