Korridorium

A daily dose of corridors in prose

Tag: xeno

01/12/11

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The cover art features four children standing before a large green door marked '24'. They're encircled by numerous small, gift-like doors numbered 1 through 23, adorning the walls. A digital button displays a 'U' with a line through it.

♫ Jólagjöf ♫

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I enter the corridor. 24 little doors. Behind the last one, a piece of chocolate awaits me. I already know that from the past few years.

24/02/12

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Das Titelbild zeigt das historische Heft "Raumfahrer-Zukunft" für 60 Pfennig. Die Cover-Illustration zeigt einen Raumfahrer in einem Raumanzug mit einem futuristischen Gewehr in einem runden Raumschiffgang, vor ihm auf dem Boden eine kleine, krabbenartige Kreatur.

♫ The Stingy Thingy ♫

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I enter the corridor, feeling for a niche in the wall with one of my tentacles and pulling my body in after me. By adopting the color of the background, I am now barely recognizable to eyes that do not perceive ultraviolet light.

We came to the strangers’ ship to welcome them to our planet. As the theologian of our delegation, I was meant to speak with them of universal mysticism and cosmic love. Instead, they hunt us, culling us without mercy. Only my student and I remain.

One of them enters the corridor. He is heavily armored and carries one of their deadly weapons. When he is very close, I ask the question, but I do not wait for the answer; instead, I immediately morph one of my tentacles into a sharp, hard stinger. I would have so liked to speak with him about God. Then it must be done this way.

Full of compassion and love, I strike…