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'''<center>Commentary</center>'''
It had taken a long time for the [[Helianx]] to get used to life aboard the Great Ship.
It had taken a long time for the Helianx to get used to life aboard the Great Ship.
Although they had taken care to fashion the enormous craft,
Although they had taken care to fashion the enormous craft,
as far as they could, to emulate conditions on Womb Planet,
as far as they could, to emulate conditions on Womb Planet,
However, and this had been quite shocking to the Elders, the computers had insisted
However, and this had been quite shocking to the Elders, the computers had insisted
on the inclusion of dry chambers representing the planet after the seas had receded.
on the inclusion of dry chambers representing the planet after the seas had receded.
The horror of their recent experience had colored their emotions so deeply that it became
The horror of their recent [[experience]] had colored their [[emotion]]s so deeply that it became
as a consequence, an unsung taboo, never to visit, or raise in discussion,
as a consequence, an unsung [[taboo]], never to visit, or raise in discussion,
the arid, storm-blown simulacrum lodged deep within the bowels of the ship.
the arid, storm-blown [[simulacrum]] lodged deep within the bowels of the ship.
It was doubtless this impulse that had also led to their gradual acceptance
It was doubtless this impulse that had also led to their gradual acceptance
of a more sedentary existence spent largely in the nutrient domes,
of a more sedentary existence spent largely in the nutrient domes,
and of the many obvious restrictions imposed by a peripatetic life in interstellar space.
and of the many obvious restrictions imposed by a peripatetic life in [[interstellar space]].
Galactic historians have stressed the need to understand
Galactic historians have stressed the need to understand
the enormous timespans involved when studying these strange creatures.
the enormous timespans involved when studying these strange creatures.
It has always been hard for short -lived entities to grasp the psychological mindset of beings
It has always been hard for short-lived entities to grasp the [[psychology|psychological]] mindset of beings
whose long lives could best be expressed in geological time.
whose long lives could best be expressed in [[geological time]].
Do their thoughts move more slowly through those vast neural networks?
Do their thoughts move more slowly through those vast neural networks?
Do their immensely long lifespans allow them to view universal philosophical questions in a profoundly different way?
Do their immensely long lifespans allow them to view universal philosophical questions in a profoundly different way?
The changes the Helianx underwent as a species
The changes the Helianx underwent as a species
occurred over millions of years and many generations of life on the Great Ship.
occurred over millions of years and many generations of life on the Great Ship.
Much of their placid lives had been spent floating in Dreamtime, and by the time the computers started spitting out their new prediction for the demise of the superuniverse,
Much of their placid lives had been spent floating in Dreamtime, and by the time the computers started spitting out their new prediction for the demise of the [[superuniverse]],
the frightful memories of their unfortunate exile had all but dissipated.
the frightful memories of their unfortunate exile had all but dissipated.
They had even grown to enjoy the indolence imposed on them by circumstances,
They had even grown to enjoy the indolence imposed on them by circumstances,
broken only by occasional meetings with diplomatic missions, who often seemed unreasonably resentful of the Helianx for the news they brought.
broken only by occasional meetings with diplomatic missions, who often seemed unreasonably resentful of the Helianx for the news they brought.
As a result of the increasingly Skeptical animosity amongst those they were merely trying to wam,
As a result of the increasingly [[skeptic|skeptical]] animosity amongst those they were merely trying to wam,
the news that the Helianx were to place themselves in suspended animation
the news that the Helianx were to place themselves in suspended animation
for an undetermined period in the future, became a considerably more attractive prospect
for an undetermined period in the future, became a considerably more attractive prospect
