"Meh"

[<] [>]  by C. Scott Davis [@]

16 June 2015

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Drabble Challenge #127

Prompt: lethargy

On countless planets, conditions were perfect: the right amino acids, in the right nutrient bath and just the right amount of energy to set the whole thing off.

Then in a flash, LIFE!

These first fragile lifeforms had no other job but to grow and divide. Time and evolution would take care of the rest.

And yet, on all but a handful of these worlds, it didn't happen. All of the conditions were right, but in most cases, this early life stagnated or died out -- not because anything was wrong with its environment, but because it simply couldn't be bothered.

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