Life on Earth has only months to live. Total chaos. Then the day comes, and to everyone's shock the planet misses us, just barely. But in coming so close together the gravitational tidal forces pull destructively upon both worlds. Much of our atmosphere is ripped away into space. Chunks of the other planet are pulled from it and rain down upon the Earth, the impacts of which pump millions of tons of dust into the upper atmosphere, resulting in a near nuclear winter. But, the Earth survives. The other world is not so lucky. It's ripped to pieces by the near collision.
Centuries later, civilization has largely recovered, though adapting to a thinner, colder atmosphere has not been easy.
Suddenly, first contact with alien life. A spaceship appears, envoys come to the surface. In a meeting with our representatives, an alien comments upon our damaged atmosphere.
The Earth representative responds, "You should see the other sky!"
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