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Alien Invasion
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For so it had come about, as indeed I and many men might have foreseen had not terror and disaster blinded our minds. These germs of disease have taken toll of humanity since the beginning of things—taken toll of our prehuman ancestors since life began here. But by virtue of this natural selection of our kind we have developed resisting power; to no germs do we succumb without a struggle, and to many—those that cause putrefaction in dead matter, for instance—our living frames are altogether immu
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― The War of the Worlds
― The War of the Worlds
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Solum invoked a sensation akin to lingering déjà vu in the wake of a dream.
It was not Earth. Its city-planet architectural stylings hid the outline of continents that might have otherwise been recognizable and altered the vibrant blue-and-green color palette enough to erase any familiarity in its silhouette.
Yet if you tilted your head just so and let your gaze unfocus a little, you could almost see Earth. Its echo, its memory.
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― Requiem
― Requiem
