No Hope Left
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A nuclear fallout has left Earth an unhabitable planet. The surviving humans have escaped to a colony ship orbiting what was left of the planet. Nova was left behind. Overcome with grief, she wanders what remains. Then one day, she finds a sign of life. Nova is filled with hope, but what she finds isn't what she quite expected.
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