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[Altiversal Studios, Inc.]

[In Conjunction with Eyrie, Unlimited]

[Presents]

[A Chris Meadows UNDOCUMENTED FEATURES tale]

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DEDICATIONS:
To the new, newer, and prospective Eyrie authors...Philip-M,
Sinapus, Mechaman, Ashura, Doc, and Kelly. Wouldn't have
been the same without you guys.
To the original Eyrie trio--Gryphon, Zoner, Rerob--as always.
Wouldn't have EXISTED without you guys.
To all those Eyrie authors inbetween--Hammer, pfloyd, R-type,
anyone I've left out. It's been real or something.
To Vaughn, without whom we would have no Reality.
To Gryphon, for the arguments and the compromises.
To PCHammer, for the assistance.
To Ratinox, for the listserv.
To the Superguy authors, for obvious reasons.
To Hasbro and Marvel, for Transformers Generation II (the toy
line and comic books, not the TV show). Thanks for giving
it one more try, guys.
To everyone else I've forgotten, as always.
And to you.

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THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO CHRIS, Interlude Two

--Visit to an Empty Planet--

APRIL 17TH, 2302 -- PLANET OF NEW WALES, CLARKE SECTOR

The man slid down a rocky crevice in the dark, his form lit
only by the occasional lightning flash in the foreboding sky. He
landed in a crouch, straightening up but remaining hunched over
as he continued moving forward.
The flashes of lightning revealed that this man's hair was
dark and cut close to his head, and he was wearing a pair of
thick goggles, angular constructions of metal and plastic, over
his eyes. He was wearing a durable one-piece coverall garment,
with reinforced elbows and knees, sturdy boots, and a utility
belt from which several bulky instruments dangled.
He was moving along the base of a large mountain,
half-crawling, feeling his way forward. At last he rounded a
protruding boulder, and there it was. A metallic, human-sized