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Summary

Redina Kott reflects on her addictive experiences of temporary godhood while managing the planetary biosphere in scheduled shifts with her fellow exiles, lamenting the intrusive presence of her co-conspirators and the persistent, uncooperative plague of runaway insects. Reflecting on her recent four-day stint under the machine where she steered evolution toward fish and pillbug-derivatives before being pulled out by the others, she navigates the grueling reality of their imperfect terraforming project. As the group continues fighting the stubborn insectoid biosphere to fulfill Hartmand's dream of an Earth-standard world, they also monitor escalating developments back on Earth.

Characters

• Redina Kott / Kott — 深刻反思了她对作为临时神明与行星生物圈融合的心理成瘾，将这种体验描述为优于任何人工药物。详细讲述了她最近在机器下度过的四天时间，期间她操纵进化路径以抑制虫子并培育鱼类和蝾螈类生物，随后被同伴打断。
• Hartmand / Gerey Hartmand — 他预计在成功培育出体型庞大的陆生动物后，将打印小型枪支去进行狩猎，并且尽管项目遭遇了持续的挫折，他依然坚持对达到地球标准的世界的要求。
• Pil / Ken Pil — 仍然与内置的反射进化软件包保持关联，该软件包导致该星球上持续爆发虫害。
• Milner / Ottis Milner — 与Domus合作制定神圣行星浸入过程的安全公差，为共同策划者建立正式的轮班制度。
• Domus — 与 Milner 一起合作，制定安全容差并建立管理行星生物圈的轮班表。
• Dorcheson / Sui Dorcheson — 参与监督地球化改造项目，并确保在Kott的神圣浸没期间遵守安全协议。