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"Modern science fiction is the only form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us, the possible consequences, and the possible solutions."
- Isaac Asimov
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| Dermal Spray | ||
| A color coating for the skin, applied as a jet of vapor. |
| Kneeling down, Parsons opened his instrument case. As quickly as possible he laid down his dermal sprays. Wade and the others watched for a few moments...
The door opened suddenly. A woman entered... At the sight of Parsons she stopped. "Oh," she gasped. Her dark eyes widened in astonishment... "Why is your skin chalk-colored?" she asked... "In my times," he said with difficulty, "we were divided into white, yell, brown, black races..." "Why are you opening those tubes?" "He's spraying himself," Wade said. "Darker." |
| Technovelgy from Dr. Futurity,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Ace Books in 1960 Additional resources -
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I don't know when people started using dermal sprays; I'm betting it was later than this book. Take a look at this video of modern-day spray tanning.
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