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* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: Martians have a highly complex and rigorous system of politeness. The main problem of the book is that a politician {{spoiler|may be late to a ceremony that inducts him into a Martian clan}}. There is a legend on Mars about a young Martian who was late to something important, and the consequence of this is ''death''. He was offered a second chance, on account of being young and having only a partially formed brain. He would have none of it, so he brought a case against himself in court, successfully prosecuted himself for being late, was consequently executed, and is now held in reverence as the ''patron saint of propriety'' on Mars. As a result, being dead is the only excuse acceptable for {{Spoiler|missing the ceremony -- and the politician}} is alive, but kidnapped.}} Not good enough.