The Sirens of Titan

To the best of Boaz's knowledge, there were eight hundred real commanders of the Army of Mars — not one of them with an apparent rank above buck sergeant. The nominal commander of the entire Army, General of the Armies Borders M. Pulsifer, was in fact controlled at all times by his orderly, Corporal Bert Wright. Corporal Wright, the perfect orderly, carried aspirin for the General's almost ... ................
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