It is common knowledge that, in the upper air, there is a second great ocean to mirror the first. Where do you think the sky gets its blue coloration, some kind of trick of the light? It's common sense, idiot. Less common is the knowledge of how to get up there. You'll need a ship, for one, and if you value being alive, it should be plated with armor and piled with as many protective charms and enchantments as you can afford. Get a crew of madmen for whom the earthly seas no longer hold any thrills, the more prosthetic limbs and tattoos the better. Install a system of harnesses or other measures to keep your men from being tossed overboard by the next step. Get everyone drunk, high, or otherwise out of their gourd, and sail directly into a violent storm; a waterspout or hurricane will do nicely. A tornado could work as well, but it's better to perform this at sea for the sake of simple convenience. If you've done things mostly right, when all hope seems lost and it appe