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The _William Branchell_ -- dubbed _Brainchild_ -- fled Earth at ultralight velocity, while officers, crew, and technical advisers settled down to routine. The only thing that disturbed that routine was one particularly restless part of the ship's cargo.
Snookums was a snoop.