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The point of the story is that in space, sometimes the cold equations leave no alternative, and balancing the equation means someone dies.
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This story supplies examples of
 
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: The whole point of the story is to avert this trope.
* [[Broken Aesop]]: Let's just say that it would read a lot better if the basic premise wasn't shot to hell by a number of perfectly valid alternative solutions, with the dilemma heavily hinging on [[Take Our Word for It]].