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— CoEvolution: An Interplanetary Adve _ "I understand it is most primitive and NEXUS MAGAZINE asic in its natural form. It is possible that is proud to publish "What kind of risks?" I asked. I may be able to be fertilised and to carry . "Well, up until now we have been more __ the foetus almost full-term within me. That C. | concerned with preserving our mind-gener- may not sound much to you, but no female oEvo. ution ated energy distribution abilities—which I of our race has carried a child within her |— An Interplanetary Adventure — don't expect you to comprehend just yet— for many hundreds of thousands of years. by Alec Newald but now we need to concentrate on the The artificial methods we have been using physical aspects, the strength and are too slow and hard to change. They may Alec Newald went for a drive that endurance, even if we lose a little of the even be impossible to use if we settle on a_} should have taken about three hours. other abilities." lanet like your Earth. He arrived 10 days later. "Become more like us?" I chimed in "T have been designed to take the place | What happened during his ‘absence’ again. of what you would call a synthetic birth | not only attracted the attention of the "Yes, we must," Zeena replied. "We rocess. There has been quite some authorities, but has changed Alec's already have, as you noticed earlier," she rogress just lately. Even a hundred years life forever. said, with what almost appeared to be a __ ago, your time, one of our type could not The information imparted to Alec smile on her face. This was the first hint of ave interacted with your species on this during this experience is of significant an emotion I had seen. evel. That is how much we have evolved importance to all humanity. It adds to "Now there needs to be a step—a big _in different directions since the early the mysterious picture of our ancient one—even further down that road. There colonists left your planet. Now we find it past, as well as our immediate future. is a chance for me to become part of that necessary to take a step in another direc- step," she added. "That is why I wish to _ tion." Available late April 1997 ask you more questions about your breed- I noted how she diplomatically skirted ing processes; procreation—would that be _ the suggestion that they might be going Advance purchase orders- $15.00 a better word for it?” backwards on the evolutionary tree. I | otherwise it will cost: $20- (incl p&h) "You would be surprised at some of the could not really understand what knowl- . words we use for it," I replied. "Even J edge she could want from me, and I doubt- NEXUS Magazine don't know where some of them come _ ed there was anything I knew that she did PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 from." not already know... co | Tel: (07) 5442 9280 - Fax: (07) 5442 9381 CoEvolution 94 * NEXUS Available late April 1997 Advance purchase orders- $15.00 FEBRUARY - MARCH 1997