[ WP ] Earth is sucked into a parallel universe through a worm hole . There are now two earths in orbit around the sun . Contact between the two planets are established .

In the terminal, passengers slowly begin to flow out, rolling suitcases and duffle bags and baseball caps in tow. He stands just past the rope divider, waiting. The irony of the question, `` How will I know it's you?'' makes him snort. 
 
 Ten years after the Duplication and he still has n't met his A. His other version, his mirror copy. His alternate. After the initial contact, everyone was flying back and forth - they wanted to see themselves, to compare. And, after a couple months, to find a way out. People began switching places with their A's, carefully strategizing each decision: one takes the job, the other stays. One comes out, the other waits. One stays faithful, the other cheats. In the end, both cheat. 
 
 A person could exist twice on one earth and not at all on the other. A person could kill himself. When the alternative is better, why not take their place? 
 
 He had not met his A yet; immediately after the Duplication, everything was equal. He was broke on both earth, and not keen on meeting himself, watching himself shiver on benches and wash at bathroom sinks. The combined smell would kill them both.
