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Think Blue, Count Two

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"Think Blue, Count Two" is a science fiction short story by Cordwainer Smith, set in his Instrumentality of Mankind future history. The story revolves around a psychological trip-wire installed to prevent an atrocity on a sleeper ship.

Originally published in Galaxy Magazine in February 1963, it was awarded the 1990 Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story of the Year.