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the Sands of Time - part 2 - Reminiscence.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the future!” – John McCloud, CEO of McCloud pharmaceuticals.

The Earth is dying. Where did we go wrong?’ Admiral Peckham asked himself.

It would be obvious to look to the Terraforming attempt on the moon, that disastrous day in 2080.

Here we are over twenty years later still running from the fallout.’ he thought angrily.

“Sir, the scientists inform me that the Chinese facility is online and operation.” said a tall, well built man wearing a Lieutenants rank and armor.

“Thank You, Lieutenant Lawton.” the admiral replied.

The Chinese facility in question was put there almost 50 years ago, impressively it was still functional. Due to the Earth refuges that arrived yesterday, they needed the extra space badly.

“Admiral, please report to medical!” it was the voice of the chief medical officer Dr. Anna Wilson. If she felt the need to communicate with him directly you could bet it was important.

“Lieutenant, with me, we’re going to visit the doctor.”

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