As he walks, Hughes has to remind himself continually that these are all the
remains of a single organism, one of the tiniest examples of its species.
Behind the skull, where there used to be the creature's first neck vertebra,
there is no…Actually, he does have some clues. The timing of the meetings is one. The first took place early this year, and when they emerged, amnesiac, they were clutching written instructions from themselves to themselves to continue meeting monthly.…He wipes his mouth. "Yes."
"How many digits do you have?"
"Ten."
"Count them for me, please."
Hughes spreads his fingers and counts them. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." His right thumb is "five".
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