Originally appeared in H. L. Gold's Galaxy. Reprinted by H. L. Gold in a magazine retrospective and by Robert Hoskins. Read online here.
Summary:
What happens to a crew bound for Mars, after years of living together?
Discussion (Spoilers):
This is a masterwork of voice and psychology. Pohl speculates that long-term, cramped living conditions might lead to hatred toward the people you live with--from a sneeze to a cough--leading to murderous intent. Psychologists think they've accomplished some greater good, but they very well may not have.
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