she felt pale and washed out compared to me , skinny next to my curves . i could hear sadness in his voice . `` not right by the fire , where she made what i thought was quite a nice little picture for you . '' i knew it was him without lowering my head to check . the specially designed magnetic rollers , spun faster and faster around a magnetic ring that gave the ship its saucer shape . `` i know that what i did was way over the line . he did n't say he was broke . '' 