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=== Interlude: Planet Dreams=== "Yes, $TITLE0 $NAME1, I did say 'thought' waves." Dr. $SHIMODA9's wrinkled smile is otherworldly, a grinning death's head. "The mind worms definitely, and probably the fungus itself. Even after transient Human thought patterns are isolated, a complex wave dynamic remains, and there is good reason to believe that at least some mentation is taking place." "You're telling me this stuff thinks," you say halfheartedly, not quite prepared to buy into the idea. "If so, it's a remarkably different manner of 'thought' from that of humans, but the basic cognitive feedback loop is present." Dr. $SHIMODA9 leans forward and gestures toward the graphic with his datalink stylus. "The most striking thing is the loop's ability to jump from creature to creature, each fungal spore acting as a synapse. The spores and worms as individual creatures are insignificant, but the feedback across a fungal bloom or a mind worm boil is impressive." "How long can it keep jumping?" Now your curiosity is piqued. "Has it crossed the threshold into self-awareness?" "Difficult to say. In theory a powerful wave could reverberate clear around the planet, but the distances involved would make true self-awareness problematic. Perhaps a quasi sentient state similar to our dreams."
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