Rocky_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP talk_VVB about_PRP biology_NN1 for_PRP hours_NN2 ._SENT Both_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP are_VBB intensely_AV0 interested_AJ0 in_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 other_NN1 's_POS body_NN1 works_VVZ ._SENT We_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI pretty_AV0 lame_AJ0 scientists_NN2 if_CJS we_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 ._SENT 
Eridian_AJ0 physiology_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN frankly_AV0 ,_PUN amazing_AJ0 ._SENT 
Erid_NP0 is_VBZ so_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP its_DPS star_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 sheer_AJ0 amount_NN1 of_PRF energy_NN1 entering_VVG the_AT0 biosphere_NN1 is_VBZ ridiculous_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC Eridians_NN2 ,_PUN being_VBG at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 food_NN1 chain_NN1 ,_PUN have_VHB a_AT0 heck_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 lot_NN1 more_DT0 energy_NN1 to_TO0 work_VVI with_PRP than_CJS human_AJ0 bodies_NN2 do_VDB ._SENT How_AVQ much_DT0 more_DT0 ?_SENT They_PNP have_VHB sacs_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS body_NN1 that_CJT just_AV0 hold_VVB ATP_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 main_AJ0 energy-storage_AJ0 medium_NN1 of_PRF DNA-based_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT Usually_AV0 it_PNP lives_VVZ in_PRP cells_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP have_VHB so_AV0 much_AV0 they_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 evolve_VVI more_DT0 efficient_AJ0 storage_NN1 for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
We_PNP 're_VBB talking_VVG absurd_AJ0 amounts_NN2 of_PRF energy_NN1 here_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP pull_VVB oxygen_NN1 off_PRP minerals_NN2 to_TO0 get_VVI metals_NN2 ._SENT Eridians_NN2 are_VBB ,_PUN in_PRP effect_NN1 ,_PUN biological_AJ0 smelters_NN2 ._SENT 
Humans_NN2 have_VHB hair_NN1 ,_PUN fingernails_NN2 ,_PUN tooth_NN1 enamel_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 "_PUQ dead_AJ0 "_PUQ stuff_NN1 on_PRP our_DPS bodies_NN2 that_CJT serve_VVB critical_AJ0 purposes_NN2 ._SENT Eridians_NN2 take_VVB that_DT0 concept_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 ultimate_AJ0 extreme_NN1 ._SENT Rocky_NP0 's_POS carapace_NN1 is_VBZ made_VVN of_PRF oxidized_AJ0 minerals_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS bones_NN2 are_VBB honeycombed_VVN metallic_AJ0 alloys_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS blood_NN1 is_VBZ mostly_AV0 liquid_AJ0 mercury_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 his_DPS nerves_NN2 are_VBB inorganic_AJ0 silicates_NN2 transmitting_VVG light-based_AJ0 impulses_NN2 ._SENT 
All_DT0 told_VVD ,_PUN Rocky_NP0 only_AV0 has_VHZ a_AT0 few_DT0 kilograms_NN2 of_PRF biological_AJ0 material_NN1 ._SENT Single-celled_AJ0 organisms_NN2 travel_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 bloodstream_NN1 ,_PUN building_VVG up_AVP or_CJC repairing_VVG the_AT0 body_NN1 as_CJS needed_VVN ._SENT They_PNP also_AV0 manage_VVB digestion_NN1 and_CJC service_VVB the_AT0 brain_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ sits_VVZ safely_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS carapace_NN1 ._SENT 
If_CJS bees_NN2 evolved_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI hives_NN2 that_CJT could_VM0 walk_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 queen_NN1 was_VBD as_AV0 intelligent_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 human_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 life-form_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI similar_AJ0 to_PRP an_AT0 Eridian_NN1 ._SENT Except_CJS the_AT0 Eridian_NN1 's_POS "_PUQ bees_NN2 "_PUQ are_VBB single-celled_AJ0 organisms_NN2 ._SENT 
Eridian_AJ0 muscles_NN2 are_VBB inorganic_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB made_VVN of_PRF porous_AJ0 ,_PUN sponge-like_AJ0 material_NN1 sealed_VVN in_PRP flexible_AJ0 sacs_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 majority_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 body_NN1 's_POS water_NN1 is_VBZ tied_VVN up_AVP in_PRP those_DT0 sacs_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 atmospheric_AJ0 pressure_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 high_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 210_CRD °_NN0 C_ZZ0 water_NN1 is_VBZ still_AV0 a_AT0 liquid_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP have_VHB two_CRD separate_AJ0 circulatory_AJ0 systems_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 "_PUQ ambient_AJ0 "_PUQ system_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 "_PUQ hot_AJ0 "_PUQ system_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ambient_AJ0 blood_NN1 is_VBZ 210_CRD degrees_NN2 Celsius_NN0 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 hot_AJ0 blood_NN1 is_VBZ kept_VVN at_PRP 305_CRD degrees_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ hot_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 boil_VVI water_NN1 even_AV0 at_PRP Erid_NP0 's_POS air_NN1 pressure_NN1 ._SENT Both_DT0 circulatory_AJ0 systems_NN2 have_VHB blood_NN1 vessels_NN2 that_CJT expand_VVB or_CJC contract_VVB around_AVP the_AT0 muscles_NN2 as_CJS needed_VVN to_TO0 set_VVI their_DPS temperature_NN1 ._SENT Want_VVB to_TO0 expand_VVI ?_SENT Make_VVB it_PNP hot_AJ0 ._SENT Want_VVB to_PRP contract_NN1 ?_SENT Make_VVB it_PNP cold_AJ0 ._SENT 
