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transmuters-and-singularity
The Transmuters' exit point is marked by a unique mineral slab interacting with a singularity, enabling particle emissions that connect different physics realms.
1 chapter across 1 book
Diaspora (1997)Greg Egan
Chapter 24
In this chapter, Orlando waits in a complex shadow-scape to bid farewell to Paolo and the other expeditioners as they prepare to enter the second macrosphere, a realm governed by different physics. Orlando refuses to join them immediately, choosing instead to gather irrefutable evidence of survival before committing. The chapter explores Orlando's interactions with his bridger clones, revealing internal conflicts about identity, merging consciousness, and the emotional weight of leaving familiar worlds behind.