“The vacancy of time is overwhelming.” The voice crackles from the aging, ancient speakers. “Life without end, worlds without ends… what is life without definition? Are you still human without the future knowledge of death? We stood, solitarily on the cusp of all humanity, defining them though us, but unable to define our selves. Our journeys led us to a million worlds, if not more. Soon, though, we define our humanity. We approach Black Hole #111099-C, a non-rotating uncharged black hole well beyond the boundaries of habitable space.”
© 2007 David Poe
The Vacancy of Time
03 Jun
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