THE STATUS CIVILIZATION Literature 1960. Written by Robert Sheckley.

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Total Records: 28 - Medium: LITERATURE

#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	Amortalis	BBB	Weapons	Miscellaneous Weapons
	Amortalis Omegan vegetable poison.
2	Antidote Shop	BBB	Retail	Drugstores
	Antidote Shop Specifics for every poison, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral. Carry our handy do it yourself survival kit. 23 antidotes in one pocket size container! Quick diagnosis in acute poisoning cases.
3	The Arsenic Family	BBB	Literature	Books
	The Arsenic Family Barrent opened the door and went in. Behind a low counter he saw ceiling-high shelves stocked with labeled bottles, cans and cartons, and square glass jars containing odd bits of leaves, twigs, and fungus. In back of the counter was a small shelf of books with titles like Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases, The Arsenic Family, and The Permutations of Henbane.
4	The Assassins Guild	BBB	Organizations	Professional Organizations
	The Assassins Guild He turned down a side street, walked by several restaurants, and came to a large building called the poison institute - "Easy Terms. Up to 3 Years to Pay. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back". Next door to it was the assassin's guild, Local 452.
5	Dream Shop	BBB	Services	Miscellaneous Services
	Dream Shop When he got back to his store, Barrent found that a letter had been slipped under his door. It was an invitation from his neighborhood Dream Shop. The letter read: Dear Citizen, We take this opportunity of welcoming you into the neighborhood and extending to you the services of what we believe to be the finest Dream on Omega. All manner and type of dreams are available to you - and at a surprisingly low cost. We specialize in memory-resurrecting dreams of Earth. You can be assured that your neighborhood Dream Shop offers you only the finest in vicarious living. As a Free Citizen, you will surely wish to avail yourself of these services. May we hope that you do so within the week? The Proprietors.
6	Evil	BBB	Religion	Religious Organizations
	Evil Cult dedicated to an entity called The Black One.
7	Flowering Lily	BBB	Weapons	Miscellaneous Weapons
	Flowering Lily Omegan vegetable poison.
8	The Games	BBB	Sports	Sports
	The Games Violent competition on the prison planet Omega.
9	Jamiason-Tyre Needlebeam	BBB	Weapons	Guns
	Jamiason-Tyre Needlebeam Sidearm faster and more accurate than any projectile weapon, and it transmits the same shock-power as a heavy caliber bullet.
10	The Permutations of Henbane	BBB	Literature	Books
	The Permutations of Henbane Barrent opened the door and went in. Behind a low counter he saw ceiling-high shelves stocked with labeled bottles, cans and cartons, and square glass jars containing odd bits of leaves, twigs, and fungus. In back of the counter was a small shelf of books with titles like Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases, The Arsenic Family, and The Permutations of Henbane.
11	The Poison Institute	BBB	Research Institutes	Institutes
	The Poison Institute He turned down a side street, walked by several restaurants, and came to a large building called the poison institute - "Easy Terms. Up to 3 Years to Pay. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back". Next door to it was the assassin's guild, Local 452.
12	Pokra	BBB	Sports	Sports
	Pokra Sport.
13	Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases	BBB	Literature	Books
	Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases Barrent opened the door and went in. Behind a low counter he saw ceiling-high shelves stocked with labeled bottles, cans and cartons, and square glass jars containing odd bits of leaves, twigs, and fungus. In back of the counter was a small shelf of books with titles like Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases, The Arsenic Family, and The Permutations of Henbane.
14	Quik-Thro Holster	BBB	Weapons	Miscellaneous Weapons
	Quik-Thro Holster Barrent took this advice to heart, coming, as it did, from an apprentice assassin and the owner of a weapon shop. He put in long hours on Rend's cellar firing range, sharpening his reflexes, getting used to the Quik-Thro holster.
15	Redcup	BBB	Weapons	Miscellaneous Weapons
	Redcup Omegan vegetable poison.
16	The Victim's Protective Society	BBB	Organizations	Nonprofit Organizations
	The Victim's Protective Society And then he saw an open door halfway down the block in the direction of his pursuers. He had run right by it. A sign protruding from the building above the doorway said the victim's protective society. That's for me, Barrent thought.
17	Wee Coven	BBB	Religion	Religious Organizations
	Wee Coven "Of course," Uncle Ingemar said. "Every Monday night - at midnight - we hold Black Mass at the Wee Coven on Kirkwood Drive. After services, the Ladies Auxiliary usually puts out a snack, and we have community dancing and choir singing. It's all very jolly." He smiled broadly. "You see, the worship of evil can be fun."
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18	The Arena	Map	Structures	Arenas
	The Arena The city of Tetrahyde was a collection of buildings sprawled along a narrow peninsula which jutted into a sluggish gray sea. The peninsula's landward side was contained by a high stone wall, pierced with gates and guarded by sentries. Its largest building was the Arena, used once a year for the Games. Near the Arena was a small cluster of government buildings.
19	Blazer Boulevard	Map	Transit Routes	Boulevards
	Blazer Boulevard Short alley running between two streets. Near the middle of it was a store front with a sign which read: antidote shop. Beneath that it read: Specifics for every poison, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral. Carry our handy Do It Yourself Survival Kit. Twenty-three antidotes in one pocket-sized container!
20	The Bloodpit District	Map	Urban Areas	Districts
	The Bloodpit District That was Friday. Barrent was kept busy over the next two days. He received a shipment of homeopathic herbs and roots from his agent in the Bloodpit district. It took the better part of a day to sort and classify them, and another day to store them in the proper jars.
21	Gunpoint Square	Map	Urban Areas	City Squares
	Gunpoint Square Accompanied by the Hadjis, he went to the Registration Office on Gunpoint Square. There a bored clerk heard the entire story, produced Draken's business papers, and pasted Barrent's name over Draken's. Barrent noticed that several other names had been pasted over. There seemed to be a fast turnover of businesses in Tetrahyde.
22	Kirkwood Drive	Map	Transit Routes	Drives
	Kirkwood Drive "Of course," Uncle Ingemar said. "Every Monday night - at midnight - we hold Black Mass at the Wee Coven on Kirkwood Drive. After services, the Ladies Auxiliary usually puts out a snack, and we have community dancing and choir singing. It's all very jolly." He smiled broadly. "You see, the worship of evil can be fun."
23	Omega	Map	Outer Space	Planets
	Omega The speaker wiped his forehead and glared earnestly at the prisoners. "But perhaps," he said, "a rehabilitation is possible for some of you. Omega, the planet to which we are going, is your planet, a place ruled entirely by prisoners. It is a world where you could begin again, with no prejudices against you, with a clean record! Your past lives are forgotten. Don't try to remember them. Such memories would serve only to restimulate your criminal tendencies. Consider yourselves born afresh as of the moment of awakening in your cells."
24	Square A-2	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Square A-2 Neighborhood where new arrivals are housed on the planet Omega.
25	Tetrahyde	Map	Urban Areas	Cities
	Tetrahyde The city of Tetrahyde was a collection of buildings sprawled along a narrow peninsula which jutted into a sluggish gray sea. The peninsula's landward side was contained by a high stone wall, pierced with gates and guarded by sentries. Its largest building was the Arena, used once a year for the Games. Near the Arena was a small cluster of government buildings.
OTHER
26	Norins Jay	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Norins Jay Norins Jay: Those who live through the Games are beyond the law.
27	Norins Jay	Other	Quotes	Quotes
	Norins Jay Norins Jay: Those who survive the Hunt are automatically enrolled in the Games.
28	Untitled	Other	Themes	3-D
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