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"The writing is clicking away in my head and piling up, and unless I get it on paper somehow it's going to create uncomfortable pressure in my skull."
- Isaac Asimov
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| UHF Shower | ||
| And ultra high frequency shower, which do used energy instead of water to wash off. |
| Moving to the central fogon, he arranged some kindling and struck it to fire. He disrobed then tossing his Levi's and red and white flannel shirt into a hamper along with the rest of his clothing. Crossing to a tall, narrow stall, he entered and set the timer for a three minute UHF shower. Water was not a thing to be expended lightly in this region. When he merged, he drew on a buckskin shirt, khaki bush pants and a pair of soft moccasins. |
| Technovelgy from Eye of Cat,
by Roger Zelazny. Published by Pocket Books in 1982 Additional resources -
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Compare to the refreshing chamber ('fresher) from Coventry by Robert Heinlein.
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