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When I was a little girl about 15 years ago, I read a sci-fi novel that I remember as being a story of Japan vs. Europe: In Space! There was one scene where the Japanese warship is conducting drills testing the response time of crew members, and at the end of the drill, the bridge member who had the highest (worst) response time was given a laxative pill by the captain and made to get into a space suit, which was then towed by its umbilical behind the ship. The captain listened to the bridge member sing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" until the man began to have audible diarrhea and then turned the intercom off. The scene was supposed to illustrate the mighty samurai's unswerving devotion to duty, I guess. There was a lot of description of traditional Japanese etiquette scattered throughout the novel as well.This recollection of mine seems fantastic and recently I've been struck with the urge to reread the book to see if it's really as frightening as I remember. I can't remember the author or the title so I've had no luck at the library or the used book stores I frequent. Help?
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Jul 23, 2010 03:44
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