The Sterile Eggs
The sterile eggs function to demonstrate how well the different members of Gan’s family have integrated and participated in the combined Terran-Tlic society. Unlike the fertile eggs that are implanted into hosts, sterile…
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The Rifle
The contraband rifle that Gan’s father has hidden—a leftover from the time when Tlic and Terrans were actively fighting—represents the quest for individual agency—one’s capacity, used or not, to make their own decisions, act in…
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