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    The Lost Day
    The Lost Day
    The Lost Day
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    The Lost Day

    By Mario Milosevic

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    Noah, collector of animals, trying to save the world. Darwin, collector of animals, trying to understand the world. What happens when these two titans of bygone days meet and talk shop? A tale of history as it might have been. (short story)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreen Snake Publishing
    Release dateNov 13, 2010
    ISBN9781452357478
    The Lost Day
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    Mario Milosevic

    Mario Milosevic was born in a refugee camp in Italy, grew up in Canada, and holds a degree in philosophy and mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, fellow writer Kim Antieau. His poems, stories, and novels have appeared in many venues, both print and online.

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      The Lost Day - Mario Milosevic

      The Lost Day

      Mario Milosevic

      Published by Green Snake Publishing

      Copyright © 2010 by Mario Milosevic

      Originally appeared at Full of Crow, January 2010

      All rights reserved. Used by Permission

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      The Lost Day

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      Captain Robert Fitzroy, commander of Her Majesty’s Ship the Beagle, decided long ago that he did not like Charles Darwin. It wasn’t simply that the young man was unseasoned; after all, no shame attached to anyone simply for possessing youth. Much worse, in Fitzroy’s view, was Charles’s ignorance of how

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