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I am today, nearly 10 light years from home, surrounded by a variety of
alien beings that range from the bizarre to the beautiful, and to me some of
the most beautiful of all were members of the "Dragon" race.
I had never spoken to any of the dragon-kind before, as they are one of the
more influential races, and were rarely seen in any of P.Space's inner
stations. Since the big money comes from fuel ore refining or auctioning
planets off for colonization, most of the Dragon fleet was in deep space or on
the outer edges of Populated Space exploring uncharted sectors for new mineral
reserves and habitable solar systems.
Luckily my last post aboard a small scout ship left me stranded at one of the
outer posts, and Dragons here were not an uncommon thing. Which was fine, for
I found that Dragons were VERY stimulating to look at, yet it was a two-edged
sword since most ships that docked here were of the Dragon race and would hire
only Dragon members. My credits were already running low. If they became too
depleted I would be shipped back to Earth and replaced by someone who could
support themselves. I didn't want that, as it most likely meant terminal
boredom. Laws here in space were much more lax, and back on Earth a lot of the
freedom I have here in space would be taken away.
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