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Jack Torn

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When Bruce, the alien, and Pinn, the Earthling, reminisce about a Friday from long ago.

Submitted to Contest #226

Bruce rarely spoke so frankly and almost always avoided long term detail. But during this particular conversation he was uncharacteristically enlightening.He and Pinn were at the usual table by the pool. One had coffee, one had tea, one smoked and no one swam. The morning was a cool twenty-four degrees Celsius.“Tell me again why you want to save us,” said Pinn?“I didn’t say I wanted to save you,” said Bruce, “I said I wanted to save the planet.”“Arguable,” said Pinn. “In your Shamash story, you also mentioned the Tree of Life. What’s the Tre...

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