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OCR: 25 ascertain. The skin is thin but extremely durable, with no epidermal layer. Bone structure is unusually light, hollow, like that of a bird. Possibly brittle. It has no stomach, or true oesophagus," The scientist glanced up, "no bowel or sexual organs. There is an unusually high electromagnetic field, as predicted, and it appears to react to the light frequencies postulated. But whatever the process is that we're seeing, it's slow. Something along the lines of photosynthesis." "Photosynthesis!" Strefford fell for the implication. "You make it sound like some sort of vegetable?" "No sir," the professor offered a cold smile. "Scanning has shown us that, as with the original specimens, its chest contains four small mammalian hearts. It has a highly efficient pair of lungs, and an extensive ...