A return to remember
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Last published Sun, Nov 27, 2016
An space, post-apocalyptic/dystopian survival story. Three Mars astronauts are marooned in space but their craft returns them to Earth just before their life-support systems and supplies are due to run out. They return to an Earth 4 years beyond their originally scheduled return to find everything has changed and they are one their own...
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