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I was a kid�察 �royalty;
  
  was a bad joke based on the worst possible breeding methods。
  
  Captain Sheffield investigated next a lower incidence of a bad gene�此�Assume a lethal gene in the gene pool from whi h Joe and Llita's parents。 were derived。 Being lethal�察�it。 could exist in an adult zygote only if it was masked in gene´pair by its benign twin。 Assume a 5 percent masked incidence in zygotes´still too high to be realistic for a lethal gene´but check it anyhow。 What trend would show��
  
  Parent zygote generation�此�100 females�察�100 males�察�each a possible parent for Llita and for Joe´and 5 of the females and 5 of the males carry the lethal gene�察�masked。
  
  Parent haploid stage�此�200 ova�察�5 of which carry the lethal gene�察�200 spermatozoa�察�5 of which carry the lethal gene。
  
  Son´and´daughter zygote generation ��possible ;Joes; and possible ;Uitas;���此�25 dead through reinforcement of lethal gene�察�1��950 carrying the lethal gene masked�察�38��025 ;clean; at that site。
  
  Sheffield noted that a hypothetical hermaphrodite had crept in through not doubling his sample size in order to avoid anomaly through odd numbers�察�Oh�察�the hell with� �it did not change the statistical oute。 No�察�do it� �start with a sample of 200 males and 200 females with the same lethal´gene incidence for that site。 This gave him��
  
  400 ova�察�10 with the lethal gene��
  
  400 spermatozoa�察�10 with that lethal gene´10'��
  
  ´which gave in the next zygote generation ��possible ;Joes; and ;Llitas;���此�100 dead�察�7��800 carriers�察�152��100 ;clean;´ which changed no percentages but got rid of that imaginary hermaphrodite。 Sheffield considered briefly the love life of an hermaphrodite�察�then got back to work。 The numbers became very cumbersome�察�jumping to the billions in the next zygote generation ��i。e。�察�Little Nameless�察�now just started in Llita's belly ��´l 5��210��000 culled by reinforcement�察�1。216。800��000 carriers�察�24��336��000��000 ;clean;´and again he wished for a clinic puter and tediously converted the unhandy numbers into percentages�此�0。059509 percent�察�4。759 percent�察�95。18 percent plus。
  
  This showed a decided improvement�此�approximately 1 defect out of 1��680 ��instead of 1 out of 1��600���察�the percentage of carriers decrease to below 5 percent and the number of ;clean; increased to above 95 percent in one generation。
  
  Sheffield worked several such problems to confirm what he had seen by inspection�此�A child from plementary diploid �─�mirror twins;�� had at least as much chance of being healthy as did the offspring of unrelated strangers´plus the happy fact that such a baby's chances were improved by culling at one or more stages by the priest´scientist who had initiated the experimention ´ almost certain assumption and one that made Joe the best possible mate for his ;sister; rather than the worst。
  
  Llita could have her baby。
  
  VARIATIONS ON A THEME
  
  VII
  
  Valhalla to Landfall
  
  ´the best I could for them�察�Minerva。 Every so often some idiot tries to abolish marriage。 Such attempts work as well as repealing the law of gravity�察�making pi equal to three point zero�察�or moving mountains by prayer。 Marriage is not something thought up by priests and inflicted on mankind�察�marriage is as much a part of mankind's evolutionary equipment as his eyes�察�and as useful to the race as eyes are to an individual。
  
  Surely�察�marriage is an economic contract to provide for children and to take care of mothers while they bear kids and bring them up´but it is much more than that。 it is the means this animal�察�Homo sap。�察�has evolved´quite unconsciously´for performing this indispensable function´and be happy while doing so。
  
  Why do bees split up into queens�察�drones�察�and workers�察�then live as one big family�拭�Because�察�for them�察�it works。 How is it that fish do okay with hardly a nodding acquaintance between mama fish and papa fish�拭�Because the blind forces of evolution made that way work for them。 Why is it that ;marriage;´by whatever name´is a��universal institution among human beings everywhere�拭�Don't ask a theologian�察�don't ask a lawyer�察�this institution existed long before it was codified by church or state。 It works�察�that's all�察�for all its faults it works far better by the only universal test´survival´than any of the endless inventions that shallow´pates over the millennia have tried to substitute for it。
  
  I am not speaking monogamy�察�I mean all forms of marriage´monogamy�察�polyandry�察�polygyny�察�plural and extended marriages with various thrills。 ;Marriage; has endless customs�察�rules�察�arrangements。 But it is ;marriage; if´and´only´if the arrangement both provides for children and pensates the adults。 For human beings�察�the only acceptable pensation for the drawbacks of marriage lies in what men and women can give each other。
  
