“ Are we there yet-the planet from which you came?” I asked.

“No.We have almost a month of travel-four seven days in my ship before we arrive in the Sol System

and the planet is called Terra.I was born on it,but,I don’t come from there.

I was one of a hundard embryos

that were sent to Terrra from Cygnus Three to be allotted to a couple

,emplanted in the female partners womb and born to be raised by duty parents-to vary the genetic population

of Terrra-you don’t understand,do you? Never mind,lets just say I was born on Terrra,but,not of Terran stock and leave it at that!” she explained,then sighed when she saw my look of bewilderment at her words.

" Chewie! For the last time stop stuffing your face and get me the hydrospanner!"

Solo roared and thrust his head up out of the engine compartment.Then,felt startled when instead of seeing a large brown/orange humanoid helping itself

to a bowl of its favourite wookie snack,instead he saw a medium-sized robed figure rumaging in one of his tool chests.A thief! He looked grim and climbing up,strode

forward to surprise the intruder,hand bringing out

his stun pistol.....

Rain.

Clanking as it flows down

the drainpipe.

How noisy the water is.

Yet we can't touch it.

Taste it.

No calories.

Without it we die.

We express grief.

We express joy.

We express happiness

with it .

Yet it can kill us.