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The Return
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Captain Jonathan Elliot stared out of the small viewport of the ISS-Mars Mark IV, the vast expanse of space stretching endlessly before him. It had been six months since the crew left Earth's orbit, and the solitude was beginning to weigh heavily on him. The isolation, combined with the never-ending black void outside, was a stark reminder of just how far he was from home. Back on Earth, his wife,