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Speculative Fiction Theme anthropomorphic object come to life evil doll Jovian extraterrestrial Martian extraterrestrial Moon people Neptunian extraterrestrial Saturnian extraterrestrial Uranian extraterrestrial inanimate object come to life extraterrestrial being Venusian extraterrestrial alien overseers covert alien observers extinct interstellar civilization extra-dimensional being extraterrestrial civilization galactic master race mysterious maker alien race subterranean being spaceborne being spacefaring plants four-dimensional being two-dimensional being locationally distinguished being mole people living planet mentally distinguished being collectively intelligent beings emotionless emotion craving being empathic being pure evil being telepathic being size distinguished being living space cloud shapeshifter bio-mimicking life form microscopic being microscopic sentient life form shape distinguished being ball-shaped being blobform brain-shaped being incorporeal being supersoldier Lilliputian being giant person speculative human doppelgänger death incarnate elemental being transcendental being supreme judge being human-alien hybrid speculative being personification of a concept legendary magic wielder warlock wicked witch European dragon Santa Claus angel cyclops demon elf ghost ship golem gremlin leprechaun merpeople mythological dwarf mythological siren legendary being the Tooth Fairy wish-granting being genie in a lamp fairies the Devil centaur sexually distinguished being gender neutral being lethal mating practice being multi-gendered being human-reptile hybrid hybrid being human-animal hybrid assimilating beings being that feeds on electricity being that feeds on the mind biologically symbiotic beings humanoid mutant biologically distinguished being inhospitable environment dwelling being thermophilic being human-bug hybrid human-plant hybrid human-fish hybrid emergently intelligent being fictional character come to life intelligent animal reptilian being fish-like being amphibian-like being ape-like being avian being chameleon-like being crustacean-like being felinoid being insectoid being jellyfish-like being animal and plant patterned being human-canine hybrid microbe-like being plant-like being slug-like being worm-like being canine-like being genetically engineered soldier silicon-based being rock being inorganic being crystalline being electromagnetic being fire-based being gaseous being parasitic being life force draining being neural parasite cyborg disembodied head vampire artificial being genetically engineered person monster giant monster shadow monster werewolf the Devil is an alien Bigfoot Loch Ness Monster Yeti undead being living corpse undead mummy undead skeleton zombie cryptid incorporeal spirit ghost personal haunting living dinosaur alien origin of an aspect of human civilization the mythological figure was really an alien the god is an alien Atlantis Bermuda Triangle Counter-Earth Hollow Earth Phaeton hypothesis alien abduction alien experiment alien impregnation of human females aliens eating people aliens inspiring great people aliens meddling in ancient history aliens talking to us in our dreams ancient alien archive alien origin of a superstition alien origin of a technology alien origin of religious claims alien origin of the human race ancient puzzle conspiracy theory crackpot theory of cattle mutilation déjà vu extrasensory perception flying saucer theory of UFOs crackpot theory intelligent dinosaurs lost continent of Mu men in black conspiracy theory mystical aura psychic detective secret society conspiracy theory alien living secretly among us immortal living secretly among us machine living secretly among us speculation that the Devil is not so bad after all speculative hypnosis speculative subliminal stimuli spontaneous human combustion the historical figure was really an alien aliens meddling in history impostor living secretly among us cold fusion people meddling in history virtual person virtual lover fusion power robot helper speculative energy generation technology antimatter power geothermal energy from Earth's interior human battery perpetual energy machine android sex-droid speculative robot mechanical insect mechanical man robot prizefighter sentient machine sentient computer artificial intelligence AI assistant AI companion AI safeguards sentient space probe sentient bomb speculative nanotechnology autonomous weapons system smart tools self-replicating nanomachines self-replicating machine death ray killer microdrone paralysis device smart ammunition speculative weapon implanted weapon speculative handheld device intangibility device autonomous weapon systems in society automatic surgery machine dream recorder electromagnetic catapult force field generator matchmaking technology memory recorder speculative glasses vision beyond the visible spectrum glasses speculative device monitoring implant people tubes planet killing weapon radiation neutralizer recording implant space gun speculative healing device tractor beam underwater breathing gill universal translation device voice duplicator jet pack speculative environmental suit speculative diving suit speculative spacesuit body implant speculative full body outfit powered exoskeleton speculative wearable device ankle bracelet magnetic boots pain belt pain collar once speculative device dictation machine flat-panel display flying drone lie detector searchable electronic database sound masking device videophone voice identification device speculative torture device pain implant pod or booth-like device artificial womb disintegration chamber sonic shower suicide booth flying ship speculative airship sentient spaceship Bussard ramjet faster than light travel flying saucer ion drive spaceship multi-generational spaceship multistage rocket nuclear powered spaceship speculative spaceship solar sail spaceship speculative interstellar probe world ship flying car hoverboard mobile life support device piloted creature-shaped vehicle self-driving car speculative airliner speculative submarine speculative vehicle subterrene thought-controlled vehicle virtual reality suit cure for an as yet uncurable disease cure for Alzheimer's disease cure for blindness cure for cancer cure for the common cold accelerated growth rate therapy appearance altering technology artificial body part brain disembodiment technology personal flying contraption human enhancement technology brain transplant eye transplant head transplant heart transplant rejuvenation technology remote controlled person super growth therapy super strength formula digital clone of a person body part transplant anti-aging technology revival long after death life extension technology species uplifting android clone of a person species transmutation time traveler living secretly among us speculative virtual reality digital afterlife speculative virtual reality headset virtual reality room virtual reality sex time traveler meddling in history brain implant brain stimulating implant brain-computer interface plug-in learning device sun gun cryogenic technology suspended animation suspended animation punishment space portal stasis technology duplicate of a person biological spaceship intelligence augmentation technology mass mind control mind control technology mind linking technology mind reading technology mind altering technology mind-computer merging truth inducing technology teleportation device speculative genetic engineering speculative genetically modified crops mind transfer technology mind uploading invisible spaceship memory erasure speculative biotechnology DNA encoded message biological computer biological machinery bringing back extinct species human cloning gravity manipulating technology artificial gravity technology time machine bioengineered human pathogen speculative technology rotational simulated gravity artificial life astronomical impact avoidance augmented reality hologram memory implantation technology anti-gravity technology personal invisibility cloak food pill synthetic food mindwipe punishment invisibility technology planetary invisibility cloak speculative geoengineering speculative terraforming asteroid mining changing the orbit of a planet around its star manipulation of evolution on a planet planetary weather control system planetary-scale engineering planetary-scale machine implanted memory punishment stellar engineering Dyson sphere stellar rejuvenation speculative engineering astronomical-scale engineering interstellar communication network artificial planet engineered space structure engineered orbital structure orbital weapons sub-planetary-scale engineering engineered trans-orbital structure space elevator matter manipulating technology food synthesizer matter duplicator matter replicator matter transmuter miniaturization technology space station space dock spacetime manipulating technology device bigger inside than outside space folding travel technology time freezing device space mirror space telescope world eating machine speculative punishment local weather control system undersea tunnel prisoners being exploited for entertainment time travel time travel paradox grandfather paradox hollowed out asteroid habitat artificial island time portal time traveler's dilemma character transported into imaginary world journey into the underworld perilous voyage at sea travel inside a human body travel into the Earth speculative travel time rewind ability voyage under the sea space travel intergalactic space travel interplanetary space travel interstellar space travel orbital spaceflight
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