Sea Legs

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sea legs... I stood in line at the Grav 1 desk with the old Knoc Service record and tapes in my hand and waited for the board processing Clerk to speak. The Clerk seemed utterly indifferent to the excitement of the men in the line.

I wondered how long he'd been out here on this God-forsaken Zone 5 planet. Next. Name. Robert Craig. Occupation. Flight Officer. Destination. Earth. Earth? Anything wrong with that? I guess not. How long since you've been on Earth, Mr. Craig?

I've never been there. My parents left during the second colonization of Cassie-Pia. I was born there. Have you ever been in a gravity system? I'll just briefly, under drugs of course. You'll have to go through the gravity conditioning course, yes, so I was told.

Proceed to the airlock chamber on your right and follow the robot's orders. Good luck. You may need it. Next, I went into the chamber and stripped off my clothing while the robot droned its orders.

Remove all metal objects from your person. Place them in the plastic tube to press the button with your... This is all. Proceed through the green door to the psychometric section. Please respond quickly to orders and so to not impede the progress of others.