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Across the Night Wall

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

 At the time, we didn't even realise that something was wrong with the Universe...

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

I adjusted the optics. The image exploded, blurred, then sprang into perfect focus. Utter silence filled the room. There could be no mistaking what we were seeing...

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

Despite being immortal, we were still human, and, as such, subject to human frailties and fallibilities...

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

As soon as Sara brought me out of the freezer it was obvious that something was badly wrong...

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

So far nothing had tried to get through, but sentries had heard noises from the shafts...

By Martin Isitt

The center of the Milky Way, as seen by the Spitzer infrared space telescope, in red.

"Once I was a Watchman, and we both know what that means..."