Ronnie nodded and thinned her lips into the barest of smiles, then turned back to Helic. “I do like your ideas about how we can turn this into a story about evolutionary authenticity.” Glat jumped in. “Our potential buyers are incredibly excited about the virgin Pleistocene land. At the same time, Ronnie, you’re right about the plate tectonics. Nobody wants that kind of authenticity. Earthquakes, surprise volcanoes, uncontrolled spreading of the ocean floor—it’s everything that people hate about planetary life.” Terry was capturing the meeting in notes and select sound bites, and looked to
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