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James Alan Gardner - ExpendableExpendable
James Alan Gardner
v1.0 [13-May-02] Scanned by sowrealy, proofread by 4i Publications.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or
dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or the
publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-95497
ISBN: 0-380-79439-X
All rights reserved, which includes the right to reproduce this book or portions
thereof in any form whatsoever except as provided by the U.S. Copyright Law. For
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2, New York, New York 10021.
First AvoNova Printing: July 1997


To my parents (except the naughty words)




Thanks to the writing group who helped correct my first mistakes: Linda Carson,
John McMullen, and Dave Till. Thanks to Rob Sawyer who helped correct my next
mistakes, and to Jennifer Brehl who picked up the ones after that. If there are
any slipups left, it's obviously my fault for hiding them too well.
Finally, a big hello and thank you to my fellow writers in PASS '77. Somewhere
in our script meetings, the phrase "Expendable Crew Member" was spoken for the
first time. It rattled around in my head for almost twenty years, and look what
finally came out.




Part I
NIGHT


Flashback


"My name is Festina Ramos, and I take great pride in my personal appearance."
(Again.)
"My name is Festina Ramos, and I take great pride in my personal appearance."
(Again.)
"My name is Festina Ramos, and I take great pride in my personal appearance."
(Again. . . . )


My Appearance