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Ron Fein

Ron Fein is a Boston-area writer, lawyer, and activist. His humor writing has been published in McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Find him at ronfein.com and on Twitter @ronfein.

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Upper Beta Great Alcove Very Happy

Marco and Rada were hunched over the computer in the family room when the message arrived from their son Nate: "Upper Beta. With a great alcove. Very happy." They exhaled with relief. Nate had received his berth at the international base on Jupiter's moon Callisto. "He wanted…