Captain Tim Symbles is a veteran Free Trader. That means he can out-bluff a customs officer, fake half a dozen permits on the fly, and smuggle a case of Ocula Juice past three border worlds.

But fill out a form? Submit a flight plan? Declare his cargo honestly?

Absolutely not.

His long-standing battle with bureaucracy has resulted in detentions, fines, at least one bar fight involving a stamp pad, and an interstellar incident classified as “low key but memorable.”

At the core of this conflict is one man's refusal to accept that paperwork might actually be necessary — and a local spur arm full of administrators who really wish he'd just cooperate.

Spoiler: he won’t.

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