—GRANDALL BARRETTON
Through Time and Space With Benedict Breadfruit: II
The accepted method for removing space lice from the hull of a ship was by sandblasting, but the boys around the space docks noticed that Benedict Breadfruit's shiny hull was not pitted either by space lice or by sandblasting. Breadfruit used hydrogen cyanide to remove the pests, but he had never told anyone about it.
"Come, Breadfruit," said one of the spaceport officials, "tell us how you remove your burden of pediculous pests!"
Breadfruit gestured at his HCN generator. "I gas 'em off."
—GRANDALL BARRETTON