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    Contamination Crew
    Contamination Crew
    Contamination Crew
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    Contamination Crew

    By Alan Nourse

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    Orders were orders! The creature had to be killed.But just how does one destroy the indestructible?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateMar 28, 2014
    ISBN9781609775063
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      Contamination Crew - Alan Nourse

      Contamination Crew

      By Alan Edward Nourse

      Start Publishing LLC

      Copyright © 2012 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 October 2012

      Start Publishing is a registered trademark of Start Publishing LLC

      Manufactured in the United States of America

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      ISBN 978-1-60977-506-3

      Orders were orders! The creature had to be killed. But just how does one destroy the indestructible?

      (The following is taken from the files of the Medical Disciplinary Board, Hospital Earth, from the preliminary hearings in re: The Profession vs. Samuel B. Jenkins, Physician; First Court of Medical Affairs, final action pending.)

      COM COD S221VB73 VOROCHISLOV SECTOR; 4th GALACTIC PERIOD 22, 2341 GENERAL SURVEY SHIP MERCY TO HOSPITAL EARTH

      VIA: FASTEST POSSIBLE ROUTING, PRIORITY UNASSIGNED

      TO: Lucius Darby, Physician Grade I, Black Service Director of Galactic Periphery Services, Hospital Earth

      FROM: Samuel B. Jenkins, Physician Grade VI, Red Service General Practice Patrol Ship Lancet (Attached GSS Mercy pro tem)

      SIR: The following communication is directed to your attention in hopes that it may anticipate various charges which are certain to be placed against me as a Physician of the Red Service upon the return of the General Survey Ship Mercy to Hospital Earth (expected arrival four months from above date).

      These charges will undoubtedly be preferred by one Turvold Neelsen, Physician Grade II of the Black Service, and Commander of the Mercy on its current survey mission into the Vorochislov Sector. Exactly what the charges will be I

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