For Lui

Swamp Secrets

The twin moons were rapidly rising in conjunction over the river as we quickly tethered the kayak and pushed through the palm swamps to the island's secret treasure, hidden in its' well-defended core.

A once-every-ten-year event was our goal, the sporing of the ecologist's grail, an astounding organism - a giant fungoid Arumesque species, somewhat akin to Earth's Amorphophallus titanum [link] in form, but as yet unnamed. This species of seemingly part-plant, part-animal, is so secret that even naming it would draw the collectors and threaten its existence in this last refugium that had supported it since life began on this planet. Only the cognoscenti ecologia, the un-nameable society of chosen ecologists, sworn to secrecy, knew of its' existence.

In seeking to witness its' never-before-seen miracle of reproduction we had been given a sacred task.
It only happened in the red light generated in the brief moments as Ganymede's twin moons eclipsed

At last we found the place and not a second too late. Before us, illuminated by red shafts of moonlight, the event was happening. The gigantic towering 20 foot flower was opening, releasing its' precious cargo, that floated across the swamp on vagrant airs.

Quickly we harvested the spore and recorded the event for the Ark. Then left as quickly as we had come. Even our presence here was a danger to this place and its' amazing species.

Back on the ship we reviewed the evidence as we left this solar system, destined for Arcturus. This planet was indeed very similar to Earth. This species had so many similarities to Earth's fungi and Aroids. In taking it back to Ark Biosphere base we had secured its existence as long as the Ark could be maintained.

Post Script.

Finally the analysis of the spore has come back. Read about it here:

Ganymede Fungoid Spore [link]

Chronicles d'Anu - Another Space/Time Discovery.
Moons of Jupiter Expedition series

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More Chronicles d'Anu here [link]

Also Moons of Jupiter expedition Una Magnifica [link]



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PRODUCTION DETAILS
Apophysis 2.06c beta 3D Hack

THE PROCESS:

Thanks to

Opened sgp's 3D JulianTubeballs_3DHack.flame [link]

Generated another batch over them using keeperofthegood's 3D Sierpinksi Batch script [link]

Then ran ToAPP's saTubes batch script [link] over that KotG batch to generate yet a 3rd flame batch.

Finally chose a flame & deconstructed it

The Flame name:Tube_KBF_Sie3D_ovr_Jtb-DJE-070912-114_0013 tells most of this saga, but who is Jtb?
Thanks whoever you are.

Postwork bg in PSCS2.

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NEWSFLASH

See Swamp Secrets animated beautifully here: [link]

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