chapter 14 earth 's plan back on earth , information about the comet had leaked to the public . even simple acts , like walking down the street , made him feel full of grace and power . some of them did have the ability to read minds . i stopped , switching gears in my mind to contemporary literature . we 're not going to learn anything from it , curtis . or did you forget that too . `` he 's very anxious to get his hands on the baby . do it right , the coach said . 