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The buttons spell out the name, occupation and address of the supplicant.
What would you call such a device?
"Yes," said Jan. "They appeared about two years ago - dreamed up by young Leonardo over a short glass of soma one night. Now that the karma idea has caught on, the things are better than tax collectors. When mister citizen presents himself at the clinic of the god of the church of his choice on the eve of his sixtieth year, his prayer account is said to be considered along with his sin account, in deciding the caste he will enter - as well as the age, sex and health of the body he will receive. Nice. Neat."
"That is different," said Brahma. "As a divine manifestation, it is held in awe by the citizens and is not questioned for religious reasons..."
"Supposing some local atheist hijacks one and picks it apart? And supposing he happens to be a Thomas Edison? What then?
"They have tricky combination locks on them. If anyone other than a priest opens one, it will blow up and take him along with it."
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