Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 17

XVII Sha'-Naky (Day 120 on Tashoo) The Mory are very pragmatic and don't mourn long for their dead. As a matter of fact, except for close friends and family, and those that fought alongside of them, nobody showed up at any of the burials of...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 15

XV Lo-Katoo (Day 110 on Tashoo) I can't believe it! Three nights in a row? I've been before the Ishoo'se Aka'ny the last two days. I had convinced them that my ideas would mean it to be detrimental to put me to death. I can't think of any reason...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 13

XIII Explaining My Idea (Day 109 on Tashoo) (Morning) It seems to me that every time I have a nightmare, there is some stress in my life right after the nightmare. The fact that almost every day is stressful seems to be irrelevant. The...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 12

XII The Verdict of the Aka' (Day 108 on Tashoo) (Afternoon) An hour later, after the nakyvo, Rora and I were ushered back into the Ishoo'se Choko Aka'ny and the questioning resumed. Finally, after three more hours of questioning, the Ka'yno...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 10

X The Ka'yno threatens Rora (Day 49 on Tashoo) (Afternoon) A short while later, I heard someone scratching on the door of my room. I answered the door and saw Ara standing there. She said, "Mvilu, Kyna is here. He says that he would answer any...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 9

**IX** **Kerga Tyarza** **(Day 49 on Tashoo)** **(Morning)** I am having another nightmare. I haven't had one in several days. What's causing them? What do they mean? Why do they seem so real? They seem to be reminiscences of things I've...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 6

**VI** ** ** **My New Home** **(Day 1 on Tashoo)** **(Evening)** After we left the, for want of a better word, palace of the leader of these felines, we again walked through the village. Once again, we were occasionally accosted by the...

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Letter Pronunciation of the Tashoo Language

**Letter Pronunciation of the Language of Tashoo** Because I created a language for my story, I've decided that, perhaps, I should inform potential readers of how to pronounce the letters and letter combinations I use for the words in this...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 5

V Talo-Vy (Day 1 on Tashoo) (Early Afternoon) I don't know how long I had been unconscious. I just know that, eventually, I awoke. I was weak, almost too weak to think, let alone move. When I awoke, I felt as if I was lying on the softest fur rug...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 4

IV Kidnapped At 0900 the next morning, I arrived at the Khorchan ship, as promised. (This was a subtle dig at the Khorcha concerning what they did at Tonojen.) Dreydos seemed truly delighted that I had kept my promise. I reminded him that Admiral...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 3

III The Khorchan Ambassadors On 21 November 2432 (Terran date), a combined force from the Empires of Khorcha (KHOR-chah) and Yavkognia (Yahv-KOG-nee-ah) attacked the Interstellar Terran Navy Base at Tonojen (Tuh-NOH-jehn). At that time, Tonojen...

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Marooned on Tashoo, Chapter 2

II The War Begins 1 June 2432 Graduation from ITNA Having worked hard for the last four years, I earned top honors for my graduating class. I was the class commander and a proper military man. I had endured all of the hazing during my...

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