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Weekly Contest #344
Mission log entry one: Touching grass. I finally reached Earth. As I broke the ship's airtight seal and swung the door open, my vascular system pounded, eager to get my first taste of Earth's fresh air. The ship had been extremely cramped, and my strawberry-flavoured air-conditioning had started to smell a bit rotten. Sadly, the air didn't help much; the quality seemed surprisingly poor for the climate—78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen- and a disappointing lack of sweetness. It's definitely not to my taste, but I might learn to enjoy it like the ...
Weekly Contest #238
The suffocating grip of fear had become a constant companion. My face curls downwards so much that I can feel my upside-down smile tugging at my facial muscles. My body feels hard to control, my arms dangle at my sides like I'm holding heavy rocks and I find my legs hard to lift when I walk. Every day, I feel different to everyone else. It is a hard feeling to describe, I don’t feel sad, I just feel completely and utterly hollow. As I walk through the streets I wonder if people can see it, see that I don’t look like everyone else, look like ...
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