"Above the desks was a window that wrapped around the entire room and provided Chowski with a clear view of his ship???s destination, a Susehpen colony walker that stood alone in a seemingly endless ocean.The walker was a massive cone-shaped spire, taller than a skyscraper and nearly as wide, suspended above the ocean???s surface by a series of metal, crustacean-like legs, each of varying size and" . . . .