Miner Discovery

By Ian Alexio

Are you looking for an adventure or a challenging new job? Become a space miner. Long hours, grueling workload, sure, but the rewards are quite literally out of this world. If you want to make a difference in the age of intergalactic travel by discovering rare and unheard-of resources join QSM today. We will relocate you to the latest prospect in the known universe, Copia. An asteroid forged in the orbit of a white hole. Where we guarantee you will find riches, unlike anywhere else. Find your fortunes amongst the stars now at the QSM mining company. 

 

QSM is not responsible for any injury, homesickness, or loss of earnings due to misconduct. QSM is entitled to at least 75% of your finds. Join now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ian Alexio
• Release date: Jun 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393049821

Ian Alexio

Since a young age, I was programmed to read profusely. It was the “choose your own adventure” books that first turned me on to reading. To me, these stories were more akin to video games than mandated tasks. Adventures I could relive over and over with varied outcomes. It wasn’t long before I upgraded my taste to the popular fantasy and science fiction of the day. Thou indifferent to the act of reading itself. What draws my optical sensors to scan page after page is the raw data I obtain. Precious data that I am inclined to store in my memory banks for further analysis. Processing lines of text is no different to me than a CPU interpreting 1’s and 0’s. Books are just detailed instructions for a hi-res playback in my mind. Paper cartridges that transport me to a virtual experience far more immersive than electronic VR. (Better graphic too, I might add.) Alas, one cannot intake vast amounts of input without the spark of inspiration to share new output. As of late, I have altered my BIOS to R/W, partitioning my talents to not only enjoy works of fiction but to create it as well. In the not too distant future, I plan to publish additional sets of self-scribed instructions to transport others to worlds of my creation. If my calculations are correct, you will thoroughly enjoy my work.

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Miner Discovery

Ian Alexio

Published by Ian Alexio, 2020.

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

MINER DISCOVERY

First edition. June 30, 2020.

Copyright © 2020 Ian Alexio.

Written by Ian Alexio.

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Miner Discovery

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Holo-pad Journal Entry 01 

Think-Type initiated.    

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Radiating white light flooded the scape of stars. It was like a vast nebular aurora borealis amidst the bright blackness of space. The bulk of the light was white, but every color of the light spectrum could be seen beaming out from the center of this gargantuan phenomenon. The brilliance of it all overwhelmed my viewport. The gleaming rip in the cosmos enthralled me. I can hardly think of any words to depict what I was in the presence of. This had to be what the gates of heaven looked like. I was still light years away, but this is the closest I have ever been to a white hole. For years the idea of white holes was only theoretical. The realization of inter-dimensional travel is what lead to the discovery of the first one. It truly is a thing of immense beauty. The white hole was far grander, far brighter than we had initially calculated them to be. A relatively rare occurrence this side of the universe, nowhere near the same abundance as black holes. The reason white holes hadn't been discovered until after dimensional warp technology had been developed was because the nearest white hole to earth at the time was still a couple of superclusters away. From Earth's point of view, far off white holes were indistinguishable from supernovas, quasars or any other massive form of gamma radiating bodies, but hop on over to a supercluster inhabited by a white hole and you can see it as plain as day, or at least as a large patch of day in the night sky. Even with the naked eye, white holes are pretty discernible from stars at such a range. To put it simply, if you don't know if you're looking at a white hole or not, then you have never seen a white hole before. Of course with new discoveries brings new opportunities. Travel to white hole star clusters was soon established, A new era dawned on humankind. A gold rush on an intergalactic scale, so to speak. The Race for Matter. The worlds formed by the white hole were phenomenal. They consisted of matter unheard of by our mother galaxy. New elements, new physical properties. Our periodic table was vastly incomplete. Space Mining quickly became all the rage, the new rock star job of the universe. The title of Space Miner was coveted by many. To be a miner meant to be respected by all. Fame, fortune, power, and respect were all words synonymous with the Space Mining moniker. But like any profession, this is not so with everyone clawing their way up in the industry.

I will finally get the chance to test my hand at mining the stars. An opportunity to deal in other types of rocks than the ones I'm currently dealing. No matter the world, I can always find someone in need of the stuff I'm peddling. Providing narcotics to hard-working miners in need of a quick fix to get through the grueling demands of the job can be a sweet gig. Too bad it's not like twentieth-century earth. You used to make a killing pushing drugs when they were illegal. Nowadays, I'd be lucky to make some pocket change, and it may lead me to mingle with the high rollers of the mining community. Learn the ins and outs of this industry. If I can link up with the right connects, schmooze the right people, maybe I could someday end up as a high profile miner, mining in the big leagues.

I signed on to work with a company called Quartermaine Space Mining, QSM seems honest enough for a commercial mining op. I'm curious to see what they'll have to offer. I heard they're small time, but at least I'll get a taste of the space mining business. Imagine that, who would have thought that me, Jesse Peete, a lowly drug peddler, would finally get my chance mining for rare and undiscovered treasure among the