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The inhuma drinks blood, develops an egg with a supply
enclosed, and lays it in the water. The mind comes from
the blood by the chemical transfer of memories, as in the
Book of the New Sun.
Good lord! I can't believe I forgot to bring the alzabo
(both animal and analeptic) into that discussion!
Good on ya, SpecBear,
*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.