[A Short Story]

I'm sorry in advance for any difficulties reading but you'll figure it out

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I'm falling. I don't know how I got here, but I've been falling, over and over again. Everything goes by in a blur of confusion. I don't know how this happened.

C n ou he r m ? Is that... a radio? But, where? s a yon th r ? P eas , an w r e. I don't understand. How do I respond? H rm n! I kn w y u an h r me! Yo m st b a le t ! Hrmn...? Wait... Herman? Is that my name? Herman? It must be! Yes! I remember! He ma , n t y u t o! d n't et I h p en, y c n f rg t! I can't forget what? What can't I forget?

"What can't I forget?" H r an? Ys! He m n! Y u an't f rge yo r l fe! Y n ed t h nk

"My... life?" Ye ! Y ur k ds, w f , a l o t!

"I can't understand you. Can you tell me where I am?" Sp c . Y u n a tr n ut! r p d w nt o f co rs !

"I'm... an astronaut?" Y p. Y 've b en f r e ght y rs n w.

"Eight years? Why can't I remember?" W 're al f rg ting . e re th l s tw .

"That last two? How many others were there?" Th u s nds, m l on , m yb . T er 's r l y n w y o t l.

"And we're the last two. How?" W n E rt as de tr y d e as ro ts w r s nt o f nd a ne pl nt.

"And did we?" N . Th r w s n wh r . T e ot r hu ns w st d a ay. W r al y ar al th t' le t.

"Why can't I remember anything?" Sp c . I 's g t in n y r h ad. t h p en to h b s f s.

"What will happen to me?" Y d n' n d t no ha .

"Yes, I do. Tell me. Please." S on y 'll f rg t h w t ta k, ho o l ste , a d, o e d y, yo 'l fo ge ow o b ea h.

"But... I'm fine. I feel fine." t's r br n, n t y b dy.

"My... brain?" I 's f il ng. D n' w r y, 'm h r .

"I... don- mm? !!!!!" o 't fr k. t's Ok y. J st l st n, b for y u c n' a ym re. B f r t is a l h p en d, y u a d I er g d fr en s. I as je lo s o h w g od r if as hou h. Y ad a be ti l wi , n a ora le k ds. o m g t av b n t e h p i st m n al v . U t l... ne da , o w nt d a v ntu e. W , t g he , b ca as r na t . A y r l te , t h p en d. Th E rth ent i to a n cl ar w r. T er w s no h pe. ha 's w en e w r s nt o f nd a pl nt. On wh r l f co ld t riv . T at w s s x y rs ag . F v ye s a o, a tr u s st rt d... l si g t ems lv s. On by ne, t y tare o org t. W 'v b en th l st t o f r ab ut a m nt . A d, b sed n o r res rc , y u ca 't h ar m a ym re. S n w, I ues 'm h o l on . 'l m s y b. I' s y .