Galaxy 5QX was dying. Its suns were faded;

Galaxy 5QX was dying. Its suns were faded; its tiny beloved worlds were frozen and barren. 5QX exerted itself and its flickering stars sang the swan song that called the Recyclers

20. But Alfex 399 was an Import Programmer. He'd apprenticed with Simia Plytonogee of Fantasy 5. He could sell Callogen Implants to Warblers. So Alfex 399 bought the dying Galaxy a

t discount refurbished a few Nebulae & resettled a few Petatonnes of Collagen implanted Warblers in the galactic core & sold it as the 7th wonder of ζ quadrant. Alfex 399's profits

were neglibible, a fact that he tried to minimize at the Christmas party.

were purposeful. Every hour on the top of the clock, he would drink two fingers of Absolut. Then he would write a paragraph and pace. He passed his deadline by two weeks.

The editor of Too Much Coffee Man magazine screamed bloody murder. Nonetheless, the article was published. The next issue was sold at Whole Foods Market. A cashier found it.

Kyle the cashier instantly found free samples of gourmet coffee stashed inside the issue of Too Much Coffee Man magazine and inhaled deeply. Mm! Just like that, he was hooked.

Every moment of every waking day, Kyle the cashier would long for that gourmet coffee. Until one day, the free samples under his desk ran out. Unfortunately, he didn't make much,

so he couldn't buy anymore. He went home that evening mourning his low station in life. If only he could taste that warm, rich coffee again. Maybe then life would be worth living.