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oung body mended just as quickly,
but Shardin could still sense the hurt and fear under the surface in
the boy's mind. That worried him, and he wanted more than anything to
sooth the boy's memory of that abuse and humiliation, and help Amri
regain that carefree happiness which made him so wonderfully special.
A trip to Dalton's Dream Planet would help all of them, especially
Amri, Shardin thought as he and Sha'teem quietly walked through the
ship.
Sha'teem also thought about the well-known therapeutic benefits
of acting out one's fantasies, desires, and even fears, in the private
and safe environment of Dalton's Planet. He knew an over-worked,
guilt-ridden starship captain who needed the soul-cleansing effects of
that magical world even more than Amri did. And he also knew that he
needed it, too.
* * *
The days passed quickly for the excited crews, and soon the
three star-cruisers found themselves settling into parking orbit over
the cloud-swirled surface of Dalton's Dream Planet. Since the planet
and its natives wer
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