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"As long as you don't eat them it should be fine," Leo said with a sigh. "As for the 'metal bird'--us humans call it an airplane--how it flies is rather complicated. You see, the jet engine--or propeller if it's an 'old school' air plane--causes the plane to move forward. When the plane reaches a certain speed, the air underneath the wings is moving faster than the air above the wings, which creates lift and allows the plane to fly. Like I said, it's rather complicated.

"Speaking of which, could the curse of this land have brought down our plane, causing us to crash, and causing the events that led up to this? If not, it's a very good coincidence."