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    The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam
    The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam
    The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam
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    The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam

    By C.L. Bunnell

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    Spaceman Sam is the type of male every man wants to be. His skin is tan, his hair is long, curly and blonde. All the woman want him and the political leaders want to be seen with him. Why...? He's truly an American hero.

    He is known for flying solo and always uses the same space ship. He only accepts the missions the other Astronauts fear and since there's a new world that's been found. Sam would seem to be the likely candidate to take us there.

    But this mission is different, this mission life may already be in the new world.... If so, does Spaceman Sam possess the political correctness to gain us access? Can he negotiate with the alien life? Is he capable of being the modern day, Columbus? Will there be a day set aside? A holiday? A Spaceman Sam Day?

    As time passes and lift off closes in and even though he's the only one who can get there, the public begins to turn on Spaceman Sam. Now there's a race to get Spaceman off the ground before they insist on sending another, less competent pilot.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.L. Bunnell
    Release dateDec 10, 2015
    ISBN9781311351357
    The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam
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    C.L. Bunnell

    I was born in South Bend Indiana where at the age of twenty-three, I moved to Ocala Florida where I remain to this day. During the nineties, I worked for a Firetruck manufacture where I became a factory service representative which took me around the world. It was during this period I discovered the tranquility that comes from the lack of news or hearing news that didn't affect me or my family. Now, I'm a contractor and write for fun. I wrote this story in hopes that it will bring some enlightenment to those who desire such things. I hope you enjoy.

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      The Putting In Place Of Spaceman Sam - C.L. Bunnell

      The Putting in Place of Spaceman Dan

      By Chris Bunnell

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2015 Chris Bunnell

      Scientist Gerald Stagman took the gel that was on a square glass plate. Slowly, he slid it under a microscope. His eyes now looked down as his hands rotated the knob …. First clockwise, then counterclockwise—stopping only when he was sure the sample was as clear as it could get. He pulled away, thought a moment; then took another look.

      On the other side of this Government funded laboratory, and that’s exactly what this was—other scientists could be found, and they were working diligently on the same formula, varying it ever so slightly. And this was done for no other reason than to achieve perfection. And perfection is what it would take ….

      Spaceman Dan would accept nothing less, and since flawlessness came so easy to him, he really believed less was due to laziness. That those who failed were failures and would get no ribbon’s, no trophies. They would get no satisfaction. And they would have to live with death … oh yes, they would have blood on their hands—and not only his—but the blood of all those sheep who gave their lives so that gloves could be made …. The same gloves that now covered the hands of those who scrambled on polished, concrete floors, with eyes that were agitated and red. With sweat, that dripped from their brows.

      To say the pressure was on, would be a gross understatement.

      These lambs … these glove girdles if you will … were initially targeted for condoms. But some would prove to be too good for such a thing. These few were pulled from the herd—then redirected to a sterile facility. Once there, they were fed fresh, chemical grass and clover. Honey and oat’s that came straight from the farms and were guaranteed to be arsenic free. These lambs were given no flea treatments, nor did they receive anything for heartworm. No … there was some bugs in the grass, a few worms, but the sheep didn’t mind. And then—and once the sheep became healthy—their bowl movements were monitored, and this was done until they began to show the proper consistency of fluids to solids ratio ....

      It was only when the time was right—would the surgeons operate removing the choicest, the softest portion of the intestines. These tissues were examined and then placed in a cooler; a red cooler made to carry beer, and probably did at some point. But now—it was iced down and sent to Malaysia where accomplished seamstresses would cut, sew, and seal the fabric.

      As for the Lambs and their recovery …? Well … Some gave all! that’s what Spaceman would say, and no one would suggest otherwise. At least not to his face.

      So, upon passing numerous inspections, the gloves would return to the States where they now covered the fingers of the world’s greatest scientific brains. A sacrifice to be proud of, one given by only the most loyal of lambs.

      Gerald Stagman, along with the other three were now wearing these gloves. They were marked as the men who had the best chance of success and make no mistake: each was well aware of their duties and the price that was already paid. How could they forget with PETA always picketing outside their front window.

      Sure, other gloves could have been used. Perhaps maybe even been better. But the landfills are full of plastics and latex products. The oceans are covered with oil slicks and dead fish. And there is no easy answer because everything can only be used in moderation and moderation is no longer enough. Because everything we were warned would happen, has happened, and there’s little time to act, and there’s no fish that has the membranes needed to make the gloves. So the gloves showed up one day, and Gerald and his crew put them on. The next day PETA followed, and they don’t want Gerald and his crew to wear the gloves. But Gerald and the others are confused—they don’t know how not wearing the gloves will help the sheep? They believe that if PETA really wanted to help the sheep, they would leave the scientist alone so they could finish their job. Then … the sheep can go back to making condoms as God apparently intended.

      But that’s not going to happen, so they have no choice but to wear the gloves. So they do, and they can hear the people outside

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