In_PRP short_AJ0 :_PUN Eridians_NN2 are_VBB steam-powered_AJ0 ._SENT 
Because_CJS of_PRF this_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 ambient_AJ0 circulatory_AJ0 system_NN1 ends_VVZ up_AVP as_PRP the_AT0 heat_NN1 sinks_VVZ when_AVQ muscles_NN2 are_VBB cooled_VVN ._SENT It_PNP constantly_AV0 needs_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI cooled_VVN back_AVP down_AVP to_PRP normal_AJ0 temperature_NN1 ,_PUN hence_AV0 the_AT0 radiator_NN1 ._SENT Rocky_NP0 "_PUQ breathes_VVZ "_PUQ in_PRP a_AT0 sense_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC only_AV0 to_TO0 pass_VVI outside_PRP ammonia_NN1 across_PRP capillaries_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 radiator-like_AJ0 organ_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS carapace_NN1 ._SENT Five_CRD slits_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 allow_VVI the_AT0 air_NN1 in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP no_AT0 point_NN1 does_VDZ any_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP enter_VVB his_DPS bloodstream_NN1 ._SENT 
While_CJS Eridians_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 "_PUQ breathe_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP do_VDB still_AV0 use_VVI oxygen_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB just_AV0 much_AV0 more_AV0 self-contained_AJ0 than_CJS a_AT0 human_AJ0 body_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP have_VHB plant-like_AJ0 cells_NN2 and_CJC animal-like_AJ0 cells_NN2 inside_AV0 ._SENT Oxygen_NN1 to_PRP CO2_NP0 ,_PUN CO2_NP0 to_PRP oxygen_NN1 ,_PUN back_NN1 and_CJC forth_AV0 ,_PUN always_AV0 kept_VVN in_PRP balance_NN1 ._SENT Rocky_NP0 's_POS body_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 little_AJ0 biosphere_NN1 ._SENT All_AV0 it_PNP needs_VVZ is_VBZ energy_NN1 via_PRP food_NN1 and_CJC airflow_NN1 to_TO0 dump_VVI heat_NN1 ._SENT 
Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 hot_AJ0 blood_NN1 is_VBZ too_AV0 hot_AJ0 for_PRP any_DT0 biological_AJ0 material_NN1 to_TO0 survive_VVI inside_AV0 —_PUN it_PNP boils_VVZ the_AT0 water_NN1 inside_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ handy_AJ0 for_PRP sterilizing_VVG incoming_AJ0 food_NN1 of_PRF pathogens_NN2 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC in_PRP order_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS worker_NN1 cells_NN2 to_TO0 service_VVI any_DT0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hot-blood_AJ0 system_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 system_NN1 has_VHZ to_TO0 be_VBI cooled_VVN to_PRP ambient_AJ0 levels_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC when_CJS that_DT0 happens_VVZ ,_PUN the_AT0 Eridian_NN1 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 use_VVI muscles_NN2 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ Eridians_NN2 sleep_VVB ._SENT 
They_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 "_PUQ sleep_VVI "_PUQ like_PRP a_AT0 human_NN1 does_VDZ ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB legitimately_AV0 paralyzed_VVN ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 brain_NN1 ,_PUN also_AV0 being_VBG maintained_VVN ,_PUN has_VHZ no_AT0 conscious_AJ0 function_NN1 during_PRP that_DT0 period_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 sleeping_AJ0 Eridian_NN1 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 wake_VVI up_AVP ._SENT 
That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ they_PNP keep_VVB an_AT0 eye_NN1 on_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 when_CJS they_PNP sleep_VVB ._SENT Someone_PNI has_VHZ to_TO0 keep_VVI you_PNP safe_AJ0 ._SENT Probably_AV0 dates_VVZ back_AVP to_PRP caveman_NN1 (_PUL cave-Eridian_NN1 ?_SENT )_PUR days_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 social_AJ0 norm_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS amazed_AJ0 as_CJS I_PNP am_VBB at_PRP all_DT0 that_CJT ,_PUN to_PRP Rocky_NP0 it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 boring_AJ0 topic_NN1 ._SENT Meanwhile_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ utterly_AV0 shocked_AJ0 and_CJC amazed_AJ0 by_PRP humanity_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP hear_VVB light_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Rocky_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT (_PUL He_PNP puts_VVZ a_AT0 little_AJ0 quaver_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD note_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS sentence_NN1 when_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ surprised_AJ0 or_CJC impressed_AJ0 ._SENT )_PUR 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT I_PNP hear_VVB light_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
