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At
the
fore
end
of
this
massive
,
humming
complex
was
a
glass
cubicle
,
a
transparent
pimple
on
the
tip
of
the
hyperdrive
iceberg
.
Within
,
settled
in
contour
seats
,
rested
two
men
.
They
were
responsible
for
the
health
and
well
-
being
of
the
ship
’
s
drive
,
a
situation
both
were
content
with
.
They
took
care
of
it
and
it
took
care
of
them
.
Most
of
the
time
it
took
perfectly
good
care
of
itself
,
which
enabled
them
to
spend
their
time
on
more
enlightening
,
worthwhile
projects
such
as
drinking
beer
and
swapping
dirty
stories
.
At
the
moment
it
was
Parker
’
s
turn
to
ramble
.
He
was
reciting
for
the
hundredth
time
the
tale
of
the
engineering
apprentice
and
the
free
-
fall
cathouse
.
It
was
a
good
story
,
one
that
never
failed
to
elicit
a
knowing
snigger
or
two
from
the
silent
Brett
and
a
belly
laugh
from
the
storyteller
himself
.
’
.
.
and
so
the
madam
busts
in
on
me
,
all
worried
and
mad
at
the
same
time
,
’
the
engineer
was
saying
,
’
and
insists
we
come
and
rescue
this
poor
sap
.
Guess
he
didn
’
t
know
what
he
was
getting
into
.
’
As
usual
,
he
roared
at
the
pun
.
’
You
remember
that
place
.
All
four
walls
,
floor
and
ceiling
perfectly
mirrored
,
with
no
bed
.
Just
a
velvet
net
suspended
in
the
centre
of
the
room
to
confine
your
activities
and
keep
you
from
bouncing
off
the
walls
,
and
zero
-
gee
.
’
He
shook
his
head
in
disapproving
remembrance
.
’
That
’
s
no
place
for
amateurs
to
fool
around
,
no
sir
!
Guess
this
kid
got
embarrassed
or
cajoled
into
trying
it
by
his
crewmates
.
’
’
From
what
the
girl
involved
told
me
later
,
as
she
was
cleaning
herself
up
,
they
got
started
off
fine
.
But
then
they
started
to
spin
,
and
he
panicked
.
Couldn
’
t
stop
their
tumbling
.
She
tried
,
but
it
takes
two
to
stop
as
well
as
start
in
free
-
fall
.
What
with
the
mirrors
messing
up
his
sense
of
position
and
all
,
plus
the
free
tumbling
,
he
couldn
’
t
stop
throwing
up
.
’
Parker
downed
another
mouthful
of
beer
.
’
Never
saw
such
a
mess
in
your
natural
life
.
Bet
they
’
re
still
working
on
those
mirrors
.
’
’
Yeah
.
’
Brett
smiled
appreciatively
.
Parker
sat
still
,
letting
the
last
vestiges
of
the
memory
fade
from
his
mind
.
They
left
a
pleasantly
lascivious
residue
behind
.
Absently
,
he
flipped
a
key
switch
over
his
console
.
A
gratifyingly
green
light
appeared
above
it
,
held
steady
.
’
How
’
s
your
light
?
’
