Piper's death, a third novel, "Fuzzies and Other People" was discovered and published. They also find out that only about 1 in 10 pregnancies results in a viable Fuzzy child - a virtual death sentence for the race. Piper wrote "Fuzzy Sapiens" (which kinda spoils the mystery of the above paragraph), in which the humans try to organize the government (including a constitution and elected legislature) for a race of sapient creatures who are as trusting and mentally developed as the average human 12-year-old. He seemed extremely intelligent, but could he actually be sapient? If so, that would cause extreme complications for the Company in charge of the planet. Now that Fuzzy Sapiens has been officially recognized as a sapient race, humans are obligated to protect their well-being on Zarathustra, with Jack Holloway being their official guardian, backed up by the Colonial Marines. Beam Piper wrote "Little Fuzzy", about an extraterrestrial critter about 2 feet tall and covered with hair. The small fuzzy species discovered on the planet Zarathustra has been declared sapient, but now that the Fuzzies are protected by law, the humans who have colonized Zarathustra have to figure out how to live with them.
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