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Everyone in the class had been handed their essays back, except for me. "A-plus," said Carol, waving her papers in my face. She probably thought I'd b..
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There was a time, not so long ago, when claiming to have come from another planet would likely have resulted in some rather unpleasant consequences, a..
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Astronomers could never be accused of downplaying the physical challenges of living on other planets - at least the ones that we're aware of, anyway. ..
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Isobel stood motionless at the foot of her bed and stared intently into her open suitcase, which was resting upon it. "Having second thoughts?" I aske..
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There was a moment of confusion as we approached an impressive Georgian manor, at the end of a long driveway. Certainly it wasn't the kind of home tha..
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Julian stood up and proceeded to fetch the book that Isobel had earlier dropped. He then placed it on the coffee table and returned to his chair. "If ..
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I returned to the house to find Isobel in the kitchen, where she had donned an apron and appeared to be shredding carrots. "What are you doing?" I ask..
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In the centre of the space was a circular platform, about the size of a tractor tyre, with gently sloping sides. It was black in colour, like everythi..
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In light of that evening's unexpected and thrilling events, I found Isobel's exuberance over our bed for the night to be a little misplaced. "But it's..
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Sleep did not come easily, that night, as my mind relentlessly cogitated over everything that had happened. For despite Julian's insistence that there..
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