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From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP (der Mouse)
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Subject: Re: Bring on the Aliens (and group minds)
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 00:25:30 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 00:25:30 1985
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> There's a short story by Arthur Clarke (don't remember what it's called, but
> I think it's in SENTINEL) which suggests that the reason that we haven't
> been contacted yet is that we evolved so durn fast!

		*** SPOILER FOR "RESCUE PARTY" STORY ***

     I have  it in  the  NINE BILLION  NAMES  OF GOD collection.  It  is
called RESCUE PARTY and is indeed a good story.  By the way,  this story
also belongs in the discussion which was going on  recently about  group
minds  in SF.  The  Paladorians are one of  the  more interesting  group
minds I've read of.

     "....and on  two  historic occaisons the billions  of cells of  the
entire Paladorian consciousness had  been  welded together to deal  with
emergencies that threatened the race."
-- 
					der Mouse

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