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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 5
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. You can never grasp the importance of a moment at that moment. That really rots. Why did it have to be that way? You could never just grab a hold of a moment and keep it, it was always slipping away. You couldn’t keep anything; you were just drifting through time, naked and alone, forever. He blinked and shook his head. Why am I thinking like this? 8220;Mr. Tornsen! I’m making history. After a few minutes, the number of people in the room w...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 9
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. He realized this was going to be the first time in several days that he had asked the onboard computer for any information, but it was necessary. “Computer.”. 8220;Yes sir.”. 8220;Are we able to drive around this canyon? 8220;According to the preliminary reports.”. 8220;The preliminary reports were obviously wrong. I’m asking if we can tell from the information we have obtained by actually sitting here on its edge.”. 8220;Yes sir.”. He thou...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 12
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. Marc forgot about the sample of ice he had managed to get before almost dying for several weeks. Once he had returned to the station, he proceeded to explore the world and solar system in which he found himself virtually rather than directly. 8220;No, no. Water! That means there’s a real possibility that there was life here! 8220;No sir, it does not.”. Marc look at the computer speaker, puzzled. “What do you mean? 8220;Yes sir.”. 8220;The p...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 15
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. 8220;Liddils. L-I-D-D-I-L. That’s the anti-synthesis nuts. ‘Liddil’ is their slogan.”. 8220;What does it mean? 8220;Who the hell cares? They’re murderers. They’re responsible for all the death, all the pain, all the suffering that’s taken place over the last 35 years.”. Marc did some quick addition in his head. “35 years? But you said they started five years after I left.”. 8220;They did.”. 8220;Who’s ‘we’? 8220;Who do you think? 8220;There...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 8
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. There’s a reason why it didn’t have a breathable atmosphere already. You should probably just call it “Sol” now, or find some arbitrary name for it. Would be in the night sky. He returned to his meal. Someday there’s going to be people living here. But right now, I’m the only one. Eating my mushroom sauce and drinking my beer. So far, he was enjoying himself. Suddenly, he thought,. There’s only one other person I wish were here with me.
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 6
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. He sat up suddenly, straining against the constraints. Every muscle in his body was tensed, and he was unable to relax them. Slowly, they relaxed on their own, he fell back against the jump couch, and his mind cleared. An android “face” appeared above him, one he had never seen before, and said, “Greetings, sir. Can you tell me what your object is? 8220;Blue.” he said, then turned his head and dry heaved. 8220;Why do I feel so bad? He thoug...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 4
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. Eight and a half years. He tried not to think about it. No one had ever spent more than several hours in dead time, the distance between the furthest outposts at opposite ends of the solar system. Eventually, there would be outposts further away so that it would take a day, or days, of dead time to reach one from another. But eight and a half years? You’re thinking about it. I thought you weren’t going to think about it. He sighed and reali...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 3
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. 8221; Marc walked into the office, where all of the execs were, and took a seat at the oval table. The execs sat down at the table as well. All on the opposite side of it. “Marc, thanks for coming at such short notice. All the way from Roen! Marc smiled, and pretended like he was intrigued by what Hartman said. But he already knew all of this. And Hartman knew he knew it. 8220;I’m going to tell you something about the Syndicate’...Marc blin...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 14
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. 23 years ago: don’t forget the dead time. He looked up at them, shrugged slightly, and said, “Red sphere, right? One of them made a rude noise and walked out. The others looked as if they were being patient with him, but their patience had limits. “Marc Tornsen. We need to ask you some questions.”. 8220;What is this? Why are my hands tied down? The hell with that, let me loose right now! 8220;Shut up.”. Who the hell are you? Before he could...
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Kalypso’s Envy: Chapter 13
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A SF novel in progress. Click here. To start from the beginning. Marc walked into the common area and nearly had a heart attack. Before he could even turn on the light, dozens of people jumped up from behind the various pieces of furniture and yelled, “Surprise! 8221; When they saw the shock in his face, they laughed. After breathing deeply a few times, Marc shook his head and laughed with them. “You people. You’re going to drive me crazy.”. 8220;Very funny.”. 8220;I know.”. 8220;Yeah, me too. It rot...
