overcome , i sat back down , needing a few more moments to consider all this and get my bearings . `` it 's about the only place they did n't land , according to the radio . then well use one of them . the stars above , shone brightly , i was sure of it , but they did so from behind a curtain of clouds that blocked the light from reaching the road . i gazed from him to the three suitcases by the door . 