Astropup and Marlowe's Metamorphosis.

Hello, this is Richard, and we are continuing the adventures of Astropup and his friends

the Parrot and the human Marlowe. At the end of the previous episode, a strange person

called Buddy, half human, half dog, made Marlowe an offer.

He could become rich beyond his dreams so long as he agreed to swallow a pill that would

turn him into a man dog.

Do you think Marlowe would accept such an offer? Astropup will reveal all.

Marlowe's face twitched nervously, he said to Buddy.

You're kidding, right?

By woof, I've never been so serious in my life, exclaimed Buddy,

What better way for humans to learn of their inner canine instincts than to see an example of a rich and successful dogman.

I would do it myself, but I am busy here managing the Football League on this side of the galaxy.

Well, said Marlow, thanks but no thanks. It's not a deal I can do. Once again, I'm glad you found happiness as a dog,

and I'm proud to say that of my two best friends, one is furry and forfeited. But as for myself,

I like being human, and I intend to stay that way.

Suit yourself, said Buddy. I hope you enjoy being poor because I could have made you the richest dogman on earth.

Poor, but human, said Marlowe, we wished our strange host good night and returned via the

sky train to our kennels. I was looking forward to one more sound sleep under the influence

of good old gravity before returning to our spaceship and

resuming our weightless wanderings. I curled up, but as I was dozing off, my ears waggled

with the sound of my friends talking. The parrot was saying,

Of all the conundrums and contradictions we've come across in this universe, a super intelligent

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