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{{quote|''The spice must flow.''|'''[[Dune]]'''}}
[[Space Is an Ocean]] for all science fiction and it shows with [[
Spices. ''[[Space X|Space]]'' spices.
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Also see [[Alien Catnip]].
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== Comicbooks ==
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* The ''[[Space Captain Smith]]'' novel, ''God-Emperor of Didcot'' is by and large one long parody of Dune, with ''Tea'' taking the place of Melange. Yes, the brown stuff in a cup with milk and two sugars. Apparently it's what gives the British Space Empire the edge over everyone else.
** Builds Moral Fibre, old boy. Very important.
* Non-science fiction example: Spice in ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' is [[G
* In the [[Backstory]] of ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'', spices are stated to be one of the main trade goods humans sell to the [[Bee People|Hivers]], along with smoked cheeses and other very fragrant foodstuffs. The Hivers have vastly different sensory organs and biochemical makeup than humans, and to them, strongly tasting and smelling food is something of a narcotic.
* Quafe can be said to be ''[[Eve Online]]'' drug, despite it being a soda.
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