SciFi Drabble Entry

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We landed on this pile of ice and dust expecting to find something that would advance our scientific knowledge, but what we actually found was . . . a hand print.

The markings below it were similar to earliest human cave inscriptions.

Instinctively, I rested my palm over the hand print, testing if it would fit... suddenly, a hiss… a nearby mound opened, revealing a transparent life capsule.

Mouth gapped, breaths held… I am in disbelief...

Inside: two babies peacefully asleep. 

“They’re human like!”, I exclaimed.

 Then, the language translator in my space helmet beeped and said "Sons of God.”

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