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"In 1977, it took about eight months for a slightly faster more refined mechanism to put punk in the window of Holt Renfrew. It's gotten faster ever since."
- William Gibson
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| Head-Molding Skincaps | ||
| Get a smooth pate without shaving. |
| "I have brought skincaps that will mold themselves to your skulls, together with strips that will hide the superoptical patches--the eyebrows. You will wear them while with us. And of course, Tribesman Seldon, you will shave daily--or oftener if that becomes necessary."
"But why must we do this?" "Because to us, hair on the head is repulsive and obscene." |
| Technovelgy from Prelude to Foundation,
by Isaac Asimov. Published by Doubleday in 1988 Additional resources -
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