“Fallen horizon.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“That’s what we call them. Planets that used to support a thick atmosphere and life, but have had that atmosphere stripped away, leaving nothing but a tomb world.”

“It’s not really accurate, is it?”

“No, but it’s poetic.”

“Is poetry really the correct response, looking across such a world?”

“I can think of none better.”

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