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* CynicalMentor: Palafox acts like this towards Beran at first, though later he freely admits that he does it all for his own benefit.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Palafox, like all Breakness Dominies, unless they haven't been paying attention to their lessons.
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* PraetorianGuard: The modified human Mamarone who guard the Panarch.
* ProudMerchantRace: The traders of Mercantil.
* ProudMerchantRace: The traders of Mercantil.
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* ArtificialGravity: Palafox has an "anti-gravity mesh" implanted on his feet.
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* EasilyConqueredWorld: The Brumbos of Batmarsh manage to conquer Pao (population 15 billion) with an army of ten thousand.
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* PlanetOfHats: Pao's inhabitants are physically homogeneous. They all follow the same fuzzily defined religious cult. There are no revolutionaries or political dissidents.
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* BioAugmentation: Palafox has multiple mechanical enhancements in his body, as do most Dominies of Breakness.
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** In particular, Palafox has an "AntiGravity mesh" implanted on his feet, and can project a DeathRay from one of its fingers.
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* LanguageEqualsThought: Palafox designs languages to enforce a sort of caste system.
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* LanguageEqualsThought: Palafox designs languages and forces people to enforce a sort learn them in order to create castes of caste system.specialized workers.
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A central theme of the book is the way in which language shapes thought and behavior.behavior.
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''The Languages of Pao'' is a novel by Creator/JackVance.
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''The Languages of Pao'' is a ScienceFiction novel by Creator/JackVance.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: This novel is about colonization and decolonization.
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* BittersweetEnding: Palafox has finally been killed and Beran Panasper manages to form a ruling regime, although its future is uncertain.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: This novel is about colonization and decolonization.decolonization.
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* BittersweetEnding: Palafox has finally been killed and Beran Panasper manages to form a ruling regime, although its future is uncertain.
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* LanguageEqualsThought: Palafox designs languages to enforce a sort of caste system.
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* DirtyOldMan: Palafox, who wants to have ''all women in Pao'' to himself.
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''The Languages of Pao'' is a novel by Creator/JackVance.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: This novel is about colonization and decolonization.
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!!This work contains examples of:
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: This novel is about colonization and decolonization.