While_CJS we_PNP chat_VVB ,_PUN he_PNP uses_VVZ his_DPS many_DT0 hands_NN2 to_TO0 assemble_VVI some_DT0 complicated-looking_AJ0 piece_NN1 of_PRF equipment_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ almost_AV0 as_AV0 big_AJ0 as_CJS he_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT I_PNP recognize_VVB several_DT0 parts_NN2 on_PRP it_PNP as_PRP things_NN2 he_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN repairing_VVG these_DT0 past_PRP few_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP can_VM0 hold_VVI a_AT0 conversation_NN1 and_CJC work_NN1 on_PRP delicate_AJ0 machinery_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB Eridians_NN2 are_VBB much_AV0 better_AJC at_PRP doing_VDG multiple_AJ0 tasks_NN2 than_CJS humans_NN2 are_VBB ._SENT 
"_PUQ How_AVQ ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asks_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ can_VM0 you_PNP hear_VVI light_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP point_VVB to_PRP my_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ These_DT0 are_VBB special_AJ0 body_NN1 parts_NN2 that_CJT focus_VVB and_CJC detect_VVB light_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP send_VVB the_AT0 information_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS brain_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Light_NN1 gives_VVZ you_PNP information_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT Enough_DT0 information_NN1 to_TO0 understand_VVI room_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT Light_NN1 gives_VVZ information_NN1 to_PRP humans_NN2 like_PRP sound_NN1 gives_VVZ information_NN1 to_PRP Eridians_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 thought_NN1 occurs_VVZ to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP stops_VVZ working_VVG on_PRP his_DPS device_NN1 entirely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP hear_VVB light_NN1 from_PRP space_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT You_PNP hear_VVB stars_NN2 ,_PUN planets_NN2 ,_PUN asteroids_NN2 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Amaze_VVB ._SENT What_DTQ about_PRP sound_NN1 ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT You_PNP can_VM0 hear_VVI sound_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP point_VVB to_PRP my_DPS ears_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hear_VVB sound_NN1 with_PRP these_DT0 ._SENT How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP hear_VVI sound_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP gestures_VVZ all_AV0 over_PRP his_DPS carapace_NN1 and_CJC arms_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Everywhere_AV0 ._SENT Tiny_AJ0 receptors_NN2 on_PRP outer_AJ0 shell_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 report_NN1 back_AVP to_PRP brain_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP touch_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
So_AV0 his_DPS whole_AJ0 body_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 microphone_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS brain_NN1 must_VM0 be_VBI doing_VDG some_DT0 serious_AJ0 processing_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 know_VVI the_AT0 exact_AJ0 position_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 body_NN1 ,_PUN sense_VVB the_AT0 time_NN1 difference_NN1 between_PRP sound_NN1 hitting_VVG different_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF it_PNP ..._PUN man_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ interesting_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC hey_ITJ ,_PUN my_DPS brain_NN1 gives_VVZ me_PNP an_AT0 entire_AJ0 3-D_AJ0 model_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS surroundings_NN2 just_AV0 from_PRP two_CRD eyeballs_NN2 ._SENT Sensory_AJ0 input_NN1 is_VBZ really_AV0 impressive_AJ0 across_PRP the_AT0 board_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 hear_VVI as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Without_PRP light_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 understand_VVI the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 hear_VVI you_PNP talk_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC no_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 