come and goat will, provided that they do not destroy
or interfere with the social, economic or political structure. Below this class are many strata of "limited" IS-BEs who mayor may not use a body from time to time. Limitations are imposed on each IS-BE regarding range of power, ability and mobility they can exercise. Below these are the "doll body" classes, to which I belong. Nearly all space officers and crew members of spacecraft are required to travel through intergalactic space. Therefore, they are each equipped with a body manufactured from lightweight, durable materials. Various body types have been designed to facilitate specialized functions.
Somebodies have accessories, such as interchangeable tools or apparatus for activities such as maintenance, mining, chemical management, navigation, and so forth. There are many gradations of this body type which also serve as an "insignia" of rank. Below these are the soldier class. The soldiers are equipped
with a myriad of weapons, and specialized armaments designed to detect, combat and overwhelm any imaginable foe. Some soldiers are issued mechanical bodies. Most soldiers are merely remote controlled robots with no class designation. The lower classes are limited to "flesh bodies. Of course, it is not possible for these to travel through space for obvious reasons. Fundamentally, flesh bodies are far too fragile to
endure the stresses of gravity, temperature extremes, radiation exposure, atmospheric chemicals and the vacuum of space. There are also the obvious logistical inconveniences of food,
defecation, sleep, atmospheric elements, and air pressure required by flesh bodies, that doll bodies do not require. Most flesh bodies will suffocate in only a few minutes without a specific combination of atmospheric chemi- cals.
After 2 or 3 days the bacteria which live internally and externally on the body cause severe odors to be emitted. Odors of any kind are not acceptable in a space vessel.
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Flesh can tolerate only a very limited spectrum of temperatures, whereas in space the contrast of temperatures may vary hundreds of degrees within seconds. Of course flesh bodies are utterly useless for military duty.
A single shot from a handheld, electronic blast gun instantly turns a flesh body into a noxious vapor cloud.
IS-BEs who inhabit flesh bodies have lost much of their native ability and power. Although it is theoretically possible to regain or rehabilitate these abilities, no practical means has been discovered or authorized by The Domain. Even though spacecraft of The Domain travel trillions of "light years" in a single day,
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