A short-short idiomatic story ...
SpacePort Master Smith radioed Lewis. "Your ship just came in," he said. "She's worse than rudderless. No Captain, no crew. Derelict."
"Have the rats deserted her? What are you waiting for? Find the Captain's log and read the last entry to me."
"Okay, Mister Lewis. Wait while we find it."
"Hurry up, man. I haven't got all orbit," said Lewis. "What do I pay you for? It's not like abandoned spaceships visit your miserable port every day. Run a tight ship, dammit."
"Okay, Mister Lewis, here's the log. The last entry says, 'We discovered a virgin planet. We wiped the ship's memory. Neither ship nor you will ever find us. At last we are free.' " Smith paused. "It's signed, Captain, Retired, Lewis Jr"
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