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A force field projector which holds its victims helplessly immobile, using the same technology as a crash field. It can be controlled to free just part of a victim's body, such as his head or one limb. It may be a portable unit (a flexible wire grid) or built into a spaceship. The Kzinti of the starship Traitor's Claw used police webs in 2657 to hold prisoners.

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"The Soft Weapon"

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