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“DOMO ARIGATO,” SAYS MR. ROBOTO by ROBERT R. CHASE Illustration by Vincent Di Fate * * * * The thing about the legal games is that both sides can play them.... * * * * Making adjustments to the landing sequence even though I’m not fully awake yet. That’s the purpose of these repeated simulations. Make the responses so automatic that I can almost do them in my sleep. There is also a reason why I am unconscious to begin with, though I can’t think of it now. Not a problem. It’s back there somewhere. It will surface if I really need it. Squawk of static. “You there, Calley? Rise and shine, amigo, or you and Wildcat going to splatter yourselves all over the inner solar system.” Maria Theresa Gonzales. The sweetest voice conceivable to a boy a million kilometers from home. In my imagination, I see her in the communications center trailer, dedicated to the mission but eager to get off shift so she can work out to deal with what she imagines to be her weight problem. I shake my head, aware that I am just about to drift off. I try to answer |
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