The Water
By Carl Martin
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The planet Lavoisier was 93% ocean. Everything seemed pleasantly wonderful about this water world until scientists discovered Delphinus capensis swimming in those alien seas, 49.3 light years from home.
The 30,000-year-old secrets held by that planet were enough to give one scientist a crisis of uncertainty.
This short story takes place in the Psi-5 Aurigae star system, a solar analog with one Earth-like world dubbed Lavoisier. The fourth expedition to that star system made several startling discoveries, the most profound of which involved the planet's prodigious covering of water. Aboard the Interstellar Starship Anatolia, one scientist found a new level of humility in the age-old art of discovery.
Carl Martin
Carl Martin is the fiction pen name of Rod Martin, Jr.Rod Martin, Jr. was born in West Texas, United States. He has been a Hollywood artist, a software engineer with a degree summa cum laude, a writer, web designer and a college professor.Rod Martin's interests have ranged from astronomy to ancient history, physics to geology, and graphics arts to motion pictures.He has studied comparative religion, worked as a lay minister and spiritual counselor, and taught ethics in college.While doing graphic arts in Hollywood, he also studied electronic engineering. In 1983, as Carl Martin, he published his first novel, "Touch the Stars: Emergence," co-authored by John Dalmas (Tor Books, NY).Later, switching careers to computers and information technology, Mr. Martin worked for Control Data, Ceridian Payroll, Bank of America, Global Database Marketing and IPRO Tech. He also created "Stars in the NeighborHood" 3D astronomy space software.He currently resides in the Philippines with his wife, Juvy. He has taught information technology, mathematics and professional ethics at Benedicto College, in Cebu. He continues to teach online and to write books and blogs.
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The Water - Carl Martin
The Water
A short story
Carl Martin
The planet Lavoisier had held secrets for 30,000 years. Something had happened to the water that forever connected that world to Earth.
Originally published in the anthology, Entropy’s Children.
Smashwords Edition
August 2019
Published by Tharsis Highlands Publishing
https://tharsishighlands.wordpress.com/books/
Copyright 2019 Carl Martin
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof in any form.
Acknowledgements
Cover photos: ISSS-36 above Indian Ocean, NASA (PD); Sun reflection on ocean from ISS, NASA (PD). Cover design: Carl Martin
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Contents
Preface
The Water
Appendix