Futile Attempts at Heroism
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A scientist bares witness to Earth being destroyed by a meteor when the remaining population won't listen to him, or can't because of a language barrier. He decides to try preserve the memory of Earth and ventures out in the abyss of space to find any form of life.
A sci-fi speculative fiction story. I wrote the prequel for a school assignment and decided to expand upon it. Irregular updates.
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