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The most unremarkable of events.
:08:05
Jerome Morrow, Navigator 1st Class,
is about to embark -
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- on a one-year manned mission
to Titan, the 14th moon of Saturn.
:08:15
This highly prestigious assignment
was guaranteed Jerome at birth.
:08:22
He has all the gifts required.
A genetic quotient second to none.
:08:29
There's nothing remarkable about
the progress of Jerome Morrow.
:08:34
Except that l am not Jerome Morrow.
:08:46
l was conceived in the Riviera.
Not the French Riviera.
:08:51
The Detroit variety.
:08:54
They used to say that a love child
has a greater chance of happiness.
:09:00
They don't say that any more.
:09:04
l don't know
why my mother trusted God -
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- rather than her local geneticist.
:09:13
Ten fingers, ten toes, that's all
that used to matter ... Not now.
:09:18
Only seconds old, the exact time
and cause of my death was known.
:09:29
Neurological condition, 60°%,
manic depression, 42°% probability.
:09:34
Attention deficit disorder,
89°% probability. Heart disorder . . .
:09:41
. . . 99°% probability.
Early fatal potential.
:09:45
- Life expectancy: 30.2 years.
- 30 years?
:09:52
- The name for the certificate?
- Vincent Anton.