Highlights

Location 477

She’d imagined, once, that space would be all chrome and glass and pulsing lights. Clinical, synthetic, easy to clean. But, back on Earth, past efforts to eliminate germs and bugs from human habitations had led to an explosion in allergies, inflammatory diseases and decimated microbiomes. Successful, long-term space exploration would not—could not—be a sterile venture, and what humanity needed now was a sandpit to experiment in.

🔗 Location 477

Location 847

gone symbiotic,” she exclaimed. “The wall was created as standalone technology, but it’s been absorbing the power of the fire that hits it! The wildfires don’t damage the wall, they make it stronger. The wall needs the flames.” She realized what she was saying. “This isn’t the same wall that Grandma Jean built. It’s…it’s evolved.”

🔗 Location 847