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| Agony Box | ||
| A device for causing non-lethal, non-injuring pain by nerve induction. |
See pain box; the idea was first explored in the original 1965 novel, Dune.
It is mentioned briefly in Heretics of Dune.
| The subtleties of Voice and those painful forms of interrogation that remained a Sisterhood monopoly - the agony box and nerve-node pressures - those were all she required. |
| From Heretics of Dune,
by Frank Herbert. Published by Putnam in 1984 Additional resources -
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Gerry was dubious. She had seen abortive attempts at paralysis rays before.
Let your fingers - uh - your robot do the walking. And hopping.
