We can assume the absence of bones in the creatures we thought were our children to be a post-mortem phenomenon, for - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in a normal manner. The lack of nerve tissue is harder to explain. The autopsies found their skulls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - any type that could support cognition.
How to account then for the fact that they talked to us? (- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We only remember it during the nightmares, - - - - - - - - - - - - we have run out of both stimulants and narcotics.)
Some of my colleagues hypotethize we are being experimented on: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nobody has proposed yet the alternative theory that the creature we thought were our children were or still are experimenting on us. I believe this silence is deliberate in their part - - - - - - - - .
If we can believe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of the seven biological females in our group of fourteen, four have never given birth and the latest childbirth date we can estimate for the rest is - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -; this asseveration has to be qualified by our limited understanding of their biology. (Dr. Jones says she will not repeat her suicide attempt. We are taking her at her word because - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ).
The software in our DNA sequencing machine seems unable to process the samples. This is most likely another indicator of a lack of biological relationship despite Dr. Hammilton's - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
I note for completeness that our files and memories agree on this regard. None of us, as far as we can find or remember, are parents. Yet during the five days of the incident - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - with no cognitive discomfort we can remember or see in the surveillance video we have been able to recover.
(There are indications that the video segments we don't have access to were erased - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this might have been done as a form of self-protection, and we have decided to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Dr. Jones was the only dissenting vote.)
We remain committed to our original work. But we cannot ignore the possibility that the project is somehow related to the incident even if - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. If that is the case, it suggests the further possibility that this was known at the outset - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - comforting in its display of human agency, unguided by ethics as it might be.
Be that as it may, we have decided to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and resume our activities as planned. Drs. Hammilton, Li, and Jones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - destroying the biological and digital evidence of the incident. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - have yet to convince the rest of the group but I believe they will make an unilateral attempt before too long. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I will do the same with these notes.
I don't have - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - so I endeavored to go alone to the place where we buried after the autopsies the bodies of the creatures we thought were our children. I have a clear emotional and physical memory of collapsing in grief and crying in front of one of the graves before even breaking ground with the spade, but no recollection of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - until my return.
(Originally posted on my blog)