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Vance provides an interesting variety of spy devices, both mechanical and animal.

According to Vance, the stick-tight comes in at least five different variations:

• "The servo-optical -- a spy cell supported by rotary wings, remotely guided by an operator."
• "The automatic -- a similar cell to follow a radioactive or monochromatic tag fixed to, or smeared upon, a man or vehicle."
• "The Culp spy master -- a semi-intelligent flying creature, trained to follow any subject of interest; clever, cooperative, reliable, but relatively large and noticeable."
• "The Manx spy bird -- a smaller, less obtrusive creature, trained to perform similarly; less docile and intellegent, more aggressive."
• "The Manx spy bird modification -- similar to the above, equipped with control devices."

Thanks to an anonymous reader for providing the source and the quote.

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