Elegy

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Elegy

by Charles Beaumont

EN·~32 minutes

Chapters

Description

A battered star‑ship drifts through the void, its crew desperate and low on fuel after months of aimless wandering. When a routine scan suddenly reveals a glittering asteroid, the image that flickers across the glass is unmistakable—a whole Earth‑like town, complete with houses, a lake and even a farm. Captain Webber and his officers scramble to make sense of the impossible, questioning whether they’ve stumbled on a mirage or a hidden refuge.

The tension rises as they debate a risky landing, hoping the mysterious settlement might offer the salvation they’ve been denied. Yet every familiar detail deepens the mystery, forcing the crew to confront the thin line between hope and madness. Listeners will be drawn into a claustrophobic blend of space‑flight realism and uncanny discovery, wondering what secrets lie beneath the alien skyline and whether humanity can find a way home.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~32 minutes (30K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-06-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Beaumont

Charles Beaumont

1929–1967

A gifted writer of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, he helped shape some of the most memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone. His work blended sharp imagination with a deeply human sense of fear, wonder, and unease.

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