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The '''Lucy Atmosphere''' is a class of **mildly psychoactive breathable atmospheres** found on lush, tropical Continuum worlds.   
The '''Lucy Atmosphere''' is a class of '''mildly psychoactive breathable atmospheres''' found on lush, tropical Continuum worlds.   
It is named for its characteristic hallucinogenic vapor — trace concentrations of [[Lysergic Vapor]], a psychoactive amine that interacts with conscious perception rather than neural chemistry alone.   
It is named for its characteristic hallucinogenic vapor — trace concentrations of [[Lysergic Vapor]], a psychoactive amine that interacts with conscious perception rather than neural chemistry alone.   
To breathe it is to drift between waking and dreaming.
To breathe it is to drift between waking and dreaming.
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== Biological and Cultural Aspects ==
== Biological and Cultural Aspects ==
Native species exhibit **synesthetic communication**, exchanging emotions and concepts as color or scent.   
Native species exhibit '''synesthetic communication''', exchanging emotions and concepts as color or scent.   
Civilizations on Lucy worlds often integrate dreamstates into governance and education; decision-making is conducted communally during “public dreams.”   
Civilizations on Lucy worlds often integrate dreamstates into governance and education; decision-making is conducted communally during “public dreams.”   
Religions identify such air as *The Breath of the Imagined God* — the atmosphere that dreams creation into being each dawn.
Religions identify such air as *The Breath of the Imagined God* — the atmosphere that dreams creation into being each dawn.