The Great Journey Chapter 7
Purchase a copy of this book at https://rb.gy/qdqrvz. Chapter 7: A Whole New People My first thought as I looked up at the creature above me was, “Okay, now I have really cracked up. The pressures of this trip and the loneliness of space have gotten to me, and I am hallucinating.” But the hallucination…
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The Great Journey Chapter 6
A Whole New World (purchase your copy of the entire book here: https://shorturl.at/fzE39) At last, the day came when one star began to grow in diameter in the forward view screen and I realised that this was the star toward which we were headed. This would be Trappist-1, which had seven planets orbiting around it.…
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The Great Journey Chapter 5
5 Lift Off When I awoke, I was aware that much time had passed but I could not tell how much. The view screen windows showed the landscape outside. About half of the viewing area was in brilliant sunlight reflecting off the shining silver-grey powdery soil, while the other half of my view was shrouded…
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The Great Journey Chapter 4
4 Rendezvous Initiated It seemed that the saucer was complete and had even been tested. Was there another one to be built? Would someone show up and take the saucer away? Was it just a plaything for me to hang out in, some elaborate toy spaceship for a ten-year-old boy who was about to lose…
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The Great Journey: Chapter 3
3 Flight School I had always been blessed with a lot of freedom in my life. My parents let me spend many hours outdoors on my own. I had plenty of time to ride my bike around town, climb trees, and build forts with scrap lumber. Now, with this recent project, they were mostly unaware…
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