"Will it hurt, Doctor?" asked Sarah Miller, 62 and terminally ill.


    "Not at all, Sarah. It''ll be wonderful."


    "Hmmm, sure."


    "Think of it as a path to heaven." The doctor smiled.


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    Sarah was strapped in beside other passengers. The rocket ship reached escape velocity, orbited earth several times, then propelled itself past the moon and toward the sun.


    A viewing portal displayed a canvas of stars upon the blackness of deep space.


    "I’m getting scared," said Sarah to Mark, another terminally ill passenger.


    "Don''t be afraid," replied Mark. "As an astronomer, I know we''re returning home to our true creator."