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"it slowly dawned on me that the landscape of science is maybe what interests people a great deal in science fiction."
- Gregory Benford
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| Bedog | ||
| A sentient creature designed to be a bed. |
No comfort is spared Jorj X. McKie, Saboteur Extraordinary. Obviously similar to the chairdog - the ultimate ergonomic chair, a large flat surface provided both warmth and a tactile response to movement. And what is a Saboteur Extraordinary? Find a hint in this quote from Eugene McCarthy - "The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty."
| Awareness came. He was not on Tutalsee with a loving companion; he was on a trained bedog in the armored efficiency of his Central Central apartment; he was back in the heart of the Bureau of Sabotage; he was back at work... The bedog rippled with pleasure at his movements. |
| From The Dosadi Experiment,
by Frank Herbert. Published by Berkley Putnam in 1977 Additional resources -
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I'm also curious as to his choice of animal. I associate dogs with subservience and love for their masters. On the other hand, if you had a bedcat, it could purr, thus combining both furry warmth and magic fingers-like vibration.
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