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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dstockhoff@verizon.net
href="mailto:dstockhoff@verizon.net">David Stockhoff</A>
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<DIV><BR>> > The latter, I think. Whatever he has done he has tapped the
cellular <BR>> > mechanisms of creatures such as crocodiles and tortoises,
which are <BR>> > said to grow forever and never die of old age. (I
suspect that is not <BR>> > quite accurate, but the idea is well known.
And human growth hormone <BR>> > has been touted as an anti-aging
technology.)<BR><BR>> Dr Talos more or less suggested that his functions was
to nurse <BR>> Baldanders. Keeping him on his meds could be part of that.
There may <BR>> also be side effects, such as uncontrolled rage.<BR><BR>Yes,
I think so. Probably Talos actually carries out any operations Baldanders
needs to carry out on himself – maybe even the surgical fitting of gills.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Gerry Quinn</DIV>
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