THE STATUS CIVILIZATION Literature 1960. Written by Robert Sheckley. | |||
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1 | Amortalis | Weapons | Miscellaneous Weapons | ||
Amortalis Omegan vegetable poison. | |||||
2 | Antidote Shop | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Religion | Religious Organizations | ||
Evil Cult dedicated to an entity called The Black One. | |||||
7 | Flowering Lily | Weapons | Miscellaneous Weapons | ||
Flowering Lily Omegan vegetable poison. | |||||
8 | The Games | Sports | Sports | ||
The Games Violent competition on the prison planet Omega. | |||||
9 | Jamiason-Tyre Needlebeam | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sports | Sports | ||
Pokra Sport. | |||||
13 | Quick Diagnosis in Acute Poisoning Cases | 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 | 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 | Weapons | Miscellaneous Weapons | ||
Redcup Omegan vegetable poison. | |||||
16 | The Victim's Protective Society | 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 | 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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