Steve

The Key
In the heat of the Chilean mountains, Dr.Debelogne of Belgium’s ‘Observatiore Royal de Belgique’ made another of his famous celestial discoveries half a world away from his name sake and only grandchild. Afterward he called home. Uncertain if the call would go through in the remote terrain he waited, listened.
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Henri?
Henri, can you hear me?
Grandpa, I can hear ___ some of the time.
Can you _____ me now?
Yes, sort __.
Do you _____ it?
What?
Do you have the ___?
Yes, Yes I ____the key with __ now.
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The key was to the ship, the ship that would carry them beyond their galaxy to the world of Trojan asteroids, comets and Grandpa’s discoveries. The key was modest. Cheap wood, a screw or two, with a folding design. Grandpa was not at home in the wood shop. He had trouble fashioning the simplest of things. But when it comes to things light-years away, there’s no one better.
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Where are you Grandpa? Still in what’s it’s called?
Yes Henri, it’s called Chile.
Is it cold there Grandpa?
No Henri, they just call it that
Did you find it?
I think so, a small planet this time.
Yes!!! Henri yelled, as the phone hit the floor.
Grandpa are you still there?
Yes, are you ready to mark the key, do you have the pen?
No, Mom has it. Let me get it “Mom - Where is the special pen- Mom!”.
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A special key needing a special pen for a celestial starship headed to a new planet that Grandpa found only today, this day, September 2nd 1988. The only thing remaining, a special name for the new planet to be marked on the waiting key.
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Grandpa, I got it.
Alright Henri write this on the key just as I give it to you, ready?
Ready!
OK, first put an __ then ___ a __ 5.
Grandpa you are breaking up.
Be sure you put a line from up to down right to left _____ the five.
Grandpa, what 5?
Henri, start with the R then ____ after that the 5 with the line.
OK, I got it R5 with the line, right?
Henri you are missing the A.
What A grandpa?
The A after the _ but before the _.
I’m not sure I understand Grandpa, is there an A between the 5 and the line?
No, the line is last after the 5, the A is after the R and the R is first.
Ok Grandpa, It’s RA5/. Is that right, RA5/ ?
That’s it Henri, that’s the name on the Key. Now in your best penmanship write that on the key. Keep it safe and we will blastoff as soon as I get home.
OK grandpa, I have things covered on our end, Mom says hi and she loves you.
Tell her I love her too and I love you and miss you both very much.
I love you too Grandpa.
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With that the line went dead.
Henri Debelogne thought of going back to the observatory. The heat was intolerable. The conversation had left him tired and longing for home. ‘Well at least the key was taken care of’.
On the other side of the Atlantic a little boy pulled the top off a marker and began to print on the side of the key to a starship bound for a small planet, its new name, RA5/.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(4864)_1988_RA5