Re: Economic meltdowns in SF

In article <4h9ut31bdqc327giq0vpqllabac8an43lq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Howard Brazee <howard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:08:33 -0400, dbd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (David
> DeLaney) wrote:
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> >That would be Secret of the Sixth Magic, because the -reason- 
> >the currency was unforgeable was that it was perfect discs 
> >created by a ritual of Magic, and the laws of Magic suddenly 
> >got changed, rendering the discs no longer Perfect.
> 
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> I remember a book (Vance?), where the protagonist finds how to
> counterfeit an uncounterfeitable currency. 

Yes, that is Vance novel, the 2nd Demon Prince story, _The Killing 
Machine_.

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Robert Woodward <robertaw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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