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Submitted to Contest #218
It was dark that morning on Hoxes V. A deep, unnatural dark. The little ice planet circling around the massive gas-giant in a far-flung star system passed beneath the titan’s shadow once every few Earth years. About 82, give or take a few days. And although one would expect darkness to accompany passing into the shadow of a planetary body, humans were unaccustomed to the kind of darkness that the giant brought. Sarrus dominated the sky of Hoxes. One massive shadow, concealing every star, every stray proton that would break the atmosphere o...
Professor Arondel felt the train gently rock beneath him, the twittering of birdsong drifting faintly through the windows, only to be lost amongst the roar of passing wind. The locomotive had just come around a bend in the mountain path, giving view to a gorgeous vista. It was sunset over the mountains on the horizon, and in the valley that spread out beneath the rails of the train car there were lush autumnal forests with a wide river cutting a swathe through them. The scent of oak, pine, and clean air tumbled through the windows, playfully...
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