author - "Marvin Rabinovitch"

"Rain" competition entry

Adele Heiswasser, a woman approaching the end of her life, spends a sleepless night in her nursing hiome bed reliving memories of a summer night long ago and of courtship by her late husband when both were young.

A mysterious organization offers an entire virgin planet in exchange for holdings on earth. A potential buyer pays this planet a short visit to get an idea of its value and is convinced that it's a fabulous deal, only to suffer a last-minute disappointment from an unsuspected source.