A Vision of Earth

"Luckily up here we only have to stop the vortex machine and introduce a disinfecting agent.

I am told they have to divert the flow downstairs during this process and all of our production is for non resale only.

For a full 24 hours, he bars that are designated ‘for charity only’;

Even then we rarely have enough for local distribution.

Regardless of the regulation put down from the top, word always gets out some how.

Many of the lower level personnel are from the local slums, some of them only recently recruited from the streets.

The homeless and less fortunate come out for days afterwards and inevitably another unfortunate soul finds their way past our guard.

The whole cycle begins again.

It's all horrible if you ask me, but what can we do right? the solar system has to eat you know?

Humanity couldn't survive the stars without the work we do here.

It is a religious calling, if you think upon it in that way; I suppose.

Maybe all of these poor souls finding their way here has a purpose that we can not fully understand?

For myself, after working here all of these long years; it's difficult to believe in anything that I can not enjoy tomorrow."



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