I remind myself that I wanted to be here. I volunteered for this mission.
Space was always the goal. Even if the alien planet I’m on is a lightless rock a billion miles from the closest bar and the surface temperature is fifty Kelvin with a windchill.
I try not to grumble as I set up the experiment. I pound the stakes into the bare ground, fill the chamber and wait, feeling more than a little foolish. Capcom is in my ear, telling me to be patient.
Sure enough, a deer is eating out of the birdfeeder within twenty minutes.

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