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Here's another quote that gives more details about the device:
"Do people seem able to see right through your clothing?" it squeaked at them, bat-like, as it slithered into concealment under the front seat.
Jeff Noon does an interesting update on this idea in his 2000 novel Nymphomation; see the entry for blurbfly. Comment/Join this discussion (BACK ON!) ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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