Beyond Pluto

Category: Sci-Fi

A knock at the door changed everything.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

The end.

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