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Yesterday we discussed the most basic form of life on planet Harappa, the algae in the oceans. Today we move up a step into the plant kingdom.
Like Earth and most other planets the plant kingdom developed before animal life. The surface of of Harappa was covered with plant life. They loved the place, even the hot zones near the equator.
Grasses, shrubs, trees and flowers all existed on Harappa. There were two large forest areas in the river valley we settled in, the Great River Valley. We replaced sections of these forests with trees from Earth and they did very well. We were not concerned with preserving the ecosystems on Harappa. We were most concerned with survival and that entailed replacing some of the ecological niches with plants more suitable for human support.
Now days we have a bit more respect for native ecosystems. The human race would be criticized for wrecking planet Harappa and the life contained there. The legal philosophy that this is based on is the notion that there is no determining what this life might evolve to. It might evolve the being that will move life towards the next step in evolution.
Back then we didn’t consider Fordian legal concepts, we only considered what we needed. We needed food, building materials and something familiar to our genetic memories. Harappa was ours to do with what we needed and we needed something from Earth.
Tomorrow we’ll take a step up the evolutionary chain.
Never mix red wine and Oodo.
Philip Normer
Kushan Year 88
Earth Year 2480
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