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Jan 2024
37m 25s

There is Something in the Void

Ballen Studios
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Story One – We Never Went Back It has been nearly fifty years since the last human being set foot upon the lunar surface. Were budget constraints really the driving force behind this decision? Or was it something far more sinister? If the accounts of certain whistleblowers are to be believed, then it might just be that there is something on the moon. Story T ... Show More
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