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1. Why does the station boast a Happy Birthday banner?

The station boasts a Happy Birthday banner because there is an occasional need for a celebration, and birthdays are the most common celebratory occasions among the crew.

2. How does the novel describe the beginning of the typhoon?

The novel describes the beginning of the typhoon as an engine drawing heat from the ocean into thickening clouds that spin vertically.

3. To what does the novel compare the experience of traveling from earth to the station?

The novel compares the experience of traveling from the earth to the station to being shot into the sky with two bears sitting on the traveler’s chest and slowly getting off of it.

4. What question does the novel posit aliens might ask about the presence of the station and missions on it?

The novel posits aliens might ask about the presence of the station and missions on it why it is there and why they happen, respectively.

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