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“Apollo twenty-two. Come in.”, the voice crackled through the speakers of the aircraft. There was only silence broken by a solitary meow and the slight whistle of oxygenated air through the ventilation system. “Captain Snuggles, now that you…
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700
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I had a sure hold on time once/
but lately it grows slippery
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96167
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Lights of human occupation burn/
in patterns like the growth/
of a bacillus, lethal and prodigious,
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100
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The illuminated numbers on the face of the clock winked out and went dark at 5:43 in the morning. The taut electrical whir & buzz, clicked and went silent in the dim glow of dawn. It could be nuclear war, a polar shift, the end of time, or a branch on a power line. …
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The illuminated clock winks out and goes dark The taut electrical buzz clicks off and goes silent Is it nuclear war, a polar shift or just a branch on a power line? In murky dusk I contemplate my pale reflection in the mirror I put on a blue shirt, red tie…
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“Gliese Base Twelve, come in. Gliese Base Twelve, this is the Harrisburg. We have a level five emergency. Requesting immediate assistance.”
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81600
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Jerry turned away from the window to face the box on wheels. Its camera would scan his face, looking for the answers.
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What would you do today if you knew your time was up
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134254
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While space and time opened up for us, the ground accelerated its attempts to devour the astronaut. Grasses grew up around his edges. Seeds propagated in the folds of his suit, tendrils found their way into the mysterious holes for the missing hoses that
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Microscopic purposes emerged//
with their combinations and permutations
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97612
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I have no confidence that you'll complete the task. Shit, you probably don't even understand it in the slightest.
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105564
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After the ship stopped shaking, the angry flashes of warning lights discontinued, a few people could be heard sobbing or whispering prayers.
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Mercury and Gemini disappointed.
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61000
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Conveniently, the vistor had arrived when she was between tasks. It was still difficult for her to believe that it had occurred but she had the tangible proof there in front of her, within reach.
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