A Breath of Altitude

odalia blight: True elevation requires both ambition and the right equipment. Stepping out onto the stone balustrade, I tightened the discrete brass valves along my high-waisted trousers and engaged the miniature pneumatic pump. In mere seconds, the fabric swelled into wonderfully buoyant, pressurized cushions around my legs, effortlessly lifting my boots off the cold masonry. I drifted smoothly above the terrace railing, letting the breeze carry me a few feet into the open air. Surveying the courtyard below from such effortless heights confirms what I always knew: superior taste naturally rises above the common ground.