A bust of President George W. Bush gets thrown into a time vortex, catching fire by friction, whereupon it sets out on its task to direct various pairs of animals to Noah’s Ark—most notably, the penguin couple of Mrs. Bleep and Mr. Bleep-Bleep.
The Bush bust passed through the vortex, catching fire through friction as it shot through time.

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  1. “Penguins of Noah’s Ark” by Larry Hodges, in Galaxy’s Edge, July 2016.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Larry Hodges