Negotiations broke down with the Galactic Federation when we drew the red line at fish. Throughout the galaxy, sharing of fish is seen as a universal sign of cultural and intellectual development. When our negotiators withheld fish, the talks were over.
No sharing of scientific and technological marvels The offer of virtual immortality, well within the Federation's capability, was withdrawn. Earth would be a lonely island in the cosmos until the next sentient species rose to dominance.
At least they would also end all anal probing. We no longer deserved that either.
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FantasyI don't want to make a cover for each microfiction I write, so I am collecting them as a single story. That way, I am more likely to want to upload something. Not that I have uploaded much yet, but at least I have made it easier for myself. Stories...
