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Tonight's story.

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This is the story of the second expedition to the planet of Landau.

I'm recording it for any future expeditions which might land on this godforsaken sphere,

the hope that they may learn from our tragic example.

As I write, there are two of us left.

Two, out of an original compliment of 180 men.

One of us, myself, will be dead in less than 23 minutes.

As for the other, heaven have mercy on me. I do not know.

On June 3rd, 1997, less than two months ago, the last of our supply ships blasted off from Lando for their return to Earth. After it had gone, I remember looking out across the plain at the dead city,

one of thousands had dotted this planet. It had tall, graceful buildings, atomic power systems,

vacuum conveyors, all perfect, all deserted, all ominous.

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