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Authors: Ben Winston

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Another ship building facility was in the works and there were more people now; people from all over the world, from all walks of life. The human race was officially a two planet race, and were working on a third. Earth still bought products and materials from Centauri, but blocked any new innovations such as aircars, the hydrogen engine, or other products that would impact any major commercial market except for ore. They did like the ore from the Centauri system.

Several times, spies were caught trying to join the colony or steal technology. The governments of the planet seemed almost desperate to get anything that could be used as weapons and space flight technology. Which was surprising, since most of the research done on Centauri was based on information from Earth. Admiral Hawklings had his 'investigators' looking into the issue, but hadn't found anything yet. Earth should have the same basic technology as the Colony, yet they didn't. The only thing Hawkling's people could discover was that the technology wasn't being repressed, it was being erased; even from the minds of the people that discovered it.

Another strange occurrence was with the attempted recruitment of prominent scientists. Each and every one of them flatly and forcefully refused the offer. In a number of cases, they called the police or local security to have the recruiter forcefully removed. Word had gotten around quickly as well: after a week, the recruiters couldn't even arrange an appointment to see them. Nationality was not a factor either, as every prominent scientist seemed to have gotten the word. Admiral Hawklings smelled a rat.

This rat, however, was invisible and did not belong to any government on the planet. While the Admiral tried to answer those questions, the rest of the project continued on as if nothing was wrong. The scientists that had been recruited from Earth were happy and grateful for the opportunities offered in this new environment. Progress continued despite the lack of 'prominent' scientists.

The population of Centauri was growing quickly, but the planet was still wide open. Being larger than Earth to begin with, the rapid influx of people had made little impact on the 'small town' feel of the colony. Even as the population grew to over a half million, there was still very little crime. People respected one another and worked together.

One enterprisingly bold group even founded an underwater colony a few miles off the coast from New Hedron. The small, underwater village was focused on farming and marine biology. They even helped with research into creating habitats for hostile planet colonization.

No one that came to Centauri found the place dull or boring for long. There was a standing joke among the people of Centauri. If you want to know how long someone has been there, just ask them who built this colony.

New folks would answer either 'Earth' or 'Black Ocean Corporation'. The people that had lived and worked there for a while would simple smile and say, "We did: we, the People."

The End

About the Author

Ben Winston (1965 - ?) was born in Iowa and grew up in Minnesota on the family dairy farm. Upon reaching adulthood, he joined the United States Army as a communications technician. Before getting out of the military, he decided to go to school for computer electronics.
Shortly after getting out of the military, and after getting a new job with an over-seas company, he was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. A month after beginning the new job, he was laid off due to budget over-runs on the project he was hired for. Upon returning to the United States, he had difficulty maintaining employment because of the chronic illness.
He began writing as a form of stress release, from being home bound and not being able to work, and found he liked writing erotica. Ben wrote a trilogy called the Talosian Chronicles (Currently in rewrite to remove the graphic sex and finalized his vision of the story). The first book, Star Dancer, won awards and was nominated for many others by the online communities where it was posted.
Ben Winston returned to school for literature, after completion, he began writing professionally. Being an avid fan of science fiction he focused on this genre. He was, and still is, influenced and inspired by Gene Roddenberry, Anne McCaffery, David Weber, Isaac Asimov, and Ray Bradbury. Some of his favorite movies and TV shows are; Battlestar Galactica (both versions), Andromeda, Star Trek, Firefly, Star Wars, and many of the B-rated movies that were actually box-office bombs.

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