Modern medicine can work miracles, and anybody willing to join,will be perfected physically thanks to medical operations during theflight in deep spac...."But I want to join the rangers! I don't want to end up being a logisticguy or a cook. I want to be a ranger!" I see you are looking for a strong body enhancement," the girl sayssmiling. "Great choice. I like strong guys! But you have to be awarethat if you specify being a ranger in your contract then it will becompletely up to AI to decide the. I'll just make an entrywhen there's something I need to say. My greatest fear is that the personI will be in two or three years will pick up this book and wonder why Iwould ever write this. That person would wonder who this person was.Well, this person is me, and as I fight back the urge to get allemotional and just sit here and cry, I'd better start committing my storyto paper.Maybe I should start with a little personal history. That seems in orderif I really want to remember the person I used. I have no idea how long I was asleep for but I woke suddenly, aware that there was somebody in the room with me. I blinked in the darkness and realised there was a figure standing in the doorway. There was a smell of tobacco and brandy.A woman’s voice said, “You looked so peaceful. It almost seemed a shame to disturb you.”I realised it was Gloria. Startled, I sat up and pulled the sheets up around me.“Such modesty. I thought you might like some company. It must be lonely up here.”“No, it’s all. “What does the word anima suggest?”“Ah, animus? Fascinating coming from such a lovely Jung lady.”Not just knowledge of my favorite psychologist, but puns as well.“This is getting wild, Hal. Ever heard of lay transference?”He grinned. “In this context, I must be aware of double meanings of lay, but yes. It’s a Jung-based technique for interacting between pairs of people, neither of whom is a therapist.“I’m guessing you have been to presentations by Rue Renkofsky?” I jumped a little at that..