Hieroglyphics

“But what does it mean?” Akron3a traced the lines in the book. There was something familiar about the shapes, but he couldn’t quite place why or how.

“It doesn’t mean anything,” Beta425 said with a condescending smirk. “It’s art. That’s what art is all about – stuff that makes no sense. That’s why we don’t have any of our own in the colony. Put that book back in the foreigner’s bag before he notices.”

“I guess it doesn’t matter.” Akron3a put the book away.

The next day the foreigner caught an interstellar ship, taking the schematics that could have repaired their crippled colony jump ship with him.

The Challenge: Write a story in 100 words or less
The Hub: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The Photo Credit: Kent Bonham

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