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The three billionaires and soon to be the first trillionaires laughed and applauded as their space robot touched down on the asteroid and clamped itself on. EARN-E would fire its engines and reposition the greatest supply of rare mineral deposits anyone had ever owned into a near-circular low Earth orbit.
Naturally, when others said “impossible,” this determined trio succeeded. They raised the money, they hired the engineers, they laid out the broad outlines of a plan — and now, this!
Just a few decades into the second millennium, less than 50 families owned 90% of the planet’s wealth while everyone else lived in squalor, fighting over scraps. Although the 50 glorified themselves in song and art, they wanted more. and these three were determined to lead the pack.
But this beat everything they could imagine! Now these accomplished few would reap not only wealth, but also the fame and admiration they had always known they deserved.
Bruno smiled, rolled up his monogrammed sleeves, and watched the specialists working the consoles and checking readings. Elliot on telemetry looked concerned.
“We’ve landed safely, right?” said Bruno.
“Yes,” said Elliott. “But the engines are firing — already.”
