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    Astropithecus
    Astropithecus
    Astropithecus
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    Astropithecus

    By George Saoulidis

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    An asteroid parks on Earth orbit, and Alex Jones is sent to collect samples and figure it out. But the passenger is chatty and his revelations are mind-blowing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMythography Studios
    Release dateNov 24, 2018
    ISBN9781386034728
    Astropithecus
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    George Saoulidis

    Writer/Director. I enjoy taking ancient Greek myths and turning them into modern sci-fi spooky versions. I also like to write romantic comedies, and people seem to go "Awww!" over them, so why not?  Many of my stories are icky, in various ways. I’m European, we have a higher tolerance for that kind of stuff. Plus, I’m inspired by mythology and Shakespeare, so if you can’t handle tragedy and bodily fluids, feel free to move on. My photo has been redrawn by a neural network. Join the Mythographers, download the free starting library and begin reading right now: https://www.mythographystudios.com/join

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      Book preview

      Astropithecus - George Saoulidis

      Astropithecus

      Ver: 1.1.2

      George Saoulidis

      Copyright © 2018 George Saoulidis

      Cover image credit, Mike Winkelmann, AKA beeple

      Published by Mythography Studios

      All rights reserved.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Asteroid

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      Asteroid

      HUMANITY WENT APESHIT when the asteroid appeared in the sky. They called it the end of days, they called it Second Coming, they studied it from afar.

      Humanity went even more apeshit when the asteroid appeared to be on a collision course with Earth. Men abandoned their wives, the poor looted from the rich, and employees told their bosses how they really felt about them.

      Things only calmed down when the asteroid came and parked in a neat high-orbit around Earth. The world didn’t end and there were a lot of awkward dinners for decades after that.

      Naturally, they sent two astronauts up there to see what

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