Years later Barbara is a student in Munro’s class; the ancient artifact and Kaia’s Gaian poem complete the novel’s movement from imposed interpretation toward received meaning.
Topic: Artifact
Artifact Prologue — Mars Discovery (Superseded)
September 23 version: astronauts discover the ancient magnetic toy on Mars; a Farmington-raised astronaut has a subtle somatic response. This version is superseded by the October Earth-found Toy treatment.