Prelude to Space
Prelude to Space
You're certain to be included in a survey at one time or another. However, there's one you may not recognize as such. Chances are it will be more important than you imagine. It could be man's—Prelude To Space
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ew myself on the ground and began catching my breath.
He didn't say anything at first, just looked at the bow and the quiver of arrows on my back. Finally he said, "May I look at it?" and reached for the bow. I handed it to him. He examined it carefully and returned it.
"Beautiful workmanship. Is that all you use?" he asked.
"I never cared much for guns," I answered. "I've always thought a bow gave the animal more of an even chance for his life."
We talked then on the various aspects of hunting and how the crisp fall air seemed to make the deer seem closer than during the heat of summer. While we talked I tried to place the reason he disturbed me, but I couldn't seem to do it. He was dressed in an old plaid shirt and dungarees and his blond hair wasn't many shades removed from my own straw thatch. But there was something odd about him that I couldn't quite find.
"Perhaps
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This story has some good potential, but it just really goes nowhere. Very short, and nothing of particular interest happens.
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The average Galactic Federation can't allow just anyone to achieve spaceflight, there has to be some sort of way to weed out the destructive worlds.
According to this story, the Earth evidently passed the test.
According to this story, the Earth evidently passed the test.
11/05/2012
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