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Into The Great Beyond

For Paul and John's 47-Words Short Story Unofficial Challenge

By Matthew J. FrommPublished 6 months ago 1 min read
Into The Great Beyond
Photo by Tasos Mansour on Unsplash

Outside the airlock viewport, nebulous tendrils of incomprehensible colors slithered. Captain Leshford undid his oxygen hose.

They’d boldly gone farther than anyone dared.

But beyond: training, daring, discernment, God himself. All inconsequential ideals.

The… things… they’d discovered merely tolerated mortal existence.

“Alert. Manual Override Engaged. Airlock Opening.”

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A/N:

Just when I think I'm out, Paul pulls me back in....

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Matthew J. Fromm

Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.

Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).

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