Stranded by R.L. Nel

Bork cannot believe his eyes. He blinks, just to make sure that he hasn't misread the sign. But when he looks again, it’s still there, in red, blue and black lettering. “Little A’Le’Inn”. Alongside a picture of what Bork has come to recognise as the human race’s erroneous idea of what an alien looks like: an enormous head containing a pair of oversized eyes. Had Bork not been so nervous, he would have chuckled.

Bork cannot believe his eyes. He blinks, just to make sure that he hasn't misread the sign. But when he looks again, it’s still there, in red, blue and black lettering. “Little A’Le’Inn”. Alongside a picture of what Bork has come to recognise as the human race’s erroneous idea of what an alien looks like: an enormous head containing a pair of oversized eyes. Had Bork not been so nervous, he would have chuckled.

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