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"But the problem with reincarnation is that it's hard to imagine what the storage medium for past lives would be. Not to mention the input-output device. I hesitate to rule it out completely, but I'd need pretty definite proof."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| Spray-Foam Blouse | ||
| Clothing that is sprayed on fresh. |
Joe Fernwright is on his way to Sirius; as his journey begins, he regards a fellow passenger.
| He eyed her covertly and found her attractive; her short-clipped bronze hair formed an effective contrast to her light gray skin. In addition, she had one of the smallest waists he had ever seen, and in the permoform spray-foam blouse and pants this as well as the rest of her stood fully revealed. |
| From Galactic Pot-Healer,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Berkley Publishing in 1969 Additional resources -
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A similar idea is used in Stanislaw Lem's 1961 novel Return From the Stars; see the entry for spray-on clothing. This technovelgy is already in use - see the article on Fabrican - Spray On Clothing.
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