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title: closing an old station
a look back, from a distant future
[ background music: something slow and blues-y ]
Here I sit,
on the Earth's Moon,
it is not needed anymore,
the jet packs we have now,
can boost us up to LEO
( thats low Earth orbit)
and a planetary boat,
can be rented for a small fee.
So a big old rocket,
is no longer needed,
to make the journey
out beyond the Earth's atmosphere,
unless you are going.
outside the solar system,
and they are working on that.
If they need lots of cargo space,
those boats can be hooked together,
and interior walls moved around fairly easily.
So Good Night Luna Station,
It was fun knowing you,
the crowds waiting for transport,
and travel are long gone,
the local sky is lit up,
with thousands of planetary boats,
traveling hither and yon.
The laughter,
the sadness,
the people,
the good-byes,
the hellos...
At least,
I'm not in charge of solar system traffic anymore...
Its time I retired,
gonna take the last interstellar ship,
out and beyond.
and then he whispered,
"I asked and they said I could,
be the one to turn out the last light,
in Luna Station,
on the Earth's Moon"
(click)
[ exeunt ]
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