5HC

Marc Aramini · 22 Aug 2014, 14:42 · from 2014-August.txt.gz

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From: marcaramini at gmail.com (Marc Aramini)
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:42:10 -0700
Subject: (urth) 5HC
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On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 6:59 AM, Lee <severiansola at hotmail.com> wrote:

> >
>
>  They (Number 5/Maitre) consider themselves superior but don't understand
>
> why they can't even achieve mastery of this one backwater planet.
>
>
> Number Five doesn't want to hear it, but the answer to his question is
> given by "Victor" in
>
> the guise of Dr. Marsch. Adjustment and adaptation, the exact abilities
> which have allowed
>
> the native, imitative species to take over both planets.
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Unfortunately, with no one to imitate, they have become increasingly poor
at doing this, and one day a man takes out the garbage and the next he
serves as a judge or police officer.  Port Mimizon is broken.  Adaptability
and adjustment taken too far without innovation and true understanding of
function leads to decadence or a repetition of meaningless patterns.
Number Five and Maitre have preserved some human stock for them to imitate,
but the native species have failed, because they are ill suited to the
lifestyle they have adapted, one that is not their own.  They have taken
over and made the place a hell.
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