Part Two: Community and Anarchy: Chapter Six Summary

Lindsay leaves on an Investor ship. An Ensign tells him the Commander wants him on tape and leaves a large box with Lindsay, telling him to move and behave normally. The tape is in a large canister, and when Lindsay opens it, it spools out on its own, rising, and supporting itself. Lindsay watches it, moving only his eyes so it does not see him. Any movement, however small, attracts its attention. It copies Lindsay's crouched form, but is quickly bored and begins to create a new form. Lindsay finds himself looking at a smaller version of the Commander. He watches with interest as it mimics her being ill. Lindsay carefully takes out his monocle and begins recording it himself. He watches as the tape shows the Captain giving birth to...