divider_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ wall_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 special_AJ0 wall_NN1 ._SENT Light_NN1 passes_VVZ through_PRP this_DT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Amaze_VVB ._SENT I_PNP give_VVB you_PNP many_DT0 choices_NN2 for_PRP wall_NN1 when_CJS first_ORD build_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP choose_VVB this_DT0 because_CJS light_AJ0 pass_VVB through_AVP ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP seems_VVZ like_PRP so_AV0 long_AV0 ago_AV0 —_PUN back_AVP when_CJS the_AT0 divider_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 mosaic_NN1 of_PRF hexagons_NN2 of_PRF different_AJ0 textures_NN2 and_CJC colors_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD picked_VVN the_AT0 clear_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT I_PNP chose_VVD this_DT0 because_CJS light_NN1 passes_VVZ through_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Amaze_VVB ._SENT I_PNP gave_VVD choices_NN2 for_PRP different_AJ0 ♫♩♪♫_NN1 of_PRF sound_NN1 ._SENT Never_AV0 thought_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP glance_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 laptop_NN1 to_TO0 check_VVI what_DTQ that_DT0 mystery_NN1 word_NN1 was_VBD ._SENT I_PNP almost_AV0 never_AV0 have_VHI to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 laptop_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN once_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 chord_NN1 I_PNP just_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 remember_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 computer_NN1 reports_VVZ that_CJT word_NN1 was_VBD "_PUQ qualities_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 fault_VVI myself_PNX for_PRP not_XX0 knowing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 one_PNI does_VDZ n't_XX0 come_VVI up_AVP very_AV0 often_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 good_AJ0 luck_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 luck_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP agrees_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP makes_VVZ a_AT0 few_DT0 more_DT0 adjustments_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 device_NN1 ,_PUN puts_VVZ his_DPS tools_NN2 back_AVP in_PRP his_DPS bandolier_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP am_VBB done_VDN ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ is_VBZ it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Device_NN1 keeps_VVZ me_PNP alive_AJ0 in_PRP small_AJ0 room_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP looks_VVZ happy_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ holding_VVG his_DPS carapace_NN1 just_AV0 a_AT0 little_AV0 higher_AJC than_CJS usual_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Wait_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP disappears_VVZ back_AVP into_PRP his_DPS ship_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG the_AT0 device_NN1 behind_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP returns_VVZ with_PRP several_DT0 plates_NN2 of_PRF transparent_AJ0 xenonite_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 plate_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 pentagon_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 centimeter_NN1 thick_AJ0 and_CJC a_AT0 foot_NN1 across_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP hate_VVB myself_PNX for_PRP thinking_VVG in_PRP hybrid_AJ0 units_NN2 like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ my_DPS brain_NN1 came_VVD up_AVP with_PRP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP make_VVB room_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
He_PNP assembles_VVZ the_AT0 pentagons_NN2 edge_NN1 to_PRP edge_NN1 ,_PUN using_VVG some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF thick_AJ0 liquid_AJ0 glue_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 tube_NN1 to_TO0 hold_VVI them_PNP together_AV0 ._SENT Soon_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP has_VHZ two_CRD halves_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 dodecahedron_NN1 assembled_VVN ._SENT He_PNP holds_VVZ them_PNP toward_PRP me_PNP proudly_AV0 and_CJC places_VVZ them_PNP together_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Room_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 "_PUQ room_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ a_AT0 geodesic_AJ0 sphere_NN1 made_VVD of_PRF pentagons_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 total_AJ0 diameter_NN1 is_VBZ about_PRP a_AT0 meter_NN1 ._SENT Easily_AV0 big_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 contain_VVI Rocky_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 purpose_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 room_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP ask_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ Room_NN1 and_CJC device_NN1 keep_VVB me_PNP alive_AJ0 in_PRP you_PNP ship_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP raise_VVB my_DPS eyebrows_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB coming_VVG into_PRP my_DPS ship_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Want_VVB to_TO0 see_VVI human_AJ0 technology_NN1 ._SENT Is_VBZ allowed_VVN ,_PUN question_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ !