I think it could happen because the girl (don't remember their names sorry) snuck onto the ship where she wasn't supposed to go. Obviously if you do something wrong, no necessarily sneaking onto a spaceship, there are always consequences. The man did try to save her life, but there wasn't much he could do because it was too late for both of them to survive.
The author of the passage made the comment about his dog because
- his dog is becoming lazy in an air conditioned room.
<h3>About the passage</h3>
Rufus used to be a useful hardworking animal to his owner. But things changed when Rufus experienced luxury and was in a air conditioned room. Rufus became lazy and all it wanted was to
curl up at a corner and sleep.
<h3>Who is an author?</h3>
An author is a originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition such as book, article or text.
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I would say "the town is 15 miles further"
