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<p>Greetings to everyone, the following story was inspired by the digital art of  @xpilar, I invite you to visit his blog. The picture that motivated  this story is the following.   </p>
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  <h2>The First</h2>

-I'm fascinated by this place,- said Eliana, as she removed her gloves from her suit. She clenched and loosened her fists several times, as if trying to disentangle her fingers, then extended her arms in front of her and extended her hands to the wind, so that she could feel it-. I wish I could also take off my mask to feel the breeze on my face.

-I don't think it's wise, even the oxygen levels are too low, but soon it will be possible -said Ilia, without separating the look of the notebook she had in her hands -. I need your confirmation here, I already renewed the instructions for the terraformation AI.

Eliana turned to where Ilia was and without paying much attention, moved her right hand over the notebook to enter an unknown command, which, along with Ilia's confirmation, would activate the new sequence of instructions that the AI should follow.

-Well, we can go now, everything is ready here- said Ilia inexpressive.

-Let's wait a while, the next world is two days away and I don't want to wax with you and your scents on the ship so soon- said Eliana, smiling broadly through the viewfinder of her hull - how about we walk a bit, I want to see the terrain. Let's go down that slope- she said, pointing in the direction of a slope that had formed on the hill after the thaw.

-Okay, but we can't take more than three hours, or we'd be breaking the rules. Besides, we'd be late in the schedule- Ilia replied dryly -. Everything should be because you don't mind my aromas.

-Of course it will only be a moment, below you can see a gap I would like to get there.

They descended faster than they could have expected, the ground, though wet, was solid enough to advance easily. Within half an hour, I was on the edge of a small lagoon formed by melting ice. The waters had an intense, almost phosphorescent green color, covered by some sort of layer of organic matter.

-The algae have reproduced quickly, I didn't expect to see so many in such a short time- commented Eliana, looking at the lagoon.

-They were introduced two months ago, I suppose because of the height there must be less here than at sea level, but it has been long enough for them to thrive long enough to have populated this pond- replied Ilia.

-Damn it, you take the mystical out of everything.

They stood, walking back and forth through the site, until suddenly Eliana, who had moved away from the lagoon, shouted out to Ilia for the communicator.

-Ilia, come quickly, you have to see this- she shouted almost out of breath.

Ilia ran to where she was, to find her kneeling on the ground, staring at something that seemed to be in the space in the middle of her knees, leaning on the soft ground.

-What happened that you found?- asked Ilia, intrigued.

-Look- she said, pointing her finger at a couple of small green leaves that poked out between the tiny rocks and the mud-. It is the only one in the whole place, it has to be the first plant to grow on the planet.

-It's a fern, the spores were dispersed just a week ago, I wouldn't be surprised if there's more at a lower altitude- said Ilia, unalterable.

-Damn it, Ilia, if I hadn't gotten used to your insensitivity and bad smells, I swear I'd ask to be changed- said Eliana, clearly upset -. Start walking towards the ship, I'll catch up with you- she said, pointing towards the slope -. You little girl, you're the first plant to grow on this planet, no matter what my brute partner says.
    
<em><strong>Text of @amart29 Barcelona, Venezuela, November 2019</strong></em>

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## Other stories from the **_Time and Space_** series

- [Pandora's Walls](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/pandora-s-walls)
- [Forced Migration](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/forced-migration)
- [The Curse of Chimera](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-curse-of-chimera)
- [Amphitrite](https://steemit.com/fiction/@amart29/amphitrite)
- [Ilmatar](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/ilmatar)
- [The Door of the Sea of Calm](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-door-of-the-sea-of-calm)
- [The Horde](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-horde)
- [The Phidias Mechanism](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-phidias-mechanism)
- [Heliopolis](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/heliopolis)
- [The Garden of Rocks](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-garden-of-rocks)
- [Under a Sky of Branches and Leaves](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/under-a-sky-of-branches-and-leaves)
- [Jaguars](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/jaguars)  
- [The Last Night of Palas](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/the-last-night-of-palas)
- [Dragon Eggs](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/dragon-eggs)
- [Rediscovery](https://steemit.com/esteem/@amart29/rediscovery)
- The First
  
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<p>I can only thank @xpilar for allowing me to use his digital art in my publication and for motivating my creation. <strong><em>Thank you very much @xpilar</em></strong></p>
<p>Thank you all for visiting my publication, I hope your comments and I appreciate your support, until next time</p>
  
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