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high-speech
A specialized form of speech that may be difficult for some characters to understand, linked to physiological traits.
1 chapter across 1 book
A Fire Upon the Deep (2002)Vernor Vinge
Chapter 315
This chapter appears to be a set of authorial notes and reflections rather than a narrative segment, focusing on clarifying linguistic and biological details within the story's universe. It discusses the rationale behind interpack speech being in the human auditory range, the twilight existence of semi-living beings, and the physiological basis for communication modes among the Tinish species. Additionally, it hints at narrative elements involving character interactions, such as a romance scene between Woodcarver and Peregrine.