Challenge 23 - Humanity's second chance
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What does it mean being human? Lawrence has never really thought about the question until an alien named Imogen comes along.
Imogen decides to pay Earth a visit after the devastating aftermath of the war from the Other Ones. Humanity at this point is very fragile. Imogen's presence does not bode well with the earthlings, but a human named Lawrence decides to hear her out.
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