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Submitted to Contest #130
The first thing John felt as he stepped from the the gate ramp was the unexpected weight of the atmosphere. Thick and cloyingly hot. It reminded him of heat waves on Earth, when the locals would jokingly insist “but it’s a dry heat”. This was a thick heat. He walked past throngs of tourists, trying to ignore the urge to cough at the unfamiliar air. He made his way to the baggage claim via the helpful pictograph signs on the walls. His steps felt lumbering but he wasn’t jet-lagged. Space-lagged? Ship-lagged. He nearly bumped into...
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