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A review by awilderm23
Sundiver by David Brin
4.0
‘More sad thoughts crowd into my mind
When evening comes; for then
Appears your phantom shape-
Speaking as I have known you to speak.’
‘Adaptability, the Neoliths claim, is the ‘specialization’ of man. He cannot run as fast as a cheetah, but he can run. He cannot swim as well as an otter, but he can swim. His eyes are not so sharp as a hawks nor can he store food in his cheeks. So he must train his eyes and create instruments from bite and pieces of tortured earth; not only to let him see, but to outrun the cat and to outswim the otter as well. He can walk across an arctic waste, swim a tropical river, climb a tree, and, at the end of his journey, build a nice hotel. There he clean up and boast of his accomplishments over dinner with friends.’
When evening comes; for then
Appears your phantom shape-
Speaking as I have known you to speak.’
‘Adaptability, the Neoliths claim, is the ‘specialization’ of man. He cannot run as fast as a cheetah, but he can run. He cannot swim as well as an otter, but he can swim. His eyes are not so sharp as a hawks nor can he store food in his cheeks. So he must train his eyes and create instruments from bite and pieces of tortured earth; not only to let him see, but to outrun the cat and to outswim the otter as well. He can walk across an arctic waste, swim a tropical river, climb a tree, and, at the end of his journey, build a nice hotel. There he clean up and boast of his accomplishments over dinner with friends.’