  I don't meast ;Eros��~' Minerva。 Sex baits the trap�察�but sex is not marriage�察�nor is it reason enough to stay married。 Why bteed a cow when milk is cheap��
  
  panionship�察�partnership�察�mutual reassurance�察�someone to laugh with and grieve with�察�loyalty that accepts foibles�察�someone to touch�察�someone to hold your hand´these things are ;marriage�察─� and sex is but the icing on the cake。 Oh�察�that icing can be wonderfully tasty´but it is not the cake。 A marriage can lose that tasty ;icing;´say�察�through accident´ and still go on and on and on�察�giving deep happiness to those who share it。
  
  When I was a rutty and�察�ignorant youngster�察�this used to puzzle me´ ��Omitted��
  
  ´as solemnly ceremonious as I could swing。 Man lives by symbols�察�I wanted them to remember this occasion。 I had Llita dress in her notion of fanciest best。 She looked like a bloomin' Christmas tree�察�but I told her she looked beautiful´ which she did�察�brides can't help it。 Joe I dressed in some of my clothes and gave them to him。 Me I dressed in a preposterous ship's´captain uniform�察�one I had for use on plas where such nonsense is customary´。four wide gold stripes on my cuffs�察�chest spangled with decorations bought in hockshops�察�a cocked hat Admiral Lord Nelson would have envied�察�and the rest as fancy as any grand master of a lodge。
  
  I preached 'em a sermon loaded with solemn amphigory most of it lifted from the only church they knew�察�the established religion of Blessed´easy for me�察�having been a priest there myself´but I added all sorts of things�察�telling her what she owed him�察�telling him what he owed her�察�telling them both what they owed the child in her belly and the other children they would have´and tacked on�察�for both but primarily for her�察�a warning that marriage was not easy�察�not to be entered into lightly�察�because there would be troubles they must face together�察�grave troubles that would require the courage of the Cowardly Lion�察�the wisdom of the Scarecrow�察�the loving heart of the Tin Woodsman�察�and the indomitable gallantry of Dorothy。
  
  That got her to weeping�察�so Joe started to drip tears´which was just what I wanted�察�so I had 'em kneel and prayed over them。
  
  Minerva�察�I make no apology for hypocrisy。 I didn't care whether some hypothetical God heard me or not�察�I wanted Llita and Joe to hear it´first in that jargon of Blessed�察�then in English and Galacta�察�then topped it off by intoning as many lines of the Aeneid as I could remember。 When I got stuck I closed with a schoolboy song��
  
  及25准
  
  Omme bene
  
  Sine poena�察 �
  
  Tempus est ludendi��
  
  ´Venit hora
  
  Absque mora��
  
  Libros deponendi��*
  
  ´and ended with a resounding ;So mote it be� ─�Had 'em stand�察�take each other's hands�察�and declared that�察�by the supreme authority vested in me as master of a vessel in space�察�they were now and forever husband and wife´kiss her�察�Joe。
  
  All to a muted background of Beethoven's Ninth´ That doggerel got in by accident when I had run out of ;punishment lines; of Virgil and needed a few more impressive sounds。 But when I thought about it later�察�I saw that it translated as appropriately for their honeymoon as for a school holiday。 All was indeed well�察�now that I knew that this joining of siblings could take place sine poena´without fear of geic punishment。 And ludendi translates as ;amorous play; or ;Eros; as readily as ;gambling; or ;children's play; or any other frolic。 And I had declared a four´day ship's holiday�察�no work for them�察�no study hours´libros deponendi´starting at once。 Sheer accident�察�Minerva。 It was simply a bit of Latin verse that came into my head´and Latin is majestic�察�especially when you don't understand it。
  
  We had a fancy supper�察�cooked by me�察�that lasted about
  
  * Alliswell
  
  Without punishment��
  
  The time is for playing��
  
  es the hour
  
  Without delay
  
  For laying ��school�� books down。
  
  Purists will see that the Senior gave this jingle a poor translation。 But one wonders why he did not continue in the same vein with the cheerfully bawdy triple pun available in the last line by substituting ;liberos; for ;libros;�拭�That he could have missed it seems out of character。 Our Ancestor's capric disposition is everywhere evident�察�his occasional professions of asceticism have at best a hollow ring。
  
  *** J。F。 45th***
  
  ten minutes´for them。' Llita could not eat�察�and Joe reminded me of Johnny's wedding´night and why his mother´in´law fainted。 So I piled a tray with tasty rations and handed it to Joe�察�and told 'em to get lost�察�I didn't want to see hide n' hair of 'em for four days´s
  
  ��Omitted��
  
  ´on to Landfall as fast as I could pick a cargo。 I could not leave them on Valhalla�察�Josie was not yet able to support a family�察�and Llita was going to be limited in what she could do�察�either pregnant or with a new baby。 Nor would I be on hand to pick 'em up if they fell down�察�they had to go to Landfall。
  
