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    Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space
    Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space
    Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space
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    Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space

    By Dwayne Phillips

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    Aliens have landed, disrupted our economy, and defeated our military without firing a short. The are not little green men, but they are tiny and completely unexpected.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDwayne Phillips
    Release dateJun 17, 2014
    ISBN9781311068460
    Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space
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    Dwayne Phillips

    A systems and computer engineer since 1980. A short story fiction writer.

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      Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space - Dwayne Phillips

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      Dwayne Phillips

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      Invaded by Aliens from Outer Space

      San Francisco, June 2nd, 2AM

      Beautiful, she said as she pushed closer to the young man sitting on the blanket next to her.

      You are, he replied.

      No, I mean, thanks, but no, look up, look at the sky, she said.

      Oh, that, he replied.

      They were watching slight but detectable streaks in the sky.

      What are they? she asked.

      Called micrometeoroids, he replied. About the size of a pebble, at least that is what makes it through the atmosphere. By the time they hit the ground they are like a grain of rice or speck of sand.

      "How'd you know so

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