port. The doors hissed open, and the air that flowed

d his team out into a wor

g invisible sky-lanes. Down below, people glided effortlessly on glowi

ouds, their surfaces shimm

verboards, a single thought echoing in her

would see her and instinctively part ways, th

y bot stopped and perform

e status of a female in the I

rivilege was palpable. It gave her a sens

omething unsettling. T

real tree, not a blade of real grass. Only holog

ressive. On Terra, g

ts here?" she asked K

r, a hint of sur

his voice low and direct. "The soil is barren. All-natural

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v train, heading for the Fe

of empty space formed around Autumn as if by m

ng, talking bub

her mind was already working. If I could grow plants an

d plant catalysis, a secret s

window and misinterpreted her c

tion. "Don't be afraid," he said, his voice

oughts. She turned and gave him

his gaze faltered. He qu

them stood a magnificent, all-white bu

he entrance spelled out: FE

h. A new chapter of her

stomach. The tests here would be the