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  2. From: harris.minter@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Harris Minter) 
  3. Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
  4. Subject: BLADE RUNNER FAQ Version
  5. Message-ID: <2334.422.uupcb@ehbbs.gwinnett.com>
  6. Date: 22 Dec 92 06:41:00 GMT
  7. Distribution: world
  8. Organization: Ed Hopper's BBS - Berkeley Lake, GA - 404-446-9462
  9. Reply-To: harris.minter@ehbbs.gwinnett.com (Harris Minter) 
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  12. >Blade Runner is loosely based on a Philip K. Dick novel, "Do Androids Dream
  13. >of Electric Sheep".  Dick also wrote the novel that "Total Recall" was based
  14. >on, "Yes We Can Remember It For You Wholesale".  A recurring theme in Dick's
  15. >work is the question of personal and human identity.
  16.  
  17. "Wholesale" is a short story, maybe six pages.  It bears only a passing
  18. resemblance to the film.
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