Soldier, Sailor
Free Book - "Soldier, Sailor"
by: Lewis Shiner
First published in Nine Hard Questions about the Nature of the Universe, January 1990.
Stepping out of the airlock behind Reese, Kane was amazed by the weight & wetness of the air. He could
make out the odors of cut grass, honeysuckle & ivy. Martian night was falling outside the dome & he sensed
clouds forming above him. Rain on Mars. Evenly spaced houses surrounded him, covered with ivy &
separated by rows of elephant ears & ferns. The intricacy of the ecological planning startled him; a bee floated
over his head & somewhere a mockingbird whistled.
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