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otective cocoon. Whether occupied or not, all had opened to release their
waking occupants. Kyoko Ayana tried to ignore the line of empty sarcophogii that
should have held Hick's vaporized soldiers as Kyoko Ayana helped Newt out.
"Wakey wakey, honey. We're home."
"Mommy?"
"Yes, Newt. Time to get up."
"At Earth?"
"Uh, huh."
"Whats Earth like? My parents told me they left because there were too many
people and it smelled too bad."
"That used to be true, but it's been cleaned up in the last few years. A lot
of people have left to colonies, like your parents did."
And that was the first good thing the company ever did, Kyoko Ayana mused. They made
their money though. The healthiest people were targeted by advertising
encouraging them to move to the colonies. A sizable portion of the
population voluntarily did so to escape the mess, and unwittingly help expand
the Companys empire. In return they strip-mined large parts of the planet to
extract every rock of viable mineral they could find, planted trees over the
holes and
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