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Random First Words
"This time, let's do it right." Terry Pratchett
"Oh crap, I left the keys in it." Scott Beeler See more! »
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First Words is being run by volunteers from New Mars, the Mars Society's online magazine featuring articles on Martian time and the ethics of terraforming, interviews with top Mars scientists and SF authors, book reviews and original fiction.