The Nostalgia Differential

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Mars was no less attractive from this side of the mountains. Magnificent, oddly biblical, and disturbing. Jerry relished the smell of frying bacon. “These new season shows look good.”

Catherine nodded as she slipped into her place with her plate. “I’m not sure why I thought you were right to take this job.”

“Space!” Her brother gestured with his toast. “It’s getting interesting again.”

He was sincere. He loved Mars. He had always loved Mars. And here he was, camped out beside a canal, one of the fertile belts on a cloudless planet. He and Catherine had always wanted this kind of solitude. They had talked about it long before their father had turned against them. But sometimes, he yearned. His soul craved rain.

“There’s always a chance.” She looked up. Was that a movement? “Before it becomes real, it has to be imagined.”

And soon, the sound of the great atmosphere plant dropped to a pleasant hum. Jerry wondered if it were time for his run.

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