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ow you don't keep up with the latest news here, but I take it you have
heard of genetic engineering? What do you eat, the native life? Or do Teran
plants just grow here without . . ."
"We eat genetically altered Earth life forms. But the Prophylactans aren't a
mutation, they aren't recombined, tailored or otherwise derived from anything
known to human science".
"No they aren't, and if you'd listen, I'd tell you. It doesn't take much of
an engineer to take a kernel of corn and change stuff around in it so it'll
grow on a planet that doesn't have any seasons. But it does take quite a bit
to custom design a new life form from a few molecules up".
"You mean . . ."
"That's right, little lady. Your friends and mine on Mother Earth sat down
at a console and created a completely new creature in the universe for the
explicit purpose of collecting the discharge from your pets".
"But why"?
"You got me, but it's got to be big. We're talking billions of
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