In another scene, the protagonist is on trial for treason, but is forced to answer questions about his powerful father truthfully because he is wearing a lie detector.
One scene in this novel details a visit to Carlsbad Caverns, where a foreign dignitary is shown EPICAC XIV, a supercomputer managing the whole economy. In another scene, the protagonist is on trial for treason, but is forced to answer questions about his powerful father truthfully because he is wearing a lie detector. After hearing about Lasher's son committing suicide because he did not want to join the "Reeks and Wrecks," its protagonist seeks to join the Ghost Shirt Society with Ed Finnerty. Interpolating the visits of the Shah of Bratpuhr's visit to the United States, this novel set post-World-War-III features a society where engineers have constructed automata that displace the need for manual labor. For 10 points, identify this novel about Paul Proteus, the first work of Kurt Vonnegut.
One scene in this novel details a visit to Carlsbad Caverns, where a foreign dignitary is shown EPICAC XIV, a supercomputer managing the whole economy.
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