"The Soyuz, is capsule for three persons, no more, for make landing to Earth. It is explode moments after landing. One astronaut, American, she is saved. Vladimir and American astronaut, Joseph I am think, they are push her out." She sighed, almost silently through her nose.

Women and children first, indeed. Her expression remained, if anything, neutral, maybe vaguely distant, but over all smooth and undistressed. Her eyes stayed focused on the path ahead.

"Both men are die in flames. I am not able to be saving them. Some months after I am arrive on island, Soyuz capsule is arrive also."