β Scribed by Brandon Q. Morris
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
There is a huge, bold black streak in the sky. Branches appear out of nowhere over North America, Southern Europe, and Central Africa. People who live beneath The Rift can see it. But scientists worldwide are distressedβtheir equipment cannot pick up any type of signal from it. The rift appears to consist of nothing. Literally. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Most people are curious but not overly concerned. The phenomenon seems to pose no danger. It is just there.
Then something jolts the most hardened naysayers, and surpasses the worst nightmares of the worldβs greatest scientistsβand rocks their understanding of the universe.
Hard Science Fiction. Everything could happen as described.
Bonus: The Guided Tour to the Nothing. What science knows about Nothing , far beyond our everyday understanding.
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