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date: 2010/11/03 13:20
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slug: BB934
tags: nerdness, Writing
title: A short short scifi story
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I wrote this for a contest at the New Scientist magazine. I thought what the heck, maybe someone will like it. And no, I won't explain it, because that spoils the whole thing.

.. topic:: There is no Such Thing as Free Energy

   I wished a cold drink was still a possibility, and looked out, across the baked clay that used to be a swamp. The hatch closed and we started our long trip to the stars, cursing the inventor of the perpetual motion engine all the way.