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Jack Holloway, an elderly, individualistic sunstone miner, lives a solitary life in a wilderness area of planet Zarathustra. The planet is basically "owned" by the Chartered Zarathustra Corporation (under Victor Grego), which installed basic services and colonial outposts initially, and now reaps the benefits of new discoveries, such as the valuable sunstones.
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Jack Holloway, an elderly, individualistic sunstone miner, lives a solitary life in a wilderness area of planet Zarathustra. The planet is basically "owned" [[CompanyTown "owned"]] by the [[OneNationUnderCopyright Chartered Zarathustra Corporation Corporation]] (under Victor Grego), which installed basic services and colonial outposts initially, and now reaps the benefits of new discoveries, such as the valuable sunstones.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book. On Zarathustra, a planet humans have colonizes, it's discovered there's a small native species dubbed Fuzzies. Many quickly conclude they're sapients as a result of the high intelligence they show. The MegaCorp which [[OneNationUnderCopyright owns the planet]] however wants to show otherwise, as if they're sapients it will leave the charter which they have from the government voided. One Fuzzy is killed, with the human killer tried on a murder charge, with the issue being decided in court. [[spoiler:It's ruled, because of the evidence, that they are indeed sapient beings, voiding the charter and protecting them by law. The killer also concludes that they are sapient, which means he's a murderer, and kills himself out of guilt.]] There is even a specific rule for determining sapience, although it's imperfect, with many scientists also weighing in.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book. On Zarathustra, a planet humans have colonizes, colonized, it's discovered there's a small native species dubbed Fuzzies. Many quickly conclude they're sapients as a result of the high intelligence they show. The MegaCorp which [[OneNationUnderCopyright owns the planet]] however wants to show otherwise, as if they're sapients it will leave the charter which they have from the government voided. One Fuzzy is killed, with the human killer tried on a murder charge, with and the issue later being decided in court. [[spoiler:It's ruled, because of the evidence, that they are indeed sapient beings, voiding the charter and protecting them by law. The killer also concludes that they are sapient, which means he's a murderer, and kills himself out of guilt.]] There is even a specific rule for determining sapience, although it's imperfect, with many scientists also weighing in.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book. On Zarathustra, a planet humans have colonizes, it's discovered there's a small native species dubbed Fuzzies. Many quickly conclude they're sapients as a result of the high intelligence they show. The MegaCorp which [[OneNationUnderCopyright owns the planet]] however wants to show otherwise, as if they're sapients it will leave the charter which they have from the government voided. One Fuzzy is killed, with the human killer tried on a murder charge, with the issue being decided in court. [[spoiler:It's ruled, because of the evidence, that they are indeed sapient beings, voiding the charter and protecting them by law.]] There is even a specific rule for determining sapience, although it's imperfect, with many scientists also weighing in.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book. On Zarathustra, a planet humans have colonizes, it's discovered there's a small native species dubbed Fuzzies. Many quickly conclude they're sapients as a result of the high intelligence they show. The MegaCorp which [[OneNationUnderCopyright owns the planet]] however wants to show otherwise, as if they're sapients it will leave the charter which they have from the government voided. One Fuzzy is killed, with the human killer tried on a murder charge, with the issue being decided in court. [[spoiler:It's ruled, because of the evidence, that they are indeed sapient beings, voiding the charter and protecting them by law. The killer also concludes that they are sapient, which means he's a murderer, and kills himself out of guilt.]] There is even a specific rule for determining sapience, although it's imperfect, with many scientists also weighing in.
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* ToolsOfSapience: The first indication that the Fuzzies were sapient was their use of sharpened sticks to kill invertebrate prey.
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* FutureSocietyPresentValues: {{Downplayed}}.
** EverybodySmokes centuries in the future (the book was released prior to widespread knowledge of smoking being harmful) along with drinking. It's portrayed as mildly charming how the fuzzies (another sapient species) are introduced to smoking pipes by Jack. Granted, centuries on from now medicine might have advanced enough to make smoking no longer dangerous.
** Only one main character is a woman. Nearly all people in top positions are men. Even she echoes the then-current custom of thinking about herself as the future Mrs. Husband's Name after they're engaged. In fairness though she's also a psychologist and [[spoiler:navy officer]] whose credentials never have the slightest question about them, nor is she treated any differently than men otherwise.
** EverybodySmokes centuries in the future (the book was released prior to widespread knowledge of smoking being harmful) along with drinking. It's portrayed as mildly charming how the fuzzies (another sapient species) are introduced to smoking pipes by Jack. Granted, centuries on from now medicine might have advanced enough to make smoking no longer dangerous.
** Only one main character is a woman. Nearly all people in top positions are men. Even she echoes the then-current custom of thinking about herself as the future Mrs. Husband's Name after they're engaged. In fairness though she's also a psychologist and [[spoiler:navy officer]] whose credentials never have the slightest question about them, nor is she treated any differently than men otherwise.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Played painfully straight by Hugo Ingermann. [[ZigzaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] all over the place by other cast members, including the legal system:
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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse:
** Played painfully straight by Hugo Ingermann. [[ZigzaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] all over the place by other cast members, including the legal system:
** Played painfully straight by Hugo Ingermann. [[ZigzaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] all over the place by other cast members, including the legal system:
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* MegaCorp: The CZC.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: One word - "Yeek".
* RunningGag: You can find a precedent for anything in colonial law.
* RunningGag: You can find a precedent for anything in colonial law.
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* PlanetTerra: Earth is now called Terra, and center of the Terran Federation since humans have by now colonized many other worlds too.
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** You can find a precedent for anything in colonial law.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Jack Holloway records the activities of the Fuzzies, then has to spend hours developing the film. Written a few decades before digital photography became common.
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"Lieutenant J.G. Ruth Ortheris, TFN Reserve."]]
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* WhamLine: WhamLine:
** [[spoiler:"Lieutenant J.G. Ruth Ortheris, TFN Reserve."]]
** [[spoiler:"Lieutenant J.G. Ruth Ortheris, TFN Reserve."]]
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The point of the whole book. On Zarathustra, a planet humans have colonizes, it's discovered there's a small native species dubbed Fuzzies. Many quickly conclude they're sapients as a result of the high intelligence they show. The MegaCorp which [[OneNationUnderCopyright owns the planet]] however wants to show otherwise, as if they're sapients it will leave the charter which they have from the government voided. One Fuzzy is killed, with the human killer tried on a murder charge, with the issue being decided in court. [[spoiler:It's ruled, because of the evidence, that they are indeed sapient beings, voiding the charter and protecting them by law.]] There is even a specific rule for determining sapience, although it's imperfect, with many scientists also weighing in.
