The Alien had to choose—and fast—a living entity to act through. He chose ... but he made one error....
BY FRANCIS DONOVAN
Illustrated by Rogers
I
An embryo stirred very slightly in the…
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THE SHORT LIFE
The Alien had to choose—and fast—a living entity to act through. He chose ... but he made one error....
BY FRANCIS DONOVAN
Illustrated by Rogers
I
An embryo stirred very slightly in the warm, dark womb that held it. Chemical stimuli and minute pulses of energy that were forming the complex proteins faltered. A catalyst failed briefly in its task, then resumed, but the damage had been done. A vital circuit remained incomplete, a neural path blocked. Time passed.... An embryo gath
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