The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

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UN drafts have colonized all habitable planets & moons in the 21st century. Colonies are physically daunting, psychologically monotonous. Colonists amuse themselves with Barbie-like Perky Pats & accessories manufactured by Earth-based PPLayouts. PPLayouts also makes Can-D, an illegal hallucinogen allowing users to be Pat or boyfriend Walt in idealized Earth lives. PPL precogs do market research. Earth temperatures have risen. People carry air conditioners. Antarctica's a vacation spot. The rich may undergo evolution therapy, skipping evolutionary stages.