Write a Book in a Day 2017

CHAPTER I

William sat, slowly sinking to a slumped position of defeat, at his desk which had cartoon drawings of rockets that looked childish and nothing like the humongous and intimidating ships that were docked just four corridors to the left and two doors to the right of his spacious, six-person dormitory. The National Australian Space Station was home to twelve-year old Will and his twenty-four classmates learning to become astronauts in an out-of-this world boarding school. Literally. The stress of the upcoming Astronaut Examinations were crushing in on poor Will’s thoughts like the intensely pressured field around a black hole. The vibrant backlight of Nova ’s screen - his artificially intelligent laptop computer and only friend - was contrasting to Will’s gloomy

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