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A devoted young woman is chosen to ride a manned weather-control satellite and carries out orbital tasks before being lost during re-entry under mysterious circumstances. Her death triggers national mourning, commercial commotion, and termination of the weather program. In the aftermath the climate shifts to abundant, gentle rains and vivid growth, and the narrative interweaves mission details with patriotic imagery and lyrical personification to explore sacrifice, media spectacle, and humanity's yearning to control and commune with the forces of nature.
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