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hey

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it's been eight years since I last made my website intro, so I might as well update it. whoever you are, thanks for visiting. my name's Benjamin Karmis, but I go by Benji for my writing. I've done a fair share of writing in the past, but nowadays, I make write short stories, and I think I'm going to start uploading some of my journals as well. I write for me, but I do quite appreciate it when anybody else reads my stuff, so thank you (really). hope you enjoy, and feel free to reach out x
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Short Story – The Flower of the Scav

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“The Flower of the Scav” Finished on 02 August 2022                  A gaggle of pebble-sized asteroids that had been peacefully drifting for centuries suddenly fluttered in every which direction as the propulsion of an ivory spacecraft sputtered past them. Not long after, a midnight black one of about the same size trailed. The first craft made a sharp turn to the upper right, twisting as it dove up in the black vacuum surrounding Vega 6, a brilliantly red gas planet gleaming in the sunlight from the star far away. The second ship followed.                Inside the tailing spacecraft, the assistant AI beeped. “Warning: the asteroid belt around Vega 6 is considered a hazard area. This spacecraft is not rated-”                “I know, dammit, I know,” the Scavenger on the sticks grumbled, eyes never leaving the off-white spacecraft to his front.   ...
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