In the beginning was the Word. In the end...past honor, past life, past caring... In the end will be the Word. — Dan Simmons

Sol found their tracts the usual combination of double talk and navel lint-gathering common to most religions.

The lieutenant took his time scanning their visa chips, letting them wait in the drizzle, occasionally making a comment with the idle arrogance common to such nobodies who have just come into a small bit of power.

Yes, our DNA is unique but so is a salamander’s.