Which word does the author use to show that he believes the spaceship metaphor is inaccurate

the anwser is went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea.

i longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—africa, india, china and peru!

and, dreaming of the lands i had never seen, i'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

i believe the answer is a

honestly, is this even a but since you asked, he's probably at the store trying to get you food.

part of what article?