Julia, New York
I sent the Robot an email. Here it is.
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To: majortomrobot@g*******m
CC: bluebottle@carptechnologies.com
Subject: Burning man
Hi Major Tom. My special Friend.
I won’t go yet again into what they did to you. I know I’ve been ranting about it, I’m sorry. It wasn’t NASA entirely, but they were complicit; it was the government, under pressure from the international community. But still. I want you to know that nobody escaped my wrath. Bluebottle will attest. Sorry, there I go again.
We are sitting on the roof at my flat, Bluebottle and I, as the world toasts you and what you have done. We have wine and some cheese; we are having a picnic. I can see your comet, so I guess I can see you as you fly past. The world is waving.
We are sitting where I found Duncan t
