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something akin to dying and going to Heaven.
"My Lord, we can be circling the planet within five days, after
going through three 'jumps'," the lieutenant responded hopefully. He
had not yet been to that magical world, but had heard many wonderful
stories about it from other crewmembers who had. It was said that
anything you think about becomes real, and you get to experience your
fondest fantasies to the hilt.
Lord Shardin grinned at Commander Sha'teem, his First-officer,
who was every bit as excited as the younger bridge officers. Sha'teem
had been there. He watched with mounting excitement as Lord Shardin
contacted Admiral Diergov for permission to divert to Dalton's for
extended shoreleave. Surprisingly, the Admiral agreed with only a
token amount of haggling, and as the communications screen went blank,
cheers erupted around the bridge. Within moments the good news was
announced on all three ships, and Sha'teem watched Shardin close his
eyes and bask contentedly in the happy emotions flooding through his
ship.
After turning the bridge over to the chief helmsman, Shardin
and Sha'teem left the bridge and strolled the decks together. "So
tell me, Zarth. Are
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