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Chapter 21
Suddenly there was clear space ahead of me and I sat back, my shoulders and arms aching from the tension. Almost immediately Icaan flicked the ship onto autopilot.
"Nice flying," he said. "I guess you've earned those strawberries."
I grinned, not sure what else to do suddenly. It had felt good to be controlling a ship again, guiding it where it needed to go and trusting the instruments and my reflexes. Despite that, I was also glad it was over. There was only so much pressure a person could take before they fouled something up.
At the moment I looked good in Icaan's eyes. That was enough.
"So what's our next stop?" I asked.
"The market," Icaan replied.
"But it's another eight days away. Are you really not stopping anywhere in be
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