Dante WallaceThere's a blank canvas if you'd like.
I used to paint the ground, too.
Dante WallaceIt's not just the ground. It's a memory.
You've been outside?
Dante WallaceYes. 56 years ago. For 5 minutes. I was 7 when the first of what we call the outsiders appeared. Before that, we thought we were all there was. Imagine our surprise.
I don't have to imagine.
Dante WallaceMy father, this was his office at the time, believed it meant that the Earth was survivable again, and so, he opened the doors. Within a week, 54 people were dead from the exposure. My mother and sister among them. Loss, pain, regret. Time eases these things, Clarke, but the only time it's ever truly gone is when I'm painting.
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