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''(Did you mean a [[Soma (Splawn)|Van Splawn fanzine]]?)''
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([[Margaret St. Clair]]) A fabulous drink appearing in various [[fannish]] and minor [[pro]] [[epic]]s. It actually exists as a sort of sacramental wine (the astringent, narcotic juice of ''Sarcostemma viminale'') in the Hindu religion.  
 
([[Margaret St. Clair]]) A fabulous drink appearing in various [[fannish]] and minor [[pro]] [[epic]]s. It actually exists as a sort of sacramental wine (the astringent, narcotic juice of ''Sarcostemma viminale'') in the Hindu religion.  
 
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A more authoritative source of the word as a [[stfnal]] term is [[Huxley]]'s ''[[Brave New World]]'', not the St. Clair stories cited originally.  
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A more authoritative source of the word as a [[stfnal]] term is [[Aldous Huxley|Huxley]]'s ''[[Brave New World]]'', not the St. Clair stories cited originally.  
 
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See also: [[Liquor]], [[Drinking]].  
 
See also: [[Liquor]], [[Drinking]].  
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Latest revision as of 07:58, 12 April 2024

(Did you mean a Van Splawn fanzine?)


From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
(Margaret St. Clair) A fabulous drink appearing in various fannish and minor pro epics. It actually exists as a sort of sacramental wine (the astringent, narcotic juice of Sarcostemma viminale) in the Hindu religion.
From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960
A more authoritative source of the word as a stfnal term is Huxley's Brave New World, not the St. Clair stories cited originally.

See also: Liquor, Drinking.



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