Tau Ceti by Anderson Kevin J.; Savile Steven

Author:Anderson, Kevin J.; Savile, Steven
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
Published: 2011-11-14T04:30:00+00:00

Behind him, controlled blasts tore the yard apart.

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218 years since the Beacon’s departure from Earth.

Year One: Tau Ceti.

Away from the eyes of others Garber hunkered down over a haunch of meat. He had run the animal down and tore at it now with his bare hands. Blood flecked his teeth and smeared all around his mouth. His eyes were wild. Feral.

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Out in the fields beyond the trees and before the mountain peaks Hannon was on his knees at the stream, scooping mouthful after mouthful of water up in his hands. He lapped at it greedily, sucking and swallowing it down. On and on, scooping it out, five minutes, ten, twenty, hand to mouth, hand to mouth. His stomach swelled. His bladder leaked. And on he drank, hand to mouth, hand to mouth even as the urine pooled at his knees. He leaned forward, plunging his head into the stream, mouth open wide, trying desperately to drink it dry even as he toppled forward.

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