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    The Hoofer
    The Hoofer
    The Hoofer
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    The Hoofer

    By Walter M. Miller

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    A space rover has no business with a family. But what can a man in the full vigor of youth do—if his heart cries out for a home?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Publishing LLC
    Release dateApr 21, 2016
    ISBN9781682999295
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      The Hoofer - Walter M. Miller

      The Hoofer

      by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

      Start Publishing LLC

      Copyright © 2015 by Start Publishing LLC

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      First Start Publishing eBook edition July 2015

      Start Publishing is a registered trademark of Start Publishing LLC

      Manufactured in the United States of America

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      ISBN 13: 978-1-68299-929-5

      A space rover has no business with a family. But what can a man in the full vigor of youth do—if his heart cries out for a home?

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      They all knew he was a spacer because of the white goggle marks on his sun-scorched face, and so they tolerated him and helped him. They even made allowances for him when he staggered and fell in the aisle of the bus while pursuing the harassed little housewife from seat to seat and cajoling her to sit and talk with him.

      Having fallen, he decided to sleep in the aisle. Two men helped him to the back of the bus, dumped him on the

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