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Close. A little TOO close.

Saturday, October 4th, 2003

Mars is close. We’ve had a delightful spate of clear skies in Tajima recently, and its orange-red pinprick is more like a beacon nowadays. It reminded me of a ridiculous little essay a couple of friends and I wrote a few years ago. Sophomoric, yet inane—and who knows, maybe we were right. Ares does appear to be exerting his influence in world events, although it were ever thus. Enjoy.

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