Weasel (Vance)
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Weasel is a fictional occupation in Jack Vance's Demon Princes novels.
A weasel is a clandestine operative of the Interworld Police Coordinating Company (IPCC), operating Beyond and out of official jurisdiction. This is a high-risk occupation as the worlds of the Beyond do not acknowledge the law of the Oikumene and resent the intrusion of its agents. Indeed, almost the only universal organisation Beyond is the Deweaseling Corps, devoted to the interception of weasels. If the weasels are lucky, they may face only summary exile from the planet on which they are operating, but it is common for them to be murdered.
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