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Between the lines of the closest star
Between the lines of the closest star The air is acrid with smoke, as he regains consciousness. Daniel is laying on the ground. Not concrete, it is somewhere softer. More woodsy from the smell of it. He opens his eyes and takes a small look around. He is laying on the ground in some woods.…
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Surface tension with Butterbeans
Surface tension with Butterbeans The chaotic noise from below intensifies. The elevator rises quickly and shakes violently from the pursuit of the unknown entity. Alex holds Butterbeans closely as the lift ascends. The Lieutenant is shouting into a communication device as they rocket upwards. It sounds as though there are gathering forces above them. Their…
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By the light of the closest star
By the light of the closest star The stars are beautiful. Daniel watches them and wonders which one is his. He also wonders what it must be like there. It was summertime here. Based on the revelations he learned this morning, this is a fraction of what his real home has for a summer. He…
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Aaron and the bug lit way
Aaron and the bug lit way The evening was just beginning. In fact it was still, blue world. Or, just after sunset. Aaron had been outside for most of the day. He was soaking up every last bit of summer he could. School is starting soon, and then he will only have time for studying.…
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Butterbeans and vanishing returns
Butterbeans and vanishing returns Alex can see his friend pressed tightly against the cliff face. Butterbeans is looking back at him, as the strange creature begins its return from below. From his vantage point Alex sees everything unfolding in slow motion. The Sergeant kneels beside Alex and offers him a harness for climbing. Alex wastes…
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Over the edge with Butterbeans
Over the edge with Butterbeans Once, when Butterbeans had been very young, Alex went on a business trip. It had only been for two days. However, it may well have been a week or more. He had worried about Butterbeans nonstop. His concern had gotten so severe, he almost came back early before even making…
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Butterbeans and the leap of faith
Butterbeans and the leap of faith When Butterbeans had been a pup there were only a few things that she worried about. One was her Ma. The other was her people Alex. All of her first memories are of these two, her warm, her happy. Once when she had been a pup, she had been…
