Supernova Era

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In those days, Earth was a planet in space.

In those days, Beijing was a city on Earth.

In the sea of lights of this city was a school, and in a classroom in that school, a class was holding a middle-school graduation party where, as in all such events, the children were talking about their aspirations.

“I want to be a general!” said Lü Gang, a skinny kid who gave the impression of power disproportionate to his size.

“Boring!” someone said. “There won’t be any fighting, so all a general can do is lead troops in drills.”

“I want to be a doctor,” a girl named Lin Sha said in a quiet voice, to mocking laughter.

“Yeah, right. Last time we went to the countryside, even the sight of cocoons freaked you out. And you want to cut people open?”

“My mom’s a doctor,” she said, either as proof she wasn’t frightened, or to explain her reason for wanting to be one.

Zheng Chen, their young homeroom teacher, had been staring out the window at the city lights, lost in thought, but now turned her attention back to the class.

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