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Dane grinned. The image of Captain Jellico tenderly
rocking an overage hoobat infant to rest was one worth
cherishing in the heart if not to be openly shared--at least

not in the skipper's hearing.

"You didn't really believe he'd consciously abuse an
animal or keep one in intolerable conditions, did you?"

"No," he replied seriously after a brief pause, "I guess I
didn't, or I wouldn't if I'd thought about it. I have read
some of Jellico's papers, and all of them show too much
liking and respect for his subjects to allow any mistreating

of them."

The man glanced at his timer. "Let's have a quick run-

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through of the Queen and drop off your gear. We'll soon
have to be strapping down."


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"Good idea." She hefted her kit bag, which she had
eased to the floor while they had been talking.

Thorson eyed it sourly. It was the standard size and
obviously of manageable weight but was easily three times
as full as his had been when he had boarded the Solar
Queen.

Reason quelled his resentment. What else could he have
expected? Rael Cofort was not some raw recruit out of
Training Pool. She was a veteran of the starlanes who had
literally been born in Trade and had hitherto lived and
worked under conditions of considerable prosperity. She
should have accumulated a few possessions. He, on the
other hand, with no kin to back him, had come to his post
with only his bare issue gear and the pathetically few
extras he had been able to buy for himself to augment that.

The Cargo-apprentice first led the way through the
bridge area and pointed out the personal cabins of those
working there. Then they descended the core ladder to the
next deck, which housed the engine and drive controls,