I WANT A DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF THE THING: Rainbird

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Rainbird

"In 1830 he first put on the market his Red Ball Pipe Tobacco, an aromatic and expensive crimp cut made of Martian lichen."

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Kevin CheekOctober 22, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Martian lichen has popped up in a lot of science fiction stories in the '60s. Look at P. K. Dick's "We Can Remember It For Your Wholesale."
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trawlermanOctober 23, 2014 at 7:21 AM
Thanks for the tip, Kevin. I've never read "Wholesale," but I've got the 5th SubPress Dick volume on its way to me right now and "Wholesale" is the title story. You've given me a reason to read it sooner rather than later. Martian lichen!
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