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PANEL 1: FILIA holds the glowing staff. FILIA: Divining a place, to be sure. BUT WITH LIMITATIONS. PANEL 2: FILIA has placed the staff back on the table, and walks away. FILIA: It has but modest means to reach out. PANEL 3: FILIA starts to sit down in his pilot chair, 2 glass screens behind him foot controls on the ground. FILIA: I suspect it was birthed to be a linchpin in a larger system. On its own, it’s practically inert. But in the embrace of a wider array, IT BECOMES A COMPASS NEEDLE POINTING NORTH. PANEL 4: FILIA, sitting in his pilot chair, feet on the controls, places his hands on the glass screens. FILIA: And so, little spirit, —little remarkable spirit — we will build you that system. PANEL 5: Close up on FILIA’s foot as he pushes a control forward. FILIA: We will delicately step up your power source, to amplify your strength. PANEL 6: From outside FILIA’s ship, the ship lays flat on the desert ground. FILIA, from inside the ship: We will weave a lattice in the ship’s antennae, to widen your reach. PANEL 7: The ship takes off, sort of like a fish - its wings and ring point down toward the ground. Smoke and dust rise up from below. FILIA: And we will carry your voice to the ship’s navigation. That you might whisper where to go. PANEL 8: The sun sets on the desert, clouds swooshing across the sky. The ship heads towards the sun. FILIA: And across 10,000 years, little spirit — OH HOW YOU’LL SING. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
PANEL 1: FILIA holds the glowing staff. FILIA: Divining a place, to be sure. BUT WITH LIMITATIONS. PANEL 2: FILIA has placed the staff back on the table, and walks away. FILIA: It has but modest means to reach out. PANEL 3: FILIA starts to sit down in his pilot chair, 2 glass screens behind him foot controls on the ground. FILIA: I suspect it was birthed to be a linchpin in a larger system. On its own, it’s practically inert. But in the embrace of a wider array, IT BECOMES A COMPASS NEEDLE POINTING NORTH. PANEL 4: FILIA, sitting in his pilot chair, feet on the controls, places his hands on the glass screens. FILIA: And so, little spirit, —little remarkable spirit — we will build you that system. PANEL 5: Close up on FILIA’s foot as he pushes a control forward. FILIA: We will delicately step up your power source, to amplify your strength. PANEL 6: From outside FILIA’s ship, the ship lays flat on the desert ground. FILIA, from inside the ship: We will weave a lattice in the ship’s antennae, to widen your reach. PANEL 7: The ship takes off, sort of like a fish - its wings and ring point down toward the ground. Smoke and dust rise up from below. FILIA: And we will carry your voice to the ship’s navigation. That you might whisper where to go. PANEL 8: The sun sets on the desert, clouds swooshing across the sky. The ship heads towards the sun. FILIA: And across 10,000 years, little spirit — OH HOW YOU’LL SING. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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Act 5. Pg 104
Posted on July 2, 2026 by Beth Reidmiller

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