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     original in honor of one of the greatest Martian storytellers of our time and just plain good science fiction writer,Ray Bradbury

Ir saw the mountain,it was true the tallest on Mars,she wanted to climb it like her mother before her did,all Martian women were brave and strong not weak like other beings in the universe ,She was a planet seeker those that sought life on other planets but unlike others that wanted to go to other worlds,Ir was content here on Mars and she was happy this was her home,plenty of space for everyone,food too,and she loved to explore the mountain was call Delin after the Martian that discovered it,it was high as everyone said it was rugged rocky terrain too, but that wasn't going to let Ir stop from her yet  climbing it,she was young as far as Martians go and this was her day to relax to enjoy herself in fact she thought something few Martians ever do any more .Then t aking a deep breath then the Martian air,looking up at the beautiful red sky overhead then  Ir started too climb then,slowly at first and then faster and even more faster ,she only used herself to climb nothing else too  ,no such climbing tools or equipment,no help whatsoever just her body.As she climbed her mind focus on those other worlds she loved too then  explore to looked too at they helped her maintain her focus on climbing,the red rocks then to were hard indeed and edgy,one mistake she then too could fall or even too cut herself,she kept climbing,she too would imagine herself on those other worlds that  believing then too in life elsewhere,climb Ir climb she told herself, she did suddenly she lost her grip but regain it after taking a deep breath,Ir saw she was halfway there and climbed don't stop your mother made so can you,your a Martian after all then ,climb damn it climb.Ir then saw in one glance the top. she was almost there,a few more inches here I am mother I made it,and with one grab she reached then the top pulled herself up and in fact now stood on top of Delin,she did it,she let out a Martian yell that too anyone would be proud of,reaching into a small container she carried Ir then pulled a red flag out and place it before her on the ground then she knelt down and silently said a Martian prayer and closed then her eyes,she did it.end.

 

 

 

 

 

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