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"...the people dealing with these new technologies will still be derived from the human stock we're familiar with today."
- Charles Stross
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| Artificial Gill Outfit | ||
| A diving suit that pulls air from the water. |
Can't afford to go to Mars? How about an underwater vacation?
| "Listen." Kirsten crouched down beside him and spoke earnestly, the harsh quality momentarily gone from her voice. "The bottom of the ocean - our ocean is much more, an infinity of times more beautiful. You know that; everyone knows that. Rent an artificial gill-outfit for both of us, take a week off from work, and we can descend and live down there at one of those year-round aquatic resorts..." |
| From We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Fantasy and SF in 1966 Additional resources -
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For a real-life take on what it would be like to have unlimited air underwater, see Breathe Like A Fish Thanks To Alan Bodner.
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