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Welcome aboard the Silva family historic spaceside attraction tour

A trip of a lifetime.
By
  1. Carol Scheina

    1. Carol Scheina is a deaf speculative author whose stories have appeared in publications such as Flash Fiction Online, Escape Pod, Diabolical Plots and others. You can find more of her work at carolscheina.wordpress.com.

A Stone Henge-like structure sits surrounded by lights on a circular metal platform that floats in space amid planets

Illustration: Jacey

Welcome! I’ll be your captain and tour guide here today. Grab a seat, make yourself comfortable. That everyone? Lemme get the hatch all closed here and we’ll take off.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00334-y

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