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Butterbeans further below
Butterbeans further below They had landed soft. She had known its nest was down here. It is one reason she couldn’t let her person fall alone. They are in trouble and must leave, now! Butterbeans scrambles to her paws. She reaches him quickly and he is uninjured (he had fallen on one of its offspring,…
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Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see
Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see It is time for the next round of tests. Oliver 83 is outside his circuits with worry. This is his furthest run so far. Now he has no logs to go by. He is the log now. The last log entry by Oliver 82, details this test. So, Oliver…
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The Sundown Effect
The Sundown Effect It certainly did seem like it was real. It had every hallmark of reality. There was pain. If that wasn’t real, reality needed a do over. It took time, but most everything does, even daydreams. There were consequences. How can consequences come from something that isn’t real? If something isn’t real, it…
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Butterbeans the earthly one
Butterbeans the earthly one Most times on these missions Alex is following Butterbeans. It was their training. Butterbeans had the mad nose skills, and Alex was good at observation. Also they had been partners since Butterbeans was a pup. Alex had been with the military since he graduated college. In his second year, he had…
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Oliver’s manufacturing label
Oliver’s manufacturing label His label didn’t define him. (Robot Oliver) It described him. He was proud of his label. In fact, they all were. Furthermore, they (all the other test models) would all gather, and show off their labels. But they all agreed, it was a tag. Not a label. Some were so proud of…
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The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street The storms are gaining in strength, and the rain lashes against the window in waves. The lightning is crisp, and lights the night sky in bright, sporadic bursts. And the thunder roars, almost without ceasing. It had been raining for days. Furthermore, there didn’t seem to be any end in…
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The anchored swingset gate.
The anchored swingset gate. Staring into red eyes and trying not to blink. He is startled into a frozen state. He feels his skin crawl, all the way up his spine and across his scalp. The eyes bore into his, probing deeper, almost piercingly so. Samuel screams. His involuntary reaction is from fright. Furthermore, he…
