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{{quote|''The spice must flow.''|'''[[Dune]]'''}}
[[Space Is an Ocean]] for all science fiction and it shows with [[2-D Space|two dimensional space]] and [[Space Whale
Spices. ''[[Space X|Space]]'' spices.
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* ''[[Dune]]'', the [[Trope Maker]]. Melange is produced only by the [[Sand Worm|sandworms]] of Arrakis, making the planet the most strategically important planet in the galaxy. The spice [[Super Serum|gives]] various psychic organizations their [[Psychic Powers|abilities]], and, as the page quote indicates, is necessary for the setting's manual [[Faster-Than-Light Travel|FTL travel]]. Since it also extends life somewhat, nearly the entire ruling class is addicted to it. And withdrawal is fatal. Painfully. Critics generally see the spice as a metaphor for oil, making the Fremen Space Arabs.
* ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]''. Several versions of spice exist, and many, but by no means all, are mined.
** The most expensive and worst comes from the "spice mines of Kessel" mentioned by Threepio and later seen in the [[Jedi Academy Trilogy]], where it turns out [[Giant Spider
** In the [[X Wing Series]], the Rogues have to talk a
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