THE SPARROW DAMON KEEN
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I always loved birds.
But I ended up studying rocks instead.
however long that is.
There’s enough rocks to last a lifetime.
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by Damon Keen
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fire everywhere
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We all saw it coming. Floods of refugees as the tides rose.
It’s the end of the world.
Desperation.
war.
Then last week, plague.
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europe gone
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shit
Not long after that the nukes started flying. Moonbase is hit by the americans.
Chinese laser sat hits Marsbase 20 minutes later.
I was outside.
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Everyone else...
Anyone...
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sssrk Houston. Kennedy. Baikonur. Come on, you mother
Canberra.
Gone. Just me.
And 30 minutes of air.
Valles marineris. 4000 ks across. 7 ks deep.
Mind boggling.
Lifeless.
I always wanted to see this place. Ever since I was a kid.
I used to imagine flying over it.
Seeds gEE-eed for mars. scavenged from the remains of the base.
Untested.
I guess now is as good a time as any.
Don’t let me down, you little bastards.
I’ve been breathing more carbon dioxide than oxygen for the last half an hour.
There aren’t any birds on Mars.
Hope has wings.
Except for hope.
dk!
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