Chapter 3
The Bubble ceased its forward motion just outside Jupiter Alley, the artificial gravitational field installed there by the Space commission. Commander Moorman, the sole occupant of the bubble, radioed to the Space Brothel for permission to land.
"Permission," replied the code computer beeper, and Moorman began sending mental instuctions into the Bubble's intricate machinery.
He had been space for three years, three years without sight of another human. His mission had been to collect samples of galactic dust from a strange floating planet that had somehow appeared in the furthest reaches of the Milky Way. The mission had been successful and in one corner of the space bubble rested a small black container, lined with lead, which contained the samples.
He felt himself shaking w
