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"The Artificial's speech pattern was an idiosyncratic mix of awkward and colloquial. It was unexpectedly endearing. "I just have good instincts. Mostly I love being in space. But you are not 'in' space. You are in your starship and your starship is in space. It is not so different than being on a planet. "Oh, Valkyrie, you have no idea. Tell me then."
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