Mighty Maximilian: Samuel Clemens's Traveling Companion Book #4

Mighty Maximilian: Samuel Clemens's Traveling Companion Book #4 — page 7
The round buoy was painted with the boat's name Mississippi Belle Maximilian began putting together the pieces to the puzzle He was on the deck of a moving boat He turned his face into the soft breeze The warm air felt refreshing after being in the time machine for so long Maximilian slowly made his way out from underneath a bench An impressive sight was not ten yards in front of him A massive paddle wheel churned its way slowly through the water It threw a cool crisp mist into the air as it turned Maximilian's eyes grew bigger He slowly backed himself underneath the bench again Something about the size and scale of the wheel scared Maximilian It was like a slow moving giant wading through the water Large wooden planks worked to power the Mississippi Belle through the currents The planks were whitewashed and fastened securely into place by large iron bolts Air released from the hydraulic compressors sounded like the breathing of a hibernating bear