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This is one of those endings that seems a bit confusing until you read it in context of the entire book. Plying the aliens with logical paradoxes is generally not good.

This is one of the most interesting early choose Your Own Adventures. I hope to read a good portion of it to my mother on our car trip starting Wednesday. We'll be back Thursday.

Ha! Mopo's arrogance could lead to his downfall and that of Earth. There's no convincing evil people to act in the interest of good.

Edward Packard is usually a cynic, so it pleasantly surprised to see things turn out okay after contacting the government about Mopo. We'll see if things go as well if we get in touch with the Coast Guard ahead of time.

A conundrum here. I wish to let my parents know I'm alive as soon as possible, but can we trust the Coast Guard to act civilly if we report Mopo's existence? I say no. We'll conceal his presence for the moment.

Mopo wound up being okay. Maybe I chose wisely to not reveal him to the fishermen.

Here's a question that cuts to the marrow. The only reason I've made it to Earth is Mopo, the alien who led the daring escape. Can I promise Earth's people will treat him with respect? I cannot. So...

I have precious little information to guide this choice, but I guess I'll persist in removing the headband.

I'll do it. I'll give in to the sleep...

I've already been down this path.

I still refuse to succumb to the sudden bout of sleepiness. I'll ignore Ingmar and see what else I can find to get me back home.

This book offers many chances for redemption, but I finally hit an ending where I passed up on too many opportunities to attempt escape. In Choose Your Own Adventure, those who don't choose adventure rarely accomplish their goal.

As unsatisfying an ending as I foresaw. I'm glad I chose not to follow Coleman's plan and betray Bru.

A nice reward of an ending. It could have been more cohesive, but I like it anyway.

Exploiting Bru for quick cash seems a quick route to a bad ending. I won't go along with Coleman's cynical plot.

The fisherman may buy my story if I have Bru with me as proof.

At least all ended relatively well.

We've made it to Earth! But should I take Bru with me to talk with the fisherman, or leave him out of sight for the moment? I'll exercise caution.

Escaping alongside Bru? But where's Ingmar?

What a wondrous, evocative drawing of Bru, my new alien ally. I'm here to rid myself of the U-TY, so I'll chance an escape with Bru.

Ingmar's suggestions are a little hard to follow, but I want to ride it out with him as long as I can. I'll try to move beyond to the adjoining chamber using mental vigor alone.

No way am I falling asleep at a time like this. I may never awaken. I'll reach out to the blonde boy and dark-haired girl to band together against the U-TY masters...

We're back at the book's opening decision. I'll demand the U-TY masters return me to Earth and see how it plays out.

Eaten by hairy, google-eyed spiders. The horror!

I will accept Angus's prescription that we wait before addressing the threat posed by the U-TY masters, but the illustration I glimpsed on page sixty doesn't breed optimism.

It seems my craziness gambit had the opposite effect intended. I saw THAT coming.

Shall we try the craziness ruse to get away from the U-TY masters?

A lesson for the learning: the U-TY masters' computer system is EXTREMELY finicky.