| An After-Dinner Allegory for Adults |   |
Amoebae's Trip
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...Two amoebae clash in an age-old tale of conquest |
EXCERPT: Somewhere in the swirling chaos of the universe a protean encounter with Promethean consequences ensues. On the pinprick, within a common galaxy's many solar systems, is a planet; and embedded in the earth and water of this planet, a unique piece of grime; and in the space of several thousand microns delimited by this speck of grime, a staging area for an age-old tale of conquest ‹ the inevitable clash of culture between two protozoan protagonists that have touched each other in the murky mud. Each protozoan ‹ amoeba, to be specific ‹ left to its habit, assumed complete control and consumption of its pinhead crumb of existence.
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