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Submitted to Contest #336
This isn’t what I signed up for. It is quite debasing, having to resort to stealth to hide from the lesser species. But this is a coveted assignment for my kind, fought for fiercely, and once won, it promised a life saturated in ease, safety, and luxury. I was ignorant of the indignity a cosmic titan like myself would be forced to endure, repeatedly. I wince as I think this, all while silently stalking the carpet expanse towards my goal. The perfect solar photonic density, for a satisfactory amount of time, and I was almost there. I need to...
Submitted to Contest #334
Listen, this is just how it is. Immortality is not what you think it is, which, of course, is not your fault as a meat puppet trapped in the third dimension. It is not living forever, as you delicate primates say. It is living, always. The difference matters. Suffice it to say, the effect is not boredom but overwhelm on a galactic level. Good. I can see it, the first twitch of understanding. Let’s see if I can push this through your excuse for communication without causing you to… how do you phrase it… lose your mind and start praying to abs...
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