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The man wears an unfamiliar device on his wrist, resembling a high-tech screen with changing symbols and colored beads.

1 chapter across 1 book

Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer

Chapter 11

In this chapter, Louise Benoît, Paul, and Dr. Montego discover and assist a mysterious injured man with unusual physical features and an unknown language, found inside a sealed neutrino detector chamber deep underground. The man exhibits Neanderthal-like traits, prompting confusion and concern among the team about his origin and the implications for their research. The chapter ends with the man being taken to a hospital and Louise preparing to inform the observatory director about the extraordinary situation.