Pulp Fiction, 1954 · page 35 of 132
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PIONEER no room for one leg, so he had to rest it on the floor. Taking a deep breath and bracing himself, he yanked out the friction tape. The contacts sparked and completed the circuit. There was a sudden, nauseating pain that shot clear up his side as his leg was snapped violently around by the acceleration. His scream was drowned out by the rumble of the jet resounding through the ship. - Then, silence with the stars barely creeping across the port. The few seconds of firing had slowed the tumble until it was minutes in dura- tion. Even though he was now weightless, the pain in his left leg was unbearable. He had to fight to stay conscious. There was a strange lump on his leg as it dangled there at an unnatural angle. The bone of the compound frac- ture had pierced the skin but not his coveralls. The pain, coupled with the weightlessness, caused a wave of nausea to wash over him. He vomited. Then the stench made him vomit again. 2 wee ates conniiclooolks.cornn