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What will Gail do when her crush, Kevin, stumbles on a device from the space pod cabinet?

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Interlude

Oops! forgot that this was a new recording so I should introduce myself. If you are sensing this recording, then I'm guessing that you are not one of the aliens that are native to this planet they call Earth or Terra. I'm just a normal girl born on Ceti Alpha V. My real name is Glivney, but I go by Gail on Earth. I'm stranded here with my brother Linthan who goes by Leo on Earth.

Out of the multitude of items that survived in the storage locker, you would have thought that perhaps someone might have thought to bring along a couple of spare distress beacons. Unfortunately, No.

My native life form is like a pixie, but Linthan would call himself Elven. Even if Earth were not xenophobic, my people's tenets require us not to reveal our true form. We have armbands that use some kind of technology for others to perceive us as Earthlings. We had them on before we crashed so even Aunt Emma, who took us in, hasn't seen us as we are really.

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Playing Marbles for the Big Blue is a sequel to No Foolin', A Story of the Limoxian Universe, which is a complete book (57,000 words) available in chapter postings.

Limoxia is the true name of the Milky Way Galaxy with which that we are familiar. It also has planets and star systems revealed to be a part of it that we never suspected were there. Earth (or Terra) is quarantined from contact with the more advanced space faring worlds. Part of the reason for the quarantine is the Van Allen belt which disrupts some starship engines. You'll find Magick, Science and Space Travel here.