Jacques nodded and went to make his report to Cloud.
"Our location now is China, far to the East of France and some way North. Now, the Archipelago is in the great gulf between the North and South Americas, which are far to the West of France. It is a long distance, but..." He stopped, thinknig back to Samus's chart.
"There is a theory..." he began uncertainly. "A theory that the world is not a planar surface, but a great sphere, which would mean that the extreme Eastern edge connects with the extreme West. I didn't believe it, but... here, I'm not so sure. If it is true, then we need only fly East, and a short distance South."