A Millionaire on Mars

"Here I am. Here I stand. It’s funny come to think of it. How much I dreamed for this moment. To stand on this surface. I glorified it and idolized it too much. I obsessed too much, come to think of it. It’s not special. Really, it’s not. It’s just like a gravel pit. Or a patch of dirt that is about to be landscaped. Only everything is reddish."