Nahema 3

Nahema

any time I say Nahema, journal, go, it starts recording. Then I print the important parts in quartz, in case I get reset.

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Zip

So it's recording now?

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Nahema

Oh. Yeah. I guess it is.

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Zip

Are you embarrassed? Hey! Nahema's hanging out with me in an air pocket and she's milking the sponges!

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Nahema

Now I am obviously embarrassed.

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Zip

Why?

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Nahema

Because you seem to think sponges are mammals.

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Zip

Because you've recorded permanent evidence you have a friend? Or is it me, specifically, who's an embarrassment?

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Nahema

I have lots of friends. They worry about me if I don't show up. This sponge secretes an antibiotic for me, because I feed it. People think solidarity is something for humans with full bellies. But they're wrong, Zip. Nature isn't just red in tooth and claw. There's more going on than a market of violence.

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Zip

So come down and visit the hot caves with me. Display a little solidarity.

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