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Quaddies were a genetically altered species of humans, in this case engineered to live in zero-gravity environments on spaceships and on space stations. They had four arms and no legs; they had no tendencies towards motion-sickness; their muscles maintained tone more easily than downsiders' (legged humans) muscles; their bones didn't deteriorate in null-gee; and they were highly radiation-resistant. Their lower arms served as power-grippers, being much stronger than the upper ones. In addtion, they were made fertile, male and female, so that they could reproduce and maintain themselves indefinitely as a slave labor force.

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  • Quaddies were a genetically altered species of humans, in this case engineered to live in zero-gravity environments on spaceships and on space stations. They had four arms and no legs; they had no tendencies towards motion-sickness; their muscles maintained tone more easily than downsiders' (legged humans) muscles; their bones didn't deteriorate in null-gee; and they were highly radiation-resistant. Their lower arms served as power-grippers, being much stronger than the upper ones. In addtion, they were made fertile, male and female, so that they could reproduce and maintain themselves indefinitely as a slave labor force.
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  • Quaddies were a genetically altered species of humans, in this case engineered to live in zero-gravity environments on spaceships and on space stations. They had four arms and no legs; they had no tendencies towards motion-sickness; their muscles maintained tone more easily than downsiders' (legged humans) muscles; their bones didn't deteriorate in null-gee; and they were highly radiation-resistant. Their lower arms served as power-grippers, being much stronger than the upper ones. In addtion, they were made fertile, male and female, so that they could reproduce and maintain themselves indefinitely as a slave labor force. Originally created by GalacTech shortly after and as an immediate result of the invention of the uterine replicator, the quaddie project was halted upon the discovery of artificial gravity by researchers on Beta Colony. The quaddies chose to flee rather than be interned on a deadly planet; they ended up founding the Union of Free Habitats. The quaddie society they created tended to think in terms of labor – industriousness and being "task-oriented" were considered highly desirable traits, with "work gangs" applied to all spheres of life. This is not to say quaddies were not artistic: Thanks to Ivy Minchenko, a love of dance and music were also fully ingrained into their society.
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