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Author’s Note
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This novel, Deal Hunter, does not use the terms android or droid.
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Google uses “Android” to refer to the operating system on phones.
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Droid is a copyrighted term of Lucasfilm Ltd. and is not usable without permission or license.
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Deal Hunter uses the generic terms of robot and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Karel Čapek (1880-1938) is credited with the first use of the term robot.
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Any reference to a brand or trademarked name is unintentional.
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The story takes place in the far future.
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Humans have altered their DNA and spread throughout the galaxy.
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The Dial sector is 236 star systems in a spiral arm.
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Every star has humans, and they are looking for resources.
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The Dial sector has several pirate clans that attack any ship that doesn’t pay.
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There are no mentions of race with any character.
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In the far future, skin color, race, and ethnicity are not important.
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Political and factional associations are the major considerations.
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A historical pirate captain reference is Zheng Yi Sao.
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She commanded over 400 ships in the early 1800s.
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She had a code that pirates in her fleet were required to follow.
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One of those codes was: Women captured from villages shall not be harmed or harassed.
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All women captives shall be registered, their place of origin recorded, and given separate quarters.
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Those who rape or commit adultery with the women captives shall be executed.
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