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    Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection
    Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection
    Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection
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    Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection

    By Richard C. Parr

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    Piloting the battered Chromium Bullet, the robot assistant 234 collects a very important piece of cargo shut inside a sarcophagus.

    The Crew:

    Captain Phoenix Wingclipper, a scheming AWOL military pilot;
    Assistant 234, a hapless AWOL robotic co-pilot;
    Rodeena Salvoyant, a reptilian female negotiator;
    Elwood Makepeace, a reluctantly travelling earthman;
    Bink, a heroic small floating ball droid

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard C. Parr
    Release dateJan 11, 2015
    ISBN9781310039331
    Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection
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    Richard C. Parr

    Frequent traveller, artist, fitness enthusiast, musician, cook and writer. Lover of science-fiction and RPG games.

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      Cosmic Tales 1 - Richard C. Parr

      COSMIC TALES 1: RESURRECTION

      By

      Richard C. Parr

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      Cosmic Tales 1: Resurrection

      Copyright (C) 2015 by Richard C. Parr

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

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      This particular copy of the eBook series Cosmic Tales is licensed for the enjoyment of everyone. It may be freely distributed to others without conditions. Thank you for supporting the author by downloading and reading this story.

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      Resurrection

      The priest donned his robe and glasses, gathered his erotica novel, quickly realised what he had done, replaced it with the Holy book and stepped into the church to greet the mourners. A sea of Galactic Military (GM) personnel lined the pews - young, intelligent men and women attending a place of worship for the first time in their lives, expecting a movie trailer before the opening sermon. The priest knelt before the altar, mouthed a short prayer and proceeded to the font. Below him was a coffin decorated with a swathe of white flowers, accompanied by a photograph of a pleasantly surprised young man in his smart

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