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1. Before the launch
I was selected from a cast of thousands on the basis of technical excellence and a calm personality. In the abstract I had visualised the mission as challenging and exciting. In the concrete, in the week before launch, my viscera suddenly became aware of what I was doing: something - no pretence any more - something insanely dangerous.
Previously we had been dutiful, even friendly colleagues. Now I bonded with Hélène as a drowning man grasps at driftwood.
This story is included in my collection of short stories, published on Amazon (Kindle and paperback) here:
See also my SF novel - Amazon (Kindle and paperback) here:
"Donatien's Children" (2022).
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