_SENT Allowed_VVN !_SENT What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Everything_PNI !_SENT Human_AJ0 science_NN1 better_AJC than_CJS Eridian_AJ0 science_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 laptop_NN1 floating_VVG beside_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Machine_NN1 that_CJT think_VVB ._SENT Eridians_NN2 no_AV0 have_VHB that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP my_DPS toolkit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Many_DT0 machines_NN2 there_AV0 Eridians_NN2 no_AV0 have_VHB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT Come_VVB look_VVB at_PRP anything_PNI you_PNP want_VVB !_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP point_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 airlock_NN1 drawer_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 divider_NN1 wall_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ will_VM0 you_PNP get_VVI it_PNP through_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP leave_VVB tunnel_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP make_VVB new_AJ0 divider_NN1 wall_NN1 ._SENT Bigger_AJC airlock_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP pulls_VVZ the_AT0 completed_AJ0 device_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP now_AV0 realize_VVB is_VBZ a_AT0 life-support_AJ0 system_NN1 —_PUN onto_PRP his_DPS carapace_NN1 and_CJC straps_VVZ it_PNP on_AVP ._SENT It_PNP covers_VVZ the_AT0 radiator_NN1 slits_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS carapace_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ that_DT0 blocking_VVG your_DPS radiator_NN1 ?_SENT Is_VBZ n't_XX0 that_DT0 dangerous_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 This_DT0 make_VVB hot_AJ0 air_NN1 into_PRP cold_AJ0 air_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Air_NN1 conditioning_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 what_DTQ I_PNP think_VVB of_PRF when_AVQ I_PNP see_VVB a_AT0 species_NN0 that_CJT lives_VVZ comfortably_AV0 at_PRP over_AV0 200_CRD degrees_NN2 Celsius_NN0 ._SENT But_CJC we_PNP all_DT0 have_VHB our_DPS tolerances_NN2 ._SENT 
He_PNP seals_VVZ the_AT0 globe_NN1 around_PRP himself_PNX with_PRP glue_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP test_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP just_AV0 floats_VVZ there_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Works_NN0 !_SENT Happy_AJ0 !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Great_AJ0 !_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ does_VDZ it_PNP work_VVI ,_PUN though_AV0 ?_SENT Where_AVQ does_VDZ the_AT0 heat_NN1 go_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Easy_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP taps_VVZ one_CRD small_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 device_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Astrophage_NP0 here_AV0 ._SENT Astrophage_NP0 take_VVB all_DT0 heat_NN1 hotter_AJC than_CJS ninety-six_CRD degrees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Ah_ITJ ,_PUN right_AV0 ._SENT To_PRP humans_NN2 ,_PUN Astrophage_NN1 is_VBZ hot_AJ0 ._SENT To_PRP Eridians_NP0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ quite_AV0 cold_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 perfect_AJ0 air-conditioning_NN1 medium_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 Rocky_NP0 has_VHZ to_TO0 do_VDI is_VBZ run_VVI the_AT0 air_NN1 over_PRP some_DT0 Astrophage-filled_AJ0 cooling_AJ0 fins_NN2 or_CJC something_PNI ._SENT 
"_PUQ Clever_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ Thank_VVB ._SENT You_PNP leave_VVB now_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP make_VVB large_AJ0 airlock_NN1 for_PRP tunnel_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ yes_ITJ yes_ITJ !_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
