‘I found an anomaly, sir.’ ‘Go on.’ ‘You remember the experiments into lower lifeforms? Lending them the minds of the more advanced?’ ‘I remember.’ ‘We were looking for a chain, and found nothing. That is because I believe the chain was cut short. I found readings that were reminiscent of those we encountered during those experiments.’ ‘Yes?’ ‘The missing subject, sir. I believe he – or another mind in the chain – may have entered the mind of a lower lifeform.’ ‘I thought the experiments proved a failure?’ ‘Overall, yes. There were mixed results.’ The man with the green eyes hesitated. ‘It was
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