深空殖民船中少女与布吉人.pdfVIP

THEGOODSHIPLOLLYPOP

byR.GarciayRobertson

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BoogieMan

ShirleefirstsawtheBoogiemanwhenshewasseven.Momwasout

cold,soShirleedisabledtheapartmentalarm,thenunlockedthekitchen

disposalport.Mom’sapartmenthadbeenarec-roomonadormdeck,and

thedisposaleasilyaccommodatedaskillfulchild.

Crawlingthroughthetubes,Shirleeemergedinwhathadbeena

cafeteria,whentheMonroviawasacolonyshipindeepspace.Kidscalled

ittheHallofTab.Bare,chairstabdominatedtheemptyspace,all

boltedtoonewall,becausespingravityhadturnedtheancientmessdeck

intoabulkhead.

Shecounteddoorsinthefloor,untilshecametoJill’s,thenthumbed

thelock.Folksinsidelaughedtoseeherdescendtheladder.

“ForElviz’sake,who’sthis?”

“Look,acurlyblondMunchkin.”

“Jill,yourfriend’shere.”

“Whichfriend?”

“Shirlee.”

Lomaxleapedonher,lickingherear.

Jillwaseight,andlivedinwhathadbeenabosun’ssuitewithher

extendedfamily,andahugewarmwolf-dognamedLomax.Afteralongfun

ylastingpastlights-out,JillandLomaxwalkedherbacktothedisposal.

AsShirleeleft,Jill’smothergaveherapairoflittlebluepeppills.

“TheseareforMom.Sodon’tswallowthem.”

“Ofcourse.”Adultshadsuchweirdnotions.

《好船糖》作者：R.

GarciayRobertson

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