Archive for July 10, 2008

Phylogenic

“What ya reading Hoffman?” said Fenmore.

“T.S. Elliot. My Grandfather gave it to me. Listen to this,” said Hoffman, “‘This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.’”

“Apparently your boy Elliot never heard of one of these.” said Fenmore. He armed the Nova Bomb nestled in the launch hold.

A green light blinked on. “We’ve got clearance for the shot.” said Hoffman, “Guess the negotiations failed.”

Fenmore jostled the launch lever, but it was stuck. “Well, I hope they enjoy signing a treaty with this.” he said, leaning back and kicking the handle into place.

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