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From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers. Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog...

This short story is set in the premise of a planet in a disputed area between the Terran Alliance space and that of the Celurian Empire. The two main characters are Captain Iroga and her pilot, Fresco, who serve together on the two-person Scout ship Hoverfly. During a routine survey mission, they stumble into the midst of a fierce battle. It's up to Iroga and Fresco to do their best to rescue the alliance soldiers who are all penned down by the Celurian counterparts.