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stranded
1 “surf’s up!” serena yelled as a huge wave slid under her surfboard. serena gave a big thumbs up because her mom had worked the surf - control machine exactly right to create a perfect wave. serena loved zako. this watery vacation spot appealed to her more than the desert of their home planet, allo.
2 serena’s mom, a science professor, had translated ancient books and learned how people a thousand years ago had used electricity. because of her work, the university gave her this vacation.
3 suddenly, a flash of light and heat lit up the sky like yellow and orange fireworks. serena’s wave disappeared, and she paddled to shore to find out what was wrong.
4 “a solar flare,” mom explained. a severe storm crossed the local sun and caused a powerful burst of energy to hit zako. that burst had zapped all the computers on the planet.
5 serena decided to swim since the surf - control machine wasn’t working. she ran toward the water, but mom yelled for her to come back.
6 “with the computers down, the electronic fences that keep sharks away won’t work,” mom explained. “the water won’t be safe until the computers are working.”
7 serena stared glumly at the forbidden water. “well, since i’m hungry anyway, let’s eat lunch.”
8 “we can’t,” mom said. “computers control everything in the hotel from the machines that open doors to the robots that run the place. they even control the transporters that bring us to our rooms.”
9 serena dug her toes into the warm sand. after a moment, she said, “we’re stranded here, aren’t we? the shuttle won’t fly because its computers are fried too, right, mom?”
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read the story, and complete the activities on pages 4 and 5.

solar: related to the sun
glumly: sadly and silently
stranded: left helpless

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