Semiosis

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Author: Sue Burke Source: My Clippings.txt

Highlights

[…] used for a gift center. “There’s blood in some feces […]

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[…] wall as well as the oils that protect it. I recognize […]

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[…] crept up the stems. I pawed through the moist soil. The roots had decayed into brown slime. “This is our bread,” Uri howled. “Why?” I closed my eyes and recited a textbook answer to avoid howling like him. “Disease, too much water, a nutrient shortage. A lot of things can cause it.” I stood up to look for a pattern, moving too fast and getting dizzy, but as soon as my vision cleared, I saw one. “My first guess is disease traveling via water. You can see the rot spreading downhill.” “Can I stop it? If I stop the water?” I could only shrug. He radioed Wendy at the irrigation pumps. I dug out some plants with my hands and ran to the lab, remembering the Corn War, the wilting fields of my family’s […]

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