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Weekly Contest #349
About 500 years ago, the Earth was practically destroyed. It's unclear to its current inhabitants what actually happened to it- as far as they know, the Earth has always appeared like this, since all historical documentation has been destroyed as well. In fact, the Earth is not 'Earth' anymore. They call it Gaison. They don't even speak in English or any other recognizable language to you or me. Although, for the sake of this story and readability, all will be translated into English, although beware that some nuance may be lost in the long ...
Weekly Contest #348
According to the charts, 30 years on Earth have passed. At least, as far as I can gather from the, frankly, beat-up looking tech of the ship. I sit down in our living area, frowning down at the flickering screen- cracked beyond recognition, and I suspect it was broken a while ago and hasn't updated since, but it's paused on that number- 30 years after we originally left.Also, the crew is gone. When I woke up and saw the dilapidated state of the place, I honestly half thought I'd find them all at the dinner table in a gruesome scene. One half...
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