The Scapegoat: a Capricorn Adventure
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Mix science fiction and the zodiac and what do you have? An unbounded universe and unlimited options - just perfect for an obstinate, passionate Capricorn heroine. But what happens if people are prejudice against the character because she is different somehow?
Discrimination against people because of race, age, disability, religion or sexual preference is wrong. In this tale the star signs are used as metaphors for discrimination to show how meaningless and arbitrary prejudice is, and how it is based in ignorance.
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Cover image by Photo by Ekaterina Novitskaya on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@catrionaobrian), effect added on Lunapic.
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