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Dear Condor,
Thanks for the compliment, you’re not so bad yourself. I wouldn’t mind
seeing a few more photos. As for your question about what I might have done
with my life had I been born on a pre-apocalyptic Earth, I’ve always wanted
to work with my hands. Obviously, I need my hands to do my real job well,
but I’ve never gotten those hands dirty. As your twin and I realized, our
base is immaculate. The systems are designed to keep out all the Vacuan
dust, and keep the atmosphere in. If I had been born on Earth instead, say a
hundred years ago, I guess I would have liked to be a gardener, or
something. Yeah, we have a garden here, but it’s not really the kind I’m
talking about. It’s so stale and perfect, like everywhere else. It would
have been nice to plant beautiful flowers just for the sake of it, not
because anyone needed food. To crouch there on the edge of the colorful
garden, smiling up at the sun. We don’t have a sun here, so I suppose just
about anything outdoors would be amazing. I do yoga too, so I’m flexible,
and don’t have any problem being on my hands and knees. I’ve attached a
photo of myself doing my morning yoga. It was taken a few years ago, when I
was in slightly better shape, but I’m still doing okay. That’s about all I
can do to workout unless I want to fight over the three treadmills that we
have. You must have other ways of staying fit. Exactly how big and
comprehensive are these domes that you live under? Have you ever gone
swimming in a pool, or an artificial pond? You can send me a picture of that
if you want. We’re so confined here, and swimming would be a huge waste of
resources, we would never dream of it. Back in the day, people would make
fun of one of my grandfather’s friends because he didn’t know how to swim,
but these days, that’s probably a whole lot of people. It looks fun, but
it’s just not practical. I did design myself a swimsuit once, just to see
what it looked like. I can send you that photo too, if you’re interested.
Researchers are developing virtual reality, which could give people so many
opportunities that they never had before, like swimming, or opportunities
that would be impossible in the real world, like flying without an aircraft.
Could you imagine? Okay, I’m just fantasizing now. What kind of fantasies do
you have? Don’t be afraid to be a little provocative, if that’s
what’s on your mind. We all have dreams.
Dreaming of you,
Velia
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