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A Disneyland Without Children - by Rudolf Laine

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The spaceship swung into orbit around the blue-grey planet with a final burn of its engines.

The spaceship swung into orbit around the blue-grey planet with a final burn of its engines. Compared to the distance they had travelled, the world, now only some four hundred kilometres below and filling up one hemisphere of the sky, was practically within reach. But Alice was no less confused. “Well?” she asked. Charlie stared thoughtfully at the world slowly rotating underneath their feet, oceans glinting in the sunlight. “It looks lickable”, he said. “We have a task”, Alice said, trying to sound gentle. Spaceflight was hard. Organic life was not designed for it. But their mission was…

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