THE THING

CHAPTER 1 

The boy who lived

      Little Maxie was playing in the field. 

   BOOM. . . . silence.... BOOM . . . . death. 
      Maxie was dead. 
      (Scene blurs and a new scene appears in emergency room) 
      Beep......beep......beeeeeeeeeeeee (doctor shuts of the machine)
      (doctor sighs) "You know there is a possibility that your son just breathed in meteair, the air that meteors emit." 
      "Just in case you don't know, Dr. Demortini, our son is dead and we know it!" 
      "Mr. Dorian, this is a serious time, your son has a chance of surviving and we want to seize the chance!" 
      "Ok fine, but how long will it take?" 
      "Ooh a very long time my friend, a VERY long time. To the planet Trazml!" 
      "How far from earth is Trazml?" 
      "Exactly?" 
      "Yes, exactly." 
      "It's exactly 14 light years away!" 
      "Not even we can make it that long." 

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