▁republic ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁UN ▁of ▁its ▁responsibility ▁to ▁maintain ▁it . ▁Control led ▁by ▁former ▁in m ates , ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁taken ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁radical ▁N aked ▁Pur ple ▁social ▁movement , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁Ty cho ▁Pur ple ▁Pen al . ▁Stand ing ▁restrictions ▁on ▁imm igration ▁forb ade ▁any ▁resident ▁from ▁leaving ▁the ▁col ony , ▁but ▁Mar cia ▁Mac D oug al ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁overcome ▁this ▁obst acle ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁refuge e ▁following ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁her ▁parents ' ▁house . ▁ ▁V IS OR : ▁Ven us ▁Initial ▁Station ▁for ▁Oper ational ▁Research , ▁the ▁human ▁research ▁facility ▁built ▁to ▁study ▁possible ▁methods ▁of ▁terra form ing ▁the ▁world . ▁Following ▁notification ▁of ▁Larry ▁Ch ao ' s ▁gravity ▁experiment , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁facility ' s ▁instruments ▁were ▁focused ▁on ▁Earth ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁J ump . ▁Observ ations ▁made ▁by ▁several ▁scient ists ▁on ▁V IS OR ▁were ▁later ▁cru cial ▁to ▁human ▁attempts ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁combat ▁the ▁Char onian ▁inv aders . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : American ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Roger ▁Mac B ride ▁Allen ▁Category : T or ▁Books ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pro port ional ▁Represent ation ▁Society ▁of ▁Australia ▁is ▁an ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁organisation ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁has ▁branches ▁in ▁South ▁Australia , ▁Victoria - T