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From: norman@lasspvax.UUCP (Norman Ramsey)
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Subject: Re: mono sex societies
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Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 18:55:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 29 18:55:00 1985
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THe only story I know of which deals intelligibly with a society based on
fusion of ova is "When it Changed" by joanna Russ. A wonderful story it is,
too.

(SPOILER WARNING) 

James Tiptree's "Houston, Houston, do you Read" postulates a single-sex
society based on cloning. Very interestingly worked out; the people in the
society are all busily exploring the possibilities of their genome. For
example, "Lucy's" talk a lot (I think it's Lucys). Personally I think such a
society is stuck in a genetic dead end, but the ideas are fascinating and
the stoy itself is very good.

-- 
Norman Ramsey

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