John Rakh

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“Among the Garden, No One Was Found” by John Rakh

Submitted to Contest #51

Cape Canaveral, Florida, 8/27/2099: The probe is launching. The sky is tame and cloudless. All is ready for lift-off. We’ve received a signal from the Alpha Centauri Star System: “Come to paradise,” they say. At the final strikes of the clock, it was apparent that we were now delving into the undiscovered. The only thing we saw to fare us well was Orion looking down on us from above. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. The final countdown is commencing: Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Lift-off! With less than a second to brace...

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A student who writes in his free time, passionate about words and their meanings.