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"One could imagine a very ascetic sort of life ... where the body is ignored. This is something I've played with in my books, where people hate to be reminded sometimes that they have bodies, they find it very slow and tedious."
- William Gibson
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| Vapor Charge | ||
| A bullet that discharges gas. |
This is one of the choices of the multifunction gun.
| Logan and Francis were crouched behind a wall of rubble facing the action in the clearing ahead of them.
"We'll try vapor," said Francis. "Plug up." They inserted nose filters. Francis flipped the Gun to V, braced the weapon against the top of the wall, fired. The gas charge took immediate effect, driving the cubs back in a broken wave. |
| Technovelgy from Logan's Run,
by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson). Published by Unknown in 1967 Additional resources -
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