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Jewel in the Sky
If a prediction for the future sounds like science fiction, it is probably wrong. If it does not sound like science fiction, it is certainly wrong.
—Chris Peterson, Foresight Institute
Equipped with its new complement of four hundred Quantum Zero Speed gyroscopic stabilizers, the Heinlein had sailed beyond the confines of the BrainTrust reef into the not-quite-so-calm waters beyond. The goal had been to move far enough away so the BrainTrust would be safe in the event of an accident. For this goal, they had only been partly successful. The Heinlein might have left the BrainTrust behind, but not quite all of the BrainTrust had left the Heinlein. Two ships, the Haven and the Argus, had followed her beyond the reef.
Matt was not amused. “You're still too damned close,
