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spaceman-identity
The chapter explores how spacemen carry distinct physical and behavioral traits that mark them as different from ground-dwellers, such as gait and demeanor.
1 chapter across 1 book
Double Star (1956)Robert A. Heinlein
Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 of "Double Star," the narrator, Lorenzo Smythe, encounters a spaceman named Dak Broadbent in a bar and quickly discerns his spaceman traits despite Broadbent's denial. Broadbent urgently recruits Lorenzo for a mysterious professional acting job, offering a substantial fee and insisting on secrecy and haste, setting the stage for intrigue and danger.