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Jill Merryfield

Submitted to Contest #72

Year 2192 Pilot James Addins entered the office of the NASA Commander with a brief knock. He stood before the desk and waited until he was addressed with a nod. “Commander Holling, the contact with the ground colony we’re leaving behind did not go well.” “Report, Pilot.” “Well, Field Marshal Lancaster did not wish to support NASA’s Moon mission.” “Albert Lancaster has no choice. Did your crew communicate that?” Addins hesitated. “I don’t believe Lancaster’s ground crew wishes to see us back to Earth safely.” “To our own planet!” Comm...

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