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Rated: ASR · Short Story · Dark · #1510964
Perhaps Shelby has a career in tech services after all (AMAZING 55 WORDS contest entry)
What Goes Up...


"Finally: sad news tonight for Mars Lander High.  Marvin Martin, longtime career counselor at the high school, died today when the repulsor field on his lift inexplicably reversed itself, pushing the car downward at deadly speed. Experts estimate Mister Martin was experiencing over ten G's at impact."

"'No tech skills', eh?" Shelby asked the vidscreen.

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