Author: Philip K. Dick

Mars Citizens
Mrs. Maggie Klugman	New New York, New America Colony
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Androids: total of 9: Dave H. got first two, plus Rachel
Max Polokov	Android that shot Dave Holden. Nexus-6. Mimics an "anthead" to obtain work as a scavenger. Apparently also had inflitrated the W.P.O. as  Sandor Kadalyi
Rachel Rosen	A sales tool of the Rosen Asso. used to sell "andys" to colonists. Nexus-6.
Miss Pris Stratton	New tenant in J. Isidore's Apt. building
Miss Luba Luft	An opera singer, supposedly from Germany, part of the S.F. Opera Co. Also found at the War Memorial Opera House

Other life-forms
Unicorn
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Money
Item name	Currency, money

Technology
Penfield Mood Organ	Provides artificial brain stimulation
Ersatz sheep	False, electronic animal sold for the benefit of humans that desire to care for real animals; part of the Mercerism theological dogma
Percheron Horse	One of the few remaining animals, maintained by their owners in their desire to care for animals; part of the Mercerism theological dogma
Fertilizing Plasma	High quality horse sperm from the CA State Animal Husbandry Board
Oat-tropic circuit	Causes ersatz sheep to scramble up convincingly and amble over to cereal products like rolled oats
Algae processing plant	Where algae is processed into ...
Hover car	Deckard's transportation
Synthetic Freedom Fighter	An android warrior used in WWT (World War Terminus)
Humanoid Robot	also Organic Android: converted from the Synthetic Freedom Fighter, used as the mobile donkey engine of the colonization program. One was received by each emigrating colonist, a sub-type of their own choosing
Voight Empathy Test	An intelligence test, effective in testing someone suspected of being an android (with a T-14 bran unit). More or less ineffective on Nexus-6 types.
Voight-Kampff Empathy Test	The new criteria by which androids could be tested. An empathy measuring test. Absence of empathic faculty also seemed to explain why androids were unable to join in the fusion with Mercer. Also a variant of the test is the  Voight-Kampff Altered Scale, which Holden used..
Mrs. Siddons #3 & 4 Snuff	Snuff
Skoda	a rapid fire machine gun used by the Rosen Asso. guards
Kipple	Useless objects, like junk mail or gum wrappers. Kipple-ized: when nobody's around kipple reproduces. First law of Kipple: Kipple drives out non-kipple.
Ersatz cat	Talked to Isidore on the way to pet hospital. Possibly a Wheelright & Carpenter product (high quality)/
Aeroflot Rocket	Transportation
Laser tube	A weapon
Non-Penfield Wave Transmitter	Can be used to induce catalepsy in people to accommodate immobilizing humanoids.
Infinity Key	Opens all forms of locks.
Boneli Reflex-Arc Test	Another test for androids.
Synthetic Memory System	Developed and installed in "andys" to make them accept whatever past personal history desired. A.K.A. False memory system.
A utility model laser	A large laser unit
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Organizations/Places/Events
World War Terminus	The last great war on Earth in which the world was changed to dramtically, demanding the remaining genetically pure humans to emigrate to off-world colonies. Radioactive dust from the war killed off most of the inhabitants.
San Francisco Police Department	Deckard's Employer
CA State Animal Husbandry Board	Supplier of Animal Husbandry products
Sidney's Animal & Fowl Catalogue (January supplement)	Provides price listing of animals for sale
Mercerism	a basic theological and moral structure of the time. Police credit it with reducing crime.
Pentagon	Presumably, the same one
Rand corporation	Presumably, the same one
Interspace Horizons Day	A holiday
New America	The chief U.S. Settlement on Mars
Van Ness Pet Hospital	A false animal repair firm owned by Hannibal Sloat
Institute of Special Trade Skills of America	Institution that retains the lowest functioning Specials, those unable to hold regular employment
Hall of Justice	On Lombard Street: Deckard's Office
Mount Zion Hospital	Where Holden is taken.
Nob Hill	Prestigious area of the city
The Rosen Association	Manufacturer of Replicants: Nexus-6 brain unit. The parent autofactory is on Mars, apparently out of Earth Jurisdiction. In Seattle.
W.P.O. of Russia	A police organization in Russia that also handles Androids that come to Earth.
Sudermann People	Another replicant manufacturer . Produced the T-14 brain unit.
Happy Dog Pet Shop
Grozzi Corporation	Another Android manufacturer; model W-4
The Bay Area Scavengers Company	Workplace of the andy Polokov. Offices on Greary St.
Daly City	Where Polokov crushes Hover cars
The Tenderloin [district]	Where Polokov lives
Derain Associates	Produced substandard "andys" like the q-40.
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Psionic Power and Talents: only added to or changed if significantly different from "Clans of the Alphane Moon" data
Psi-men, Inc of America	Association of people with Psi-talents
"Psi"	A person with Psionic power
"Precog"	A person with Precognitive power; the ability to predict future events
Telepath	A person with Telepathic power; the ability to read minds. Book discusses that some kind of shield can be worn to reduce ability to read minds. Also simulcra intentions cannot be read, but their presence can be detected remotely.
Teleportation	A person with Psionic power that enables them to transport themselves or others physically
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