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estions were hurled from the floor, but in the general chaos no one could
be heard. With more difficulty than Ai Iijima was used to, Sarah managed to quiet
the crowd of members and spacers. "Ok, assuming we accept this premise, what
conclusions have you drawn about techniques for assisting the organism and
the 'jacs? And do you have any ideas why the Prophylactans are trying to
destroy it"?
"I don't believe they are tyring to destroy the organism, though that is the
effect they are having. The Prophylactans are designed to feed on the dead
cells just as the 'jacs do; in fact, they should be able to exist wholly on
the few dead cells that pass through the ejaculoids' system undigested. They
only filter the living cells through an organ that I don't yet fully
understand, and then eject them. It's the 'jacs themselves that have sucked
up all the organism's cells and refuse to pass them through except for the
barest minimum needed to produce food".
"Great work, Kate. Recommendations"?
"For now, other than to sugg
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