Peering down, a small child stares at the vast burning ocean below with eyes full of terror and wonder. He has only just learned of the history of the earth. Years ago, the land used to be down there, in that burning mess. It was hard to believe. In fact, he wasn't quite sure he believed it. Maybe it was just a story. Another lie the adults told children-- like Santa or the Tooth Fairy. But maybe, just maybe, the story was true. Maybe mankind really had destroyed everything.
He began to wonder if the ground he stood on now was even genuine. Had mankind made these land masses to keep themselves from dying in the destruction they had wrought? After learning about how the world below had been destroyed, he could hardly find a reason to doubt it.
Honestly, he wished he'd never learned the truth.
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