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    Which Came First
    Which Came First
    Which Came First
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    Which Came First

    By Lee Crystal

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    The Space Cruiser Carl Sagan is dispatched by the Science Counsel to test their latest theories.
    This however is not the typical scientific field trip. For this trip they needed a powerful military vessel to venture to the edge of the abyss, the black hole Cygnus X1.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLee Crystal
    Release dateNov 27, 2010
    ISBN9781310617300
    Which Came First
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    Lee Crystal

    Growing up, I was very poor and had little. In second grade, I was diagnosed with dyslexia. As I got older, I fell in love with Science Fiction. I read many of the great Sci-Fi writers of the time and even watched all I could on our old black-and-white TV. So, what did I want to do with my life? Be a Sci-fi writer and Artist. I've been creating Sci-Fi art since I was little and writing since high school. Needless to say, it took me a while to get my writing and art up to snuff. Plus, life does get in the way. Currently, I am putting out book 1 of my Pirates of Sol novels. Several of my short stories are available. I even have published a book with them all. My artwork, including the front cover of issue #120 of NOVUM, has also been published. http://sciencefiction.dk/udgivelser/novum/novum-nr-120.html. The publication of PROXIMA featured another of my works on its cover for issue #103. https://sciencefiction.dk/udgivelser/proxima/proxima-nr-103 If I am successful with my writing, I hope to set up a local cat shelter and name it after my late wife.

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      Which Came First - Lee Crystal

      Which Came First

      By Lee Crystal

      Published By Lee Crystal at Smashwords

      Copyright 2007 Lee Crystal

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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      SPACE a vacuum, an almost empty nothingness. Only scant amounts of matter litter the immense void. It collects together into large swirls of gas and hangs in the inky darkness like great unsigned works of art. Some of these particles are destined to become stars. Those suns live for a time and then die. After their demise the raw elements are returned back to the universe, to begin the cycle of creation and destruction all over again.

      The large dull silver cone shaped star cruiser, Carl Sagan, moved silently through space. Halfway along its hull were a ring of bright glowing braking engines. They kept the ship in orbit a safe distance from the black hole, Cygnus X-1.

      Hot gases from a nearby sun were steadily streaming into the violent vortex. This massive gravity whirlpool was once this suns companion star in a binary system a long time ago. For millions of years it has been sapping the life out of its former partner. In some time, yet to come, it will have completely consumed it. Sending the matter to some other place in this or another universe, maybe even to another time.

      A small silver sphere emerged from the Carl Sagan. The globe’s small engines lit up and steered it towards the vortex. Suddenly it was grabbed with a furious jerk from the intense gravity of the Black Hole. With its small engines it was only able to offer some resistance, just enough to adjust its course as it fell inward. The sphere gained speed, merged with the hot swirling gases streaming off the nearby star bound for the same fate. Then it was gone.

      Configured in a circle at the center of the ships square, gray bridge were a set of consoles. These were most of the ships main control stations. Several other consoles were arranged along three of the four walls of the bridge. Facing the bow of the ship, taking up most of the

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