《Outpost Sahara del Rio and the Aliens 》作者：- Mike Resnick【EP

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Sahara del Rio and the Aliens* * * * * Sahara del Rio's ship settled into orbit around Henry VII, and she ordered her computer to scan for life forms. It had been a long time since she'd seen any military action, and in the past she'd usually been a spectator. When Earth was attacked by the Sett Empire, all aliens --Sett and non-Sett alike --had been rounded up and placed in camps until the brief battle was over. In fact, she'd spent a lot of time in places she didn't much like. Bigotry was outlawed within the Monarchy, but there were always "legal exceptions" and "extraordinary situations". Like the fact that she couldn't purchase a first-class spaceliner fare anywhere in the spiral arm. Or that she had to stay in the Alien Quarter on Spica II. Or that she was not allowed to dine in The Fatted Calf, Deluros VIII's finest restaurant. Oh, it wasn't bigotry, she was assured. Take the spaceliner, for instance. The seats were created for humans