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Tal placed his blue, three-fingered hand on the viewport in his ship as he looked out. He had found another uncharted solar system. It sat on the edge of the galaxy and was not charted on any maps. At the center was a yellow dwarf that bloomed into a burning red giant. The red heat painted his ship in crimson light, and the star was growing fast. Undoubtedly, it had already consumed one if not two of the innermost plantes. He was looking for the forgotten empire. There were whispers throughout the galaxy of a nation that ruled the edge of th...
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Matt looked at the time on his phone as his hand hovered over the door handle, the minutes ticking away: 10:58 PM, 10:59 PM, and finally 11:00 PM. He swung the doors open to see the second shift getting ready to leave. The Grocery store was like any other, cash registers, aisles labeled with everything from snacks to alcoholic drinks. His boss told him NOT to be late for his first shift. Even being a minute late will result in him being fired before he could even start the first hour of work. Matt normally wouldn’t put so much care into a jo...
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(There are topics that some viewers may find disturbing) The oil lantern swung back and forth in rhythmic motion as if it were a person swaying to a slow song. It was hung from the ceiling of the hull, which was the bottom of the deck. The salty air had rusted the lantern's metal till it was orange and flaked off. The glass covering was nearly blackened with soot. The light was enjoyed by four men. Two of them sat across from each other and close to the lantern. The Third rested against the hull of the ship, and the reflection of the flame ...
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