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The physical description sounded a little revolting but it did not seem to bother Phil to look at them. He said later he felt very com- a i ce ae ce: Fc oe ore D: Dothese people eatfood? P: Yes. It is inserted into the slit D: Are these people male and female? P: We are androgynous, all are who are of this race. Atthe time I knew vaguely what the word meant I wasn't exactly sure whether it meant a being which had both sexes such as a her- maphrodite, or one having no definable sex. Obviously it meant a creature that reproduced by some other method than the one we are ot ta familiar with. D. I'm curiousaboutthat. How would androgynouspeople reproduce? Or do they live longemeriodsof time and have no needforreproduction? P: There is a longer life span; however, it is not permanent so there is the need to procreate. There are roles which are played. The divisions however, are not nearly as pronounced as what we are used to here on Earth. D: You saidyou have come to this planet to bringsupplies to these scientists? Where arethe scientists? P: (Sadly) All except one are buried in the ground. There were a total of twelve who are all now, except for the one, buried. The last survivor took the duty of burying the others. Itwas a shared responsibility until the last and his remains lie with the others, only it ison top of the ground. D: Doyou know what happend to thesepeople? P: Yes, the monolith, the spire contained the telepathic records of what occurred here. They died of starvation and thirst, or its equivalent. A very slow and painful death. The Lost Colony i fortable with these alien beings. We're more of a combined or a combination of both sexes in one, which is ablend of both male and female characteristics. My curiosity being temporarily satisfied I returned to the story. Was this the reason for his former reluctance to look at and re-experience this scene? It seemed to be painful for him to speak of