Wyst: Alastor 1716 e-bog

Arrabus on the planet Wyst is an "e;egalistic"e; nation, where everyone is supposedly equal to everyone else. Arrabins work only two hours per week ("e;drudge"e;), which is drawn at random each week. In return, they receive food in the form of gruff, deedle, and wobbly - all synthetically produced food - and are housed in gigantic block tenements. Natural food ("e;bonter"e;) is very rare, resulting in a flourishing black market trade with the "e;Weirdlands"e;, the lands beyond Arrabus. An executive committee of four, selected at random and known as the Whisperers, governs Arrabus.