Summary

Chapter 9: (p. 93) Report by Emissaries Taufiq, Nasar, and Rawsti, Members of the Special Investigatory Commission into the State of Shikasta, Penultimate Time. Summary.

This chapter is a series of reports that covers much of Earth's history between the catastrophic end of the Lock and the 20th century apocalypse. The emissaries report that they've encountered Shammat without their knowledge. They also report the dwindling of species created by the Sirians, like Dwarves and Elves. They report the degeneration of the Natives. The ethical laws Johor gave to Shikasta have bene built partly into religions. Taufiq reports the end of the ice age and the flipping of the magnetic polarization of the earth. Taufiq brings some humanoids from other colonies to Shikasta to shift the genetics of the population. Shammat is also influencing the genetics of the population and corrupting the major religions. The Canopeans decide to...