Awe.

by Chewbaccawakka , The Great Green Pacific Northwest!, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 22:57 (4257 days ago) @ ncsuDuncan

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Music.

As I throttle the thruster my ship leaps forward and pulls into a steep climb. I'm pressed back into my chair as my eyes scan the boards and horizon. Passing through the atmosphere we rocket out of Earths umbra and I see it, as if for the first time.

Sunlight streams across it's stark white face casting no shadows.

And again it is breath-taking.

Resting above Earths last city it sits, the Traveler. I realize I'm holding my breath so carefully I exhale, feathering the controls to bring my craft closer to the colossal ship. Closing the distance I am reminded at the incomprehensible scale, that such a thing could exist is an utter bafflement. Yet here it is, now passing quickly under my feet as I continue my pull against Earths gravity. Valleys and crevices zip past faster than I can follow, soon I will be clear.

Slowly my eyes wander back to my controls as I give silent thanks to the cosmic stranger.

The watcher of our world.

The Traveler.

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