LIFE AFTER EARTH

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Chapter Five: “Dangerous and Repulsive to Us”

Originally published July 7, 2024-

Mary and Theomore are in their ship. Mary is still driving. She glances at a map near the controls and directs the ship towards a small planet. The ship zooms towards it. They break through the atmosphere.

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They slowly land in the middle of a forest. They land with a thud. 'What is going on?' Theomore asks. 'I have landed us on a small nearby planet. We need to refuel. My map said that this planet has people, and we’ve landed near them.' Mary replies. She unstraps herself and gets up. Theomore unstraps as well. Mary makes her way to the door.

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They reach the door. It opens and Mary and Theomore walk outside. They look around at the forest and the birds in the sky. 'Are you sure that there are people here?' Theomore asks. 'Yes.' Mary replies. She keeps walking. 'Follow me.' She ways. They walk into the woods.

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They walk through the woods for a while. They find a part of Gechraild's house. 'There are people here.' Mary says. They turn and begin walking around it. Eventually they reach the entrance. Mary walks up to the door and knocks on it. There is no answer. 'Maybe nobody is here.' Theomore says. Mary reaches over to knock again, but the door opens.

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There is no one on the other side. Mary and Theomore glance at each other. 'I think that means that we are allowed to go in.' Theomore says. Mary walks in, and Theomore follows behind her. They walk down the hall. They look inside the kitchen but they don't see anybody. They walk further into the hall. A door opens at the end of the hall and George looks out. His eyes widen in fear and he slams the door shut. 'THEY'RE HERE, UNCLE GECHRIALD THEY’RE HERE DO SOMETHING.' He screams.

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