Some of you will be hitting the end of the Trader’s Tales for the first time in a few hours. Many people find the ending a bit troubling. Many of you will be prompted to make comments about that ending because – yeah – it’s an ending. A really final ending.
Ishmael Wang has many more stories to tell and we’ll get to them. Have patience while I finish grinding through the old work.
In the meantime, I would ask you all to respect the terms of Article 37 of the Confederated Planets Joint Committee on Trade’s Handbook For Commercial Space Operations (commonly referred to as The Spacer’s Handbook) quoted below for reference:
Article 37
Certain circumstances require the Captain of a vessel to exert extraordinary control on the flow of information from the ship. Special cargoes, important passengers, or other sensitive information can be temporarily suppressed for the safety and welfare of the ship and crew. When questioned about these situations, all crew will be instructed to politely invoke Article 37 and refer all inquiry to the Captain or other designated source for official information.
Anytime you feel the need to curse me for the story, please feel free to do so, but instead of creating the spoiler by saying why you’re cursing me, invoke “Article 37.”
Some examples that I have received to date:
- “You *@*@*#& Bastard! You [Article 37]??”
- “How could you [Article 37]!! I’m never reading anything you ever write again! Ever!!”
- “You have violated the reader’s trust with [Article 37]. Unconscionable!”
Thank you for your understanding in this manner.