Reality

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Entry 1
Year 3002
Location unknown

I have awakened on grass, and nature surrounds me. I have no memory of who I am or where I am from. But I have found on me, a notebook and a pen, with the following entry on the first page:

It is the year 3000; I have found out that my fellow friends are all dead. Victor Alto, age 56, died of lack of oxygen due to a small leak in his O2 mask. Tammy Roberts, age 45, died from overexertion.
Edward Miles, age 31, died in the rubble of the collapsed building. Patty Becks, age 26, died from drinking toxic water. Milo Stalwart, age 30, has been found dead while on a supply run. He seemed to have fallen unconscious and was discovered when his oxygen mask was empty. He was killed when I replaced the o2 cartridge. He must have died of suffocation or only lack of enough o2 that his heart slowed to a stop, while unconscious. I pray the latter, for he was my close friend. He shouldn't suffer. I, Kyra, will find somewhere that life may live. The trip will take two years. By that time, I will have seen it, and will most likely be affected by the

It stops there. A photo shows a disturbing scene: a grim, barren wasteland. Written on the back are the terrifying words, "My planet, My home."

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