  Oh�察�Llita could have survived on Valhalla�察�because there they have the healthy attitude that a pregnant woman is prettier than the other sort and that the farther along she is�察�the more beautiful she is´true in my opinion and especially true in Llita's case。 She had been passable when I bought her�察�when we grounded at Valhalla�察�she was almost five months gone and radiantly beautiful。 If she went dirtside unescorted�察�the first six men she encountered would want to marry her。 If she had had one on her back as well as one in her belly�察�she could have married well the day we arrived�察�fertility was respected there and the pla wasn't half filled up。
  
  I didn't think she would jilt Joe that quickly�察�but I did not want her head turned by too much male attention。 I did not want to risk even an outside chance that Llita might leave him for some wealthy bourgeois or freeholder�察�I had gone to much trouble to build up Joe's ego�察�but it was still fragile and such a blow could kill it。 He was standing tall and proud now´but his pride was based on being a married man�察�with a wife�察�and a child on the way。 Did I mention that I had given them one of my names on their marriage certificate�拭�They were now Friherr og Fru Lang�察�Josef og Stjerne�察�for the duration of our stay on Valhalla�察�and I wanted them to remain Mr。 and Mrs。 Long for some years at least。
  
  Minerva�察�I had them take lifetime vows never believing that they would keep them。 Oh�察�ephemerals often stay married for life�察�but as for the rest´you don't find feathers on frogs very often�察�and Llita was a na�ve�察�friendly�察�sexy little tart whose short heels would cause her to trip and land with her legs open without planning it´I could see it ing。 I did not want it to happen before I had a chance to indoctrinate Joe。 Horns need not give a man a headache。 But he does need time to grow up and mellow and acquire self´confidence before he can wear them with tolerance and dignity´and Llita was
  
  just the girl who could outfit him with a fine rack of antlers。 I got him a job�察�pearl diver and handyman in a small gourmet restaurant�察�with a side arrangement for pay´me's to the chef for every Valhalla dish Joe learned to cook correctly。 In the meantime I kept her aboard on the excuse that a pregnant woman could not risk the nasty weather until I could get her proper clothing´and don't bother me now�察�dear�察�I've got cargo to worry about。
  
  She took it well enough�察�pouting just a little。 She didn't like Valhalla anyhow�察�it has one´and´a´seventh gee and I had got them used to the luxury of free´fall´´easy on her swelling belly�察�no strain on her arches or her swelling tits。 Now she suddenly found herself much heavier than she had ever been�察�awkward�察�and with unhappy feet。 What she could see of Valhalla from the entrance lock looked like a frozen slice of hell�察�she was pleased by my offer to take them on to Landfall。
  
  Still�察�Valhalla was the only new place she had ever been�察�she wanted to see it。 I stalled while I got cargo unloaded�察�then took her measurements and got her one warm outfit in local style´but I played her a dirty trick�察�I fetched back three pairs of boots and let her take her choice。 Two pairs were plain work boots�察�the third pair was gaudy´and half a size too small。
  
  So when I did take her groundside�察�she was wearing too´tight boots�察�and the weather was unusually cold and blustery´I had watched the predictions。 Torheim is pretty in spots�察�as skyport cities go´but I avoided those parts and took her ;sightseeing; in dull neighborhoods´on foot。 By the time I flagged a sleigh and took her back to the ship�察�she was miserable�察�and glad to get out of unfortable clothes�察�especially the boots�察�and into a hot bath。
  
  I offered to take her into town next day but left her free to refuse。 She declined politely。
  
  ��Omitted��
  
  ´not quite that bad�察�Minerva�察�I simply wanted to keep her in purdah without arousing her suspicions。 Actually I had bought two pairs of those gaudy boots�察�one pair her correct size´and switched them on her at the end of that first day�察�while she was soaking her poor tired feet。 Later I suggested that her trouble had been that she had never worn shoes or boots in her life´so why not wear them around the ship until she got the hang of it��
  
  So she did and was surprised at how easy it was。 I explained with a straight face that her feet had swelled the first time��so take it easy�察�an hour today�察�a little more each day�察�until she felt fortable in them all day long。 In a week she was wearing them even if she wore nothing else�察�she was more fortable in them than barefooted´not surprising as they were arch´support footwear I had picked most carefully´ between pregnancy and the difference in surface gravity of the two plas´point niy´five gee for her home pla�察�one point fourteen for Valhalla´she weighed about twenty kilos more than she ever had in her life�察�she needed contoured foot supports。
  
  I had to caution her not to wear them to bed。
  
  I took her to town a couple of times while I was selecting cargo�察�but I coddled her´not much walking or standing around。 She came along when I invited her but was always willing to stay aboard and read。
  
  In the meantime Joe worked long hours�察�only one day off in seven。 So just before we left�察�I had him quit his job and I took my kids on a proper holiday�察�a sleigh hired for the day
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