The Black Galaxy

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Member of an alien species whose survivors are found by Rod.

Also—other artisans and girl biologists trapped on Stellaris, bulbous headed pyramid-people with attenuated limbs and the little, round folk of the planet of the dead cities.

THE Chairman of the Space Project Committee was very polite. But he was a politician and Rod Cantrell had been a soldier and was a very famous man and all politicians know that soldiers and other practical men can be most obstinate when politics shows clearly what should be done.

"Permit me to congratulate you," the Chairman said blandly, "on your promotion."

"On being kicked upstairs?" asked Rod drily. "I'm not pleased. It looks to me—since that's what I came to protest about—that I'm promoted to something like a dummy job so that the work I want to do and the decisions I need to make will be made by people who think more of elections than of really important things."

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