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Beetle in the Anthill

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Beetle in the Anthill (Russian: "Жук в муравейнике") is the ninth and penultimate novel by the Strugatsky Brothers to be set in the Noon Universe.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })More or less a direct sequel to Inhabited Island. Maxim, now older and more cynical, is assigned to track down a progressor named Leo Abalkin who may be an instrument of the Wanderers' plot. While his boss views the progressor as a threat, our hero becomes increasingly ambivalent.
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Broken Aesop: According to Word of God, the moral was meant to be somewhat along the lines of "even the best intentioned of Secret Service type agencies will naturally commit horrible acts purely due to the paranoia that is Inherent in the System" (comparable to how risk of crippling injury is inherent to most sports).
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Break the Cutie
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Break the Cutie: Leo Abalkin's past.
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Chameleon Camouflage: Deconstructed when Abalkin explores a deserted planet, equipped with a suit that is supposed to give him whole-body Chameleon Camouflage. However, it malfunctions and doesn't actually do anything, so Abalkin takes off his helm for better vision. Then, just as he encounters the local Human Aliens, the suit suddenly powers up and presents him as a floating head, scaring the shit out of the locals (to the point where they open fire).
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