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Liminal
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Clara stood frozen, her breath caught in her throat. She had been walking home from the library, her arms full of books, when she had taken a shortcut through an alley she didn’t remember ever seeing before. One moment, she was stepping over a puddle reflecting the streetlights; the next, she was here.
Wherever here was.
The First Human
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K-17 was a relic of humanity’s golden age, a machine built to serve, to assist, and to learn. It had been designed for companionship, its synthetic voice and humanoid movements crafted to soothe the loneliness of its human creators. But there were no humans left. The great wars, followed by environmental collapse, had wiped them out. K-17 had spent years—decades, perhaps—searching for life, but all it found were echoes of the past.
Second Chance
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The air rippled like heat waves on asphalt as the device in Damian Cole’s hand crackled to life. It was a small, unassuming object—a cube of sleek metal with glowing blue lines etched into its surface. A moment later, a deafening pop echoed through the deserted alley, and Damian staggered forward, clutching the cube tightly.
Natalie
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The discovery began on a seemingly ordinary day. Natalie Hartwell, a 24-year-old graphic designer, sat at her desk in her small apartment, lost in her work. Her sleek laptop screen glowed with vibrant colors as she crafted a poster for a local band. Outside, the muted sounds of the city buzzed like a distant symphony. To Natalie, the world was predictable, if a little mundane.
The Island
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The sea was unusually calm the day the Mistral drifted off course. Captain Elias Drake had sailed these waters for decades, but the thick, rolling mist that enveloped his ship was unlike anything he had ever seen. It wasn’t on any map, and the compass spun wildly as though disoriented. When the fog lifted, the crew found themselves staring at an island that rose abruptly from the ocean, cloaked in emerald jungles and jagged peaks.