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    On the Beach: Science Fiction
    On the Beach: Science Fiction
    On the Beach: Science Fiction
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    On the Beach: Science Fiction

    By Henk Breytenbach

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    Stephen Endley, the lone occupant of the International Space Station, makes an emergency exit after two weeks of radio silence from Earth. Only to find that he is the last living entity left on the planet...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBest of Both Publishing
    Release dateOct 12, 2017
    ISBN9781386458067
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      On the Beach - Henk Breytenbach

      On the Beach

      Science Fiction

      Henk Breytenbach

      Published by Best of Both Publishing, 2017.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      ON THE BEACH

      First edition. October 12, 2017.

      Copyright © 2017 Henk Breytenbach.

      Written by Henk Breytenbach.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

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      On the Beach (Science Fiction)

      On the Beach

      HE SAT ON THE BEACH, and felt the rough sand between his toes and fingers. The sun was setting, and to the west he could see the oddly coloured clouds left over from the last bombardment. The sun’s rays turned a dark, poisonous red from all the dust and carbon in the air.

      In front of him the waves broke. One after the other; indifferent, uncaring.

      For all Stephen Endley knew, he was the last person left

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