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Always Something Left to Learn

December 3, 2008 – 10:06 pm

He remembered how he’d tossed a crust of sandwich to a lone seagull, one summer long ago. The poor thing had just been on the losing end of a gang-fight with other seagulls, who’d chased and weaved and battered until it gave up the morsel of trash it had claimed. The new morsel he’d tossed seemed [...]

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The Anomalous Grouch

December 3, 2008 – 10:05 pm

The bridge shuttered and rocked, crew members clinging to their consoles. Behind the Weapons Officer, a conduit suddenly vented steam and showered sparks. Over the din, he cried, “Quantum reflectors down to 70 percent! Particle projectors offline!” The Captain growled in frustration and pounded his armrest. “Hailing protocols! Get that thing on the horn!” Another shock wave [...]

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