Thorns of Immortality
by Patryk Rebisz


Part I (short excerpts) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

5. March Of The Condemned
"On Earth, one fights while a ship is sinking at sea because the harshness of the experience is singular - when fighting for one's life on a daily basis in the bleak environment of Mars, the flame needed to keep on battling quickly exhausts itself."

"The astronauts were to fall asleep and gradually, through controlled memory wipe, end up with empty minds - destroying their individuality but retaining sanity."