L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 by L. Ron Hubbard

Author:L. Ron Hubbard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Galaxy Press
Published: 2021-07-26T17:18:34+00:00

Illustration by Rupam Grimoeuvre

The Argentum, the tireless train, runs no more. The mysterious energy that powered it has gone. And though I know it will puzzle our engineers for generations to come, I don’t share what I know.

If I could see Argent one more time, I would tell him I understand. I think love must be the most terrifying thing in existence. When I view things from Argent’s perspective, I marvel that we can all go around day after day, loving spouses and parents, siblings and children, without reserve, all the while knowing that each goodbye could be the last. But humans have developed an evolutionary capacity to survive—the ability to forget, to believe in our delusions of hope. I don’t blame Argent for running. How impossible it must be to be human without that ability. Argent, with his perfect memory, would never be able to forget, to deceive himself.

If he’d stayed, maybe I could’ve helped him develop that ability. Maybe it’s something that can be learned.

But though there is no indication he’ll return, I’ll continue to look for him out of the corner of my eye. Will think of him before I sleep and whenever I have too much time. I’ll keep the light on in the window. Because that’s what we do.

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