I_PNP collect_VVB all_DT0 my_DPS belongings_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 mattress_NN1 clamped_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC stuff_VVB them_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 control_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 go_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 control_NN1 room_NN1 myself_PNX and_CJC seal_VVB both_DT0 airlock_NN1 doors_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP spend_VVB the_AT0 next_ORD hour_NN1 tidying_VVG up_AVP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 expecting_VVG company_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN a_AT0 few_DT0 hours_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP just_AV0 have_VHB to_TO0 know_VVI ._SENT How_AVQ does_VDZ he_PNP modify_VVI the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 ?_SENT 
He_PNP needs_VVZ massive_AJ0 atmospheric_AJ0 pressure_NN1 to_TO0 stay_VVI alive_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS hull_NN1 ca_VM0 n't_XX0 handle_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 handle_VVI being_VBG in_PRP a_AT0 vacuum_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 how_AVQ does_VDZ he_PNP make_VVI modifications_NN2 ?_SENT 
I_PNP hear_VVB clinks_NN2 and_CJC clanks_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 airlock_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 time_NN1 I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP !_SENT 
I_PNP enter_VVB the_AT0 airlock_NN1 and_CJC look_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 porthole_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Blip-A_NN1 's_POS hull_NN1 robot_NN1 has_VHZ removed_VVN the_AT0 old_AJ0 tunnel_NN1 and_CJC is_VBZ installing_VVG a_AT0 new_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT 
Oh_ITJ ._SENT Well_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ anticlimactic_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 old_AJ0 tunnel_NN1 drifts_VVZ off_AVP into_PRP space_NN1 —_PUN its_DPS use_NN1 is_VBZ at_PRP an_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN apparently_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 robot_NN1 places_VVZ the_AT0 new_AJ0 tunnel_NN1 in_PRP position_NN1 and_CJC administers_VVZ xenonite_AJ0 glue_NN1 along_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Blip-A_NN1 's_POS hull_NN1 ._SENT 
How_AVQ did_VDD Eridians_NP0 pilot_VVI a_AT0 ship_NN1 that_CJT traveled_VVD near_PRP the_AT0 speed_NN1 of_PRF light_NN1 without_PRP using_VVG computers_NN2 ?_SENT Dead_AJ0 reckoning_NN1 ?_SENT They_PNP 're_VBB pretty_AV0 good_AJ0 at_PRP doing_VDG math_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS heads_NN2 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 they_PNP never_AV0 needed_VVD to_TO0 invent_VVI computers_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC still_AV0 ._SENT No_ITJ matter_NN1 how_AVQ good_AJ0 they_PNP are_VBB at_PRP math_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB limits_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 clunking_AJ0 stops_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP peek_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 tunnel_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN fully_AV0 installed_VVN ._SENT 
It_PNP looks_VVZ like_PRP the_AT0 previous_AJ0 tunnel_NN1 ,_PUN except_CJS it_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 much_AV0 larger_AJC airlock_NN1 section_NN1 ._SENT Pretty_AV0 much_DT0 the_AT0 entire_AJ0 divider_NN1 wall_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 cabinet_NN1 large_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 hold_VVI Rocky_NP0 with_PRP room_NN1 to_TO0 spare_VVI ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ not_XX0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN large_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 hold_VVI me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP guess_VVB I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI visiting_VVG the_AT0 Blip-A_NN1 anytime_NN1 soon_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hmph_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT I_PNP try_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 let_VVI it_PNP bother_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC come_VVB on_AVP ._SENT He_PNP gets_VVZ to_TO0 see_VVI an_AT0 alien_AJ0 spaceship_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ come_VVI I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI one_PNI ?_SENT 
Rocky_NP0 's_POS side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 no_AV0 longer_AV0 has_VHZ the_AT0 network_NN1 of_PRF gripping_AJ0 bars_NN2 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 metal_NN1 stripe_NN1 running_VVG along_AVP the_AT0 long_AJ0 axis_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP extends_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 divider_NN1 airlock_NN1 and_CJC further_AV0 into_PRP my_DPS side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP leads_VVZ right_AV0 up_AVP to_PRP my_DPS airlock_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT 
Opposite_AV0 the_AT0 metal_NN1 stripe_NN1 is_VBZ what_DTQ looks_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 pipe_NN1 ._SENT 
