You are the children of a dead planet, earthdeirdre, and this death we do not comprehend. We shall take you in, but may we ask this question--will we too catch the planetdeath disease?
Conversations with Planet
Adv. Ecological Engineering
You waited so long to heed us, earthdeirdre, Almost we pruned you, as we may yet prune your branches.
Conversations with Planet
Secrets of Alpha Centauri
Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind. Have you drunk your fill?
Conversations with Planet
Epilogue
Transcendent Thought
We welcome you, earthdeirdre and earthwheat and earthtree as honored guests, for you add great power to our ancient song-- planetfungus and planetworm and planetmind sing and play here, and you are welcome among us.
Conversations with Planet
The Pholus Mutagen
No longer mere earthbeings and planetbeings are we, but bright children of the stars! And together we shall dance in and out of ten billion years, celebrating the gift of consciousness until the stars themselves grow cold and weary, and our thoughts turn again to the beginning.
Conversations with Planet
The Ascent to Transcendence