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Five minutes after getting to the airlock, she stopped in her tracks. "Oh!" she let out, turning around. Rushing back to the zero-g plant chamber, she jumped up so fast that she almost flew into a wall. Then, regaining her balance, she grabbed a shoot of Permutatix fortis. After biting off a wad, she stuffed the rest into her spacesuit, then went back to the airlock.
 
Five minutes after getting to the airlock, she stopped in her tracks. "Oh!" she let out, turning around. Rushing back to the zero-g plant chamber, she jumped up so fast that she almost flew into a wall. Then, regaining her balance, she grabbed a shoot of Permutatix fortis. After biting off a wad, she stuffed the rest into her spacesuit, then went back to the airlock.
  
:''Permutatix fortis:'' This hardy perennial favors non-gravitational environments. With its web of shoots emitting alternating leaves, it makes for an attractive plant. The shoots confer strength and vitality. The leaves are toxic, and are not used.
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:''Permutatix fortis: This hardy perennial favors non-gravitational environments. With its web of shoots emitting alternating leaves, it makes for an attractive plant. The shoots confer strength and vitality. The leaves are toxic, and are not used.''
  
:''The Botanist's Book of Craft and Lore''
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:The Botanist's Book of Craft and Lore
  
 
Flying out into the emptiness of space, Vespa looked around in wonder.
 
Flying out into the emptiness of space, Vespa looked around in wonder.
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After coming up blank, it suddenly hit her. "When in doubt, cast back a fresh root. The Botanist's Book!"
 
After coming up blank, it suddenly hit her. "When in doubt, cast back a fresh root. The Botanist's Book!"
  
:''Vermitrius claris''. A fuzzy stem yields succulent purple leaves. Grows spherically. The entire plant is known for its ability to reveal scientific truths in geometric shapes. When in doubt, cast back a fresh root.
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:''Vermitrius claris. A fuzzy stem yields succulent purple leaves. Grows spherically. The entire plant is known for its ability to reveal scientific truths in geometric shapes. When in doubt, cast back a fresh root.''
  
:''The Botanist's Book of Craft and Lore''
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:The Botanist's Book of Craft and Lore
  
 
Vespa reached through her pack, digging down until she hit it. A fresh root of ''V. claris'' that she had taken from the zero-g plant chamber. Luckily it had survived the journey.
 
Vespa reached through her pack, digging down until she hit it. A fresh root of ''V. claris'' that she had taken from the zero-g plant chamber. Luckily it had survived the journey.
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Adjusting the wing flaps, throttling up, she zoomed through the megameters. Enemy craft came at her, but she expertly veiled the scout ship. Vespa maneuvered through their ranks undetected, reaching deep into enemy territory.
 
Adjusting the wing flaps, throttling up, she zoomed through the megameters. Enemy craft came at her, but she expertly veiled the scout ship. Vespa maneuvered through their ranks undetected, reaching deep into enemy territory.
  
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Vespa burst into the control room. An armed guard confronted her. "Halt! This is an Order ship. You are wearing a League uniform. And not even a League flying uniform. What is going on? Answer now or you will be shot."
 
Vespa burst into the control room. An armed guard confronted her. "Halt! This is an Order ship. You are wearing a League uniform. And not even a League flying uniform. What is going on? Answer now or you will be shot."

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