Giants Of Mars

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Author: Paul Alan
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foliaged canopy hardly budged an inch in giving up any direct light, besides the occasional patch of sunshine on the deceivingly flat forest floor; actually it was choked with layers of fallen trees, providing a nutrient rich environment for vegetation.
    Despite her great strength, she slightly struggled climbing over the natural obstacles. Nonetheless, she accepted the challenge, and nearly chuckled at how soft the ferns felt rubbing against her thighs. She excitingly pushed deeper into the forest as the angsty pain dissipated.
    Lexis scanned for the fauna that was rumored to run wild but to no avail, there was no one sign. However, she was curious about the periphery of the underground level, so she hastily set a course for exploration.
    She came along a running brook that babbled over smooth boulders, and her internal sensors detected small fish swimming in its dark pools, and crayfish shrouded themselves in the sable recesses. A chorus of chirping frogs loudly displayed nature’s aquatic mating songs.
    Walking upstream, she followed the meandering water until pausing at a large pool at the base of a stone cliff, marking the edge of Level 7. Impulsively, she jumped in the tranquil waters and swam under the descending waterfall. The effects of the cooling waters seemed to wash away any thoughts of her new life. She was struggling with becoming more human-like every day. Swimming in the serene waters only created a fleeting moment for her, when the angst resurfaced. Strangely, all she could do was think about returning to Jason now.
    Lexis climbed out of the pool after slicking back her dark hair, pulled down on the wet clothing that tautly clung to her body, and put the water’s edge to her back.
    On the way back, she carefully avoided the finely built homes that were neatly tucked into the landscape. She did not realize her military programing caused her to move unseen. Lexis only knew she was enjoying the exploration around her new home.
    The nightgown had nearly dried off when she walked out of the tree line, and on to the lawn besieging her home. With a smile on her face, she paused wiggling her toes in the thick grass when she playfully giggled out loud.
     
    A voice boomed out interrupting her fun. “You best use the hose, around the side, to clean the filth off before you step inside.” Sam, the Synthetic House Assistant pointed in the direction of the spigot.
     
    Cleaning the dirt off was easy but “Dealing with that bossy Synthetic is getting on my nerves,” she thought after entering through the kitchen.
     
    “I see how you are always gawking at him, and I notice how you obsess over his flesh.” Sam spoke harshly.
    “Are you spying on me?” Lexis questioned, and watched him place Jason’s breakfast on the table.
     
    Every home on Level 7 came with a Synthetic House Assistant, and it seemed, Sam was threatened by Lexis.
     
    Giving her a dirty look, he poured steaming coffee into a mug. “I don’t have to spy, your obvious nature gives you away.”
    With a contemptible lift of the chin, Lexis irritably responded. “You should mind your own business, Sam.”
    “He will never love you because you are not human. You are not a real person, and you need to be reminded of your Synthetic place, Lexis.”
    “You point out something that is obsolete, and you will never understand because of your simple neural programming,” Lexis responded dismissively.
     
    Although she was hiding the fact that she was now experiencing the same onset of pain in her chest as earlier, she would not let Sam know. Or give him the satisfaction that he had triggered any kind of response.
    “Maybe Sam’s right, maybe he will never love me.” All she wanted to do now was run away again.
    Ignoring Sam’s rude glares and condemning eye movements, Lexis sat down at the table. There she logically analyzed her inexplicable pain in silence; she ran several redundant internal diagnostic tests but could find nothing wrong

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