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    Toy Planets
    Toy Planets
    Toy Planets
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    Toy Planets

    By James Bishop

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    Latome’s universe is stagnant and without direction. When peer pressure forces Latome to intervene in his universe, the results are not as expected.

    Short Story
    5,100 words +/-

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Bishop
    Release dateNov 9, 2012
    ISBN9781301385133
    Toy Planets
    Author

    James Bishop

    James Bishop, Jr., is a writer, editor, and teach who has worked for Newsweek and for the White House on energy policy. In 1993, Bishop was awarded the William Allen White gold medal for best public affairs article. He lives in Arizona.

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      Toy Planets - James Bishop

      Toy Planets

      by

      James Bishop

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2012 by James Bishop

      This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are derived from the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Editing by Faith Carroll

      Thank you for downloading the free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied, and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support

      Chapter 1

      Without a morsel of fingernail remaining, Latome watched Frecarei make another pass along the translucent cube before them. Close Explosions from within the cube lit vibrant circles on Frecarei’s greasy, black hair as he pranced across the marbled floor.

      Satisfied, Frecarei turned to Latome and widened his smirk.

      Mine is so much more advanced. said Frecarei.

      They stood in a dark room with a massive cube at its center, a narrow walkway encircled it. A small, metal door led out of the room and Latome hoped to be through it soon.

      Your entire universe is nearly dead. How is this even possible?

      I know, I just wish—

      Where is your best galaxy? How many planets have life? said Frecarei, moving closer to the cube and squinting his eyes, I don’t see much activity at all.

      "Well.

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