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Later, once Chester is rescued by his friends, it becomes a race against time to <s>herd cats</s> assemble a strike team of hippies to chase after the Lobsters and prevent them from dosing the entire city with the Reality Pill as their next step up in "local testing". Chester understands what the Lobsters don't -- that seven million humans with the ability to physically manifest their every fear, prejudice and hatred will be the ''real'' doomsday scenario. But then he realizes that they have a secret weapon that the Lobsters cannot possibly stand against... a briefcase full of Reality Pills. |
Later, once Chester is rescued by his friends, it becomes a race against time to <s>herd cats</s> assemble a strike team of hippies to chase after the Lobsters and prevent them from dosing the entire city with the Reality Pill as their next step up in "local testing". Chester understands what the Lobsters don't -- that seven million humans with the ability to physically manifest their every fear, prejudice and hatred will be the ''real'' doomsday scenario. But then he realizes that they have a secret weapon that the Lobsters cannot possibly stand against... a briefcase full of Reality Pills. |
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While it has been out of print |
While it has been out of print since a small 1980 paperback reissue, copies are still available through Amazon and book finding services. |
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* [[Children Are Innocent]]: Heartbreakingly averted with the bloodthirsty and murderous alien army who all look like beautiful children, set loose by the Lobsters during the final battle. |
* [[Children Are Innocent]]: Heartbreakingly averted with the bloodthirsty and murderous alien army who all look like beautiful children, set loose by the Lobsters during the final battle. |
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* [[City of Weirdos]]: Greenwich Village, as ground-zero for hippie culture. |
* [[City of Weirdos]]: Greenwich Village, as ground-zero for hippie culture. |
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* [[Contemptible Cover]]: It doesn't look all that impressive, but it hides a fun and funny book. |
* [[Contemptible Cover]]: The original paperback. It doesn't look all that impressive, but it hides a fun and funny book. (The 1980 reprint is both far less contemptible and far less interesting.) |
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* [[Country Mouse]]: Sean, but he adapts quickly and well, mostly thanks to Sativa. |
* [[Country Mouse]]: Sean, but he adapts quickly and well, mostly thanks to Sativa. |
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* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: THE Judge, who ''may'' have been a creation of the Reality Pill, except the Lobsters took him ''very'' seriously. |
* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: THE Judge, who ''may'' have been a creation of the Reality Pill, except the Lobsters took him ''very'' seriously. |
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