Space Adaptation Syndrome. A kind of motion sickness experienced by those traveling into zero gravity conditions.
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SAS Term Timeline in Neuromancer
The timeline below shows where the term SAS appears in Neuromancer. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
Case has never been to space before, and briefly experiences space adaptation syndrome (a sped-up heartbeat and a rush of adrenaline) before managing to fall asleep. Case assumes...
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Case arrives in Zion and struggles with SAS as Molly and a Zionate, Aerol, set up a temporary home and workstation inside a...
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Chapter 9
...in Istanbul. Molly tells him to jack in and talk to Dixie. Although suffering from SAS, Case obeys.
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