“They can’t withstand escape or re-entry, obviously,” says Hitomi, striding the catwalk. “We rent a skyhook for that, or a recyclable rocket. But once in the vacuum, they’re excellent for interstation transport, lunar trips…”<\/p>\n
Cherise leans over the rail. “I just can’t believe origami’s come this far. Or that the astronauts don’t get papercuts!” She laughs; Hitomi doesn’t.<\/p>\n
“Would you joke about missing thumbs in a sausage plant?” she asks coldly.<\/p>\n
“No–” sputters Cherise. “Of course not–”<\/p>\n
“And we don’t joke about papercuts.” Hitomi points down at the factory floor, where a one-armed foreman is directing a complicated fold.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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