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The Special Average Balloon is no longer grounded. It is no longer tied down. It rises past the roof, past the telephone wires, into the open sky. For a moment, the child below cries. But the balloon? The balloon is finally free .

This is the secret life of the average. When the "special" or "luxury" items are kept locked away in boxes (preserved, protected, but unseen), the average balloon gets to see the world. It floats over highways, forests, and rivers. It ascends to altitudes where the air gets thin and the view is panoramic. Journey of a Special Average Balloon -Normal Do...

But then, a child picks it. Not because it is the shiniest, but because it is red —the same red as the crayon they used to draw their family. In that moment, the balloon ceases to be average. It becomes chosen . The Special Average Balloon is no longer grounded

You are not ordinary. You are a special average . For a moment, the child below cries

But that pop is not an end. It is a transformation. The shreds of latex flutter back to earth like confetti. The helium atoms mix with the upper atmosphere, becoming one with the stars.