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The Mars Protocol
Category: Sci-Fi
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.