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Jay and John arrived at their laboratory, with John supporting Jay as he walked.
There was blood everywhere, and it soaked through their clothing.
Evelyn was there, and she held him as he gasped for breath. She was breathing uncontrollably.
John was standing nearby and seemed unable to speak.
He moved forward to help him, but Evelyn stepped in front of him, saying, "I'll take it from here."
People often fail to recognize the true value of something until it disappears. They would always say that they were happy to have someone like Evelyn and that she was irreplaceable.
But she wasn't replacing anything; she was merely continuing what had already been done. And that made all the difference.
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(From: Jules Verne)
The Earth is not the only planet where life has developed intelligence. In fact, intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe, though it may be very different from what we know.
