Wonderfully written!
Thanks for sharing it...

Very interesting! Such good technology--made inert by the greed and slackness of man. We are still not ready, and may never be--for such good things to be reality, since with great wisdom comes great sorrow. Good reading, only a few errors!

Second submission showing corrections needed between the brackets: {} Suggestions following between (?)

Page2, Line5
“Yes, father,” Timmy said obligingly. “I just don't understand why we can't use the lighter equipment. It's not like {their} (they're) expensive or anything.”

Page5, last 1/4 page:
Rufus was on his way to fetching the paper ball as it descended to the ground once more, his front arms aimed at the ceiling and his back haunches erect and straining. His father was once more making a point about patches {a-nd} (and) nanowire glitches, when he realized Rufus had stopped yipping.

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They stood together a few minutes longer, Gerald patting his son on the { } (head?) and Martha stroking Gerald's back.

Page7, last Paragraph:
At the edge of the absence, the evac people were busy erecting a barricade, a ten foot high {ten}(tent?) made of transparent material that was anchored deep into the ground, a vacuum forming
inside with a loud hiss once the final {slap} (flap?) was shut.