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    Planets Under Glass
    Planets Under Glass
    Planets Under Glass
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    Planets Under Glass

    By Maria Pellegrini

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    Meba was a rather graceful humanoid, always in a good mood and very proud of his important profession and his powerful motormembrane which took him fluttering off to work each morning... he had nothing less than a Nebula550! He lived in a luxurious apartment among all the comforts and entertainments that, he was fond of saying, his ancestors could only dream about. But the reality of Meba’s world was turned upside down many times and our kind humanoid together with his fellows certainly had not seen the last of the infinite possibilities the Universe can surprise us with.
    Perhaps a bit shocking for some but at the end of the day, as they used to say inanother galaxy, "planets you visit realities you find".

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaria Pellegrini
    Release dateSep 30, 2012
    ISBN9781909078086
    Planets Under Glass
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    Maria Pellegrini

    Maria Pellegrini, writing also under the pen-name Lavirrealista, has been an indie publisher since 2010, exploring the theme of technology and society in the future. “Virrealism” is the underlying concept of her work. Virrealism foundation is the virtual reality of the future. She has now written two books (Real Virtualites 2011, Change of State - First Phase 2016) and six short stories. She has also published essays explaining the rationale behind her books. Trained as a geologist and environmental scientist, she specialised in mapping technology and worked for many years in the industry, later becoming editor in chief of a technical magazine. She continues to work in the IT sector and in other creative fields.Maria Pellegrini, che scrive anche con lo pseudonimo Lavirrealista, nel 2010 ha iniziato la sua nuova attività come Indie Publisher. I suoi lavori esplorano il tema della tecnologia e della società nel futuro. Ha definito lei stessa “Virrealismo” il tema di base dei suoi lavori. Il concetto basilare del Virrealismo è la realtà virtuale del futuro.Ha pubblicato in inglese e in italiano un romanzo breve, “Virtualità Reali”, una collezione di racconti, “Racconti Dalla Galassia Madre” e un racconto lungo, “Guerriera per Caso”. Quest'ultimo fa parte del nuovo romanzo, “Cambiamento di Stato Prima Fase” e ne rappresenta l'antefatto. Ha anche pubblicato saggi che spiegano la logica alla base dei suoi lavori. Laureata in scienze geologiche ha ottenuto un master in scienze ambientali e in seguito ha preso altre specializzazioni tecniche. Ha lavorato per molti anni nel settore, per poi diventare redattrice di una rivista tecnica. Continua a lavorare nel settore informatico e creativo.

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      Planets Under Glass - Maria Pellegrini

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      PLANETS UNDER GLASS

      Maria Pellegrini

      Virrealismo Publishing

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      By the Same Author

      Planets Under Glass

      About the Author

      Acknowledgements

      Planets Under Glass

      Maria Pellegrini

      ISBN: 9781909078086

      Original Title: Pianeti Sotto Vetro

      Translation by: Virrealismo Publishing

      © VIRREALISMO PUBLISHING

      All rights reserved

      Front Cover:

      Alien Face Head Portrait, © Madartists, Dreamstime.com

      Strange World, © Patricia Fatta, Dreamstime.com

      Published by Virrealismo Publishing

      September 2012

      www.virrealismo.com

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      REAL VIRTUALITIES

      TALES FROM THE MOTHER GALAXY – A collection of five short stories

      The War of the Plutonidians

      Zetana the Disconnected

      Borrowed Brains

      Planets Under Glass

      Tuméng

      ACCIDENTAL WARRIOR

      CHANGE OF STATE FIRST PHASE

      PLANETS UNDER GLASS

      Perhaps a bit shocking for some but at the end of the day, as they used to say in the Mother Galaxy, planets you visit realities you find

      The Grey World of Meba

      Meba was a rather graceful humanoid, always in a good mood.  The big shiny head covered with various sensory organs, the hands almost all fingers, long and slender, and the body, delicate and light as a feather and all covered by thin greyish skin.

      As he did each morning, after filling himself with synthetic protein soup and with news which was nothing more than ruminant sound waves, a concoction of the latest games, health and happiness... a kind of homogenised mental gymnastics, Meba slipped into his tight-fitting protection suit that was almost a second skin and then he put on his fantastic cellular propulsion motormembrane.  He had nothing less than a Nebula550 which it has to be said was one of the most powerful among all the free-bioenergy models, given the high quality of the biological species of which it was made.

      So, kitted up in his best clothes, you could find him already on the road, exact and punctual, always ten minutes after sunrise that could no longer be seen hidden as it was by the perennial plasmatic haze, which had totally saturated the atmosphere for centuries now.

      Everyone including Meba knew that in the Past solar activity increased dramatically and tongues of fire and deadly radiation had put in serious danger all living beings of the planet.  To protect the species, it was decided to change the density and composition of the atmospheric layers.  So the dense fog that enveloped everything was nothing but a generous veil of protection that the ancestors had left

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