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Being captain of such a vessel was not a stressful job, despite the sheer size of the thing. Everything was automated, and this meant that this behemoth could be efficiently handled by a far less seasoned captain. Besides, hiring mature skippers with actual experience would cost real money. And hey, the computers ran everything anyway — and that’s how Bran Johannsen enters this story — as a fine young inexperienced graduate of the Merchant Space Academy in Mars City, who only got his Executive Officer’s ticket four short years ago. .Christina Engela
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Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.Imre Lakatos
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Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.Federico Garcia Lorca