The Contaminated Case of the Cooking Contest

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GALACTIC ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Don’t even think about it said Clinton He nudged Mae with an elbow You know you have to get over that to be an astronaut But hey you did all right on the flight down to Miami Clinton knew how much Mae had been looking forward to this trip She worked so hard at school that sometimes she got really tense For the last couple of weeks she’d been acting crabby and nervous He knew she’d packed and repacked her suitcase for a week trying to foresee anything she might need Clinton on the other hand just threw his stuff into a duffel bag at the last minute The two of them were so different he doubted they’d even be friends if not for some pretty amazing adventures they’d had with the Galactic Academy of Science As the ship pulled away from the wharf Clinton turned from the rail and looked down the length of the ship It was taller than most buildings he’d seen and it seemed to stretch as long as a city block It really is like a city he said A floating city I know said Mae Let’s go back to the room and check the list of activities for today We need to plan how to get the most out of everything They took the stairs down a few decks and then walked through a series of corridors to a bank of elevators They passed the lifeboats where they had practiced the muster drill for emergencies as soon as they boarded I hope we never have to use the lifeboats Mae said Don’t worry Clinton said I’m a strong swimmer and I’ll help you if we go overboard Great said Mae Wow I feel so safe They took the elevator down several decks walked past the conference rooms and purser desk where they had signed in 2