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* [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence]]: One possible interpretation of the whole "Burning Man'' episode.
* [[As You Wish]]
* [[Blessed
* [[Byronic Hero]]: Foyle
* [[Cargo Cult]]: The Scientific People, who are a [[Cargo Cult]] {{smallcaps|[[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]] }}
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** It helps that they have technology in the future that allows him to artificially [[Dyeing for Your Art|add about 40 pounds]] to his weight.
* [[McGuffin]]: PyrE is one of the reasons that everyone with a bit of interest in what happens to the Inner Planets is chasing Gully Foyle across every corner of their territory.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: 'Gully' is short for [[
* [[Mega Corp]]: One is involved quite directly in the plot.
* [[No Transhumanism Allowed]]: Averted-- Once he's rich, Foyle uses his money to have all these implants and circuitry put into his body that give him super-strength and amazing reflexes.
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* [[Rape Is Love]]: As close to love as anything in this book gets, anyway.
** Combined with a [[Masochism Tango]].
* [[Recycled in Space]]: ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Foyle pretends to be an [[Upperclass Twit]] in his Fourmyle identity
* [[Secret Police]]: Central Intelligence is quite obviously this. They even have a secret language that is called...the Secret Speech.
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