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<Page social="0">Argons are not exactly living and not exactly machines. Near as I can tell, they're created by other argons, but that still leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Why do some of them look like other forms of life? What's the point of that?<BR><BR>And what do they run on? I've never seen one eat anything.<NEXTPAGEBUTTON>Next page.</NEXTPAGEBUTTON><CLOSEPAGEBUTTON>Close the book.</CLOSEPAGEBUTTON></Page>
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<Page social="0">One day, we saw an immense, dark bird gliding over the valley. It started dropping something—eggs, maybe?<BR><BR>The "eggs" contained some kind of proto-argons that joined together in different combinations. Argons that self-assemble. Troubling.<BR><BR>We've run out of food, and the argons have poisoned everything here, so we can't forage.<PREVPAGEBUTTON>Previous page.</PREVPAGEBUTTON><NEXTPAGEBUTTON>Next page.</NEXTPAGEBUTTON><CLOSEPAGEBUTTON>Close the book.</CLOSEPAGEBUTTON></Page>
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<Page social="0">Sashike died today. I don't quite know how to write this, or even if I can, but I'll try.<BR><BR>The argons separated us—a tactical move we weren't ready for. They took her down quickly, and then swarmed over her body like giant insects.<BR><BR>I killed as many as I could. They didn't seem to notice. Finally they pulled apart, each with a piece of her, and ran away, leaving me behind.<PREVPAGEBUTTON>Previous page.</PREVPAGEBUTTON><NEXTPAGEBUTTON>Next page.</NEXTPAGEBUTTON><CLOSEPAGEBUTTON>Close the book.</CLOSEPAGEBUTTON></Page>
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<Page social="0">Today I caught a glimpse of the argons' queen. They call her Shandra Manaya.<BR><BR>That's right—they speak. Or the smart ones do. Calling it speech isn't quite right, though. To my ears, it's eerie clicking mixed with words.<BR><BR>Did Shandra Manaya create the argons? If so, she must be a goddess. What chance do we have against an immortal argon?<PREVPAGEBUTTON>Previous page.</PREVPAGEBUTTON><NEXTPAGEBUTTON>Next page.</NEXTPAGEBUTTON><CLOSEPAGEBUTTON>Close the book.</CLOSEPAGEBUTTON></Page>
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<Page social="0">I saw them digging up something huge near a circular building. They took it toward the north side, but I'm too weak to follow.<BR><BR>The queen is north of here, somewhere. Probably close—too close.<BR><BR>Tell Hekasha what happened. Don't let them take me.<PREVPAGEBUTTON>Previous page.</PREVPAGEBUTTON><CLOSEPAGEBUTTON>Close the book.</CLOSEPAGEBUTTON></Page>
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