@RUTGERS.ARPA:BARD@MIT-XX.ARPA (05/09/85)
From: Bard Bloom <BARD@MIT-XX.ARPA> > to at least a third of infinity!) On the planet are giant creatures > engaged in the common creature pasttime, sex. However, our hero, > and his ship, are about the size of a single sperm cell. Now, > evolution takes a wild turn with Mom guarding her egg by shooting > down every sperm she can. She mistakes our hero for a sperm but he > manages to avoid being hit by using his computer. Nevertheless, he > hurtles into the egg where he is merged into a new critter with the > ship built in. And that's all I remember. I can't remember the name of the story; it's the sequel to _The_Spectre_General_ by Schmidt. Something suggests that it was in an Amazing or Analog or something like that memorial edition. Beware on rereading -- it's a shaggy-dog story. -------