Cushioning

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After bouncing along the ground on cushioning airbags for several minutes, the lander emitted strong tones confirming a safe landing, creating jubilation in the mission control room.

Beneath them lay the calm sleeping waters of the lake, dotted with its beautiful islands […] while away in the distance, like a silver thread among the richest cushionings, the little river itself flowed peacefully onward in its course.