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, eventhoughyoumayfindithardtobelieve.
Larrywasatruckdriver, , , , whenhefinallylefttheservice, , hedreamedaboutthemagicofflying.
Thenoneday, , , Larryusedstrapstoattachtheballoonstohislawnchair, thekindyoumighthaveinyourownbackyard.
, figuringhecouldpopafewofthoseballoonswhenitwastimetoreturntoearth.
Hispreparationscompleted, , , thingsdidn'tquiteworkoutthatway.
WhenLarrycutthecord, hedidn'tfloatlazilyup—heshotupasiffiredfromacannon! , untilhefinallyleveledoffateleventhousandfeet! Atthatheight, hecouldhardlyriskdeflatinganyoftheballoons, lestheunbalancetheloadandreallyexperienceflying! So, hestayedupthere, sailingaroundforfourteenhours, , ...withagunonhislap.
LAXisfightontheocean, andyoumayknowthatatnightfall, , asduskfell, Larrybegandriftingouttosea.
Atthatpoint, , therescueteamhadahardtimegettingtohim, , theywereabletohoveroverhimanddroparescuelinewithwhichtheygraduallyhauledhimbacktoearth.
AssoonasLarryhittheground, hewasarrested.
Butashewasbeingledawayinhandcuffs, atelevisionreportercalledouttoask, "MrWaiters, whydidyoudoit?"
Larrystopped, eyedthemanforamomentandrepliednonchalantly, "Amancan'tjustsitaround."
能够将梦想变为现实的人绝对是凤毛麟角，而拉里·沃尔特斯正是其中之一。他的故事是真实的，尽管你可能觉得有些不切实际。
拉里是卡车司机，然而他毕生的梦想却是飞行。高中毕业后，梦想成为飞行员的拉里决定参加美国空军。不幸的是，糟糕的视力没能让他如愿。所以，直到最后退役，拉里也只能在后院里看着喷气式战斗机在空中往来穿梭，得到一丝安慰。每当拉里坐在草坪椅上，便会想象着飞翔的美妙。
一天，拉里·沃尔特斯想到了一个主意。他去了当地海军剩余物资供应处，买了1罐氦气和45只皮气球。这些气球可不是派对上五彩缤纷的气球，而是载重气球，充足气后可以达到4英尺多宽。回到院子后，拉里用绳子将气球系在草坪椅上。这种椅子在你们自家后院里或许就能找到。
