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4237998 No.4237998 [Reply] [Original]

>Here, we see the wild Lunar Module undergoing metamorphosis. The LM molts its legs, no longer needing them, and takes flight to seek out its mate.

>> No.4238004
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>tfw its been almost 40 years since humans last walked on the Moon

>> No.4238010
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>And here, we see the LM courting the orbiting CSM. The LM puts on a flashy display with its array of thrusters.

>> No.4238027
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>The CSM is intrigued. They mate, and the LM fertilizes the CSM with two new souls.

>> No.4238031

This thread makes my thighs moist

>> No.4238037
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>When the romantics are over, they disengage and the CSM begins the long journey to her nesting grounds on Earth. The LM, his purpose fulfilled, stays behind to die.

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>Nearing Earth, the command module undergoes her own metamorphosis in preparation for childbearing. She sheds her now-useless service module.

>> No.4238057
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>The command module labors through the dense atmosphere. Her ablative heat shield endures tremendous pressure and friction.

>> No.4238066
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>The command module extends an elegant silk canopy to ease her descent into the sea. The worst is over.

>> No.4238091
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>The command module is finally safe on Earth. Still dripping with seawater, she delivers her young to the deck of the Ticonderoga. This long journey is finally complete.