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On the moon, in the very distant future. Reborn Daneel Olivaw in Fallom's body, holding his own robot body, which is already 20 thousand years old (with constant replacement of parts).
Here is hidden (by Asimov) a deep metaphorical meaning that a person evolves into an artificial mind, then improves to a supermind, and having reached the technological limit, he becomes something mystical, divine androgyne, whose control and mind encompasses the entire galaxy and all living and nonliving in it. In fact, he becomes a deity, the creator of a new world.
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In Foundation and Earth, the Solarians have genetically modified themselves into a distinct species from humanity — becoming hermaphroditic, superintelligent and containing biological organs capable of powering and controlling whole complexes of robots on their own.
(Three Laws of Robotics, 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: General Literature)
"A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm"—and how the imperative to protect abstract humanity moved the robot Daneel Olivaw to bring about the founding of Gaia" (346-48; ch. 101). For the continuation of Daneel's existence, and the establishment of "Galaxia" (the galaxy as mostly conscious organism), Daneel will "merge a human brain into" his own (350-52); the human he chooses is Fallom: "hermaphroditic, transductive, different"—and perhaps a new force in the galaxy.
(Asimov, Isaac. Foundation and Earth.)
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Fallom was a child (and a copy) of Sarton Bander, who is described in the book:
"His complexion was pale and his hair light and long. His face was grave but quite young in appearance. His bare arms and legs were not particularly muscled. The robots stepped aside for him, and he advanced till he stood in their midst. He then spoke in a clear, pleasant voice and his words, although used archaically, were in Galactic Standard, and easily understood.
He was wearing a thin white robe, draped loosely over his shoulder, with large openings for his arms. It was open in front, exposing a bare chest and loincloth below. Except for a pair of light sandals, he wore nothing else. It occurred to Trevize that he could not tell whether the Solarian was male or female. The breasts were male certainly but the chest was hairless and the thin loincloth showed no bulge of any kind."

Description

On the moon, in the very distant future. Reborn Daneel Olivaw in Fallom's body, holding his own robot body, which is already 20 thousand years old (with constant replacement of parts).
Here is hidden (by Asimov) a deep metaphorical meaning that a person evolves into an artificial mind, then improves to a supermind, and having reached the technological limit, he becomes something mystical, divine androgyne, whose control and mind encompasses the entire galaxy and all living and nonliving in it. In fact, he becomes a deity, the creator of a new world.
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In Foundation and Earth, the Solarians have genetically modified themselves into a distinct species from humanity — becoming hermaphroditic, superintelligent and containing biological organs capable of powering and controlling whole complexes of robots on their own.
(Three Laws of Robotics, 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: General Literature)
"A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm"—and how the imperative to protect abstract humanity moved the robot Daneel Olivaw to bring about the founding of Gaia" (346-48; ch. 101). For the continuation of Daneel's existence, and the establishment of "Galaxia" (the galaxy as mostly conscious organism), Daneel will "merge a human brain into" his own (350-52); the human he chooses is Fallom: "hermaphroditic, transductive, different"—and perhaps a new force in the galaxy.
(Asimov, Isaac. Foundation and Earth.)
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Fallom was a child (and a copy) of Sarton Bander, who is described in the book:
"His complexion was pale and his hair light and long. His face was grave but quite young in appearance. His bare arms and legs were not particularly muscled. The robots stepped aside for him, and he advanced till he stood in their midst. He then spoke in a clear, pleasant voice and his words, although used archaically, were in Galactic Standard, and easily understood.
He was wearing a thin white robe, draped loosely over his shoulder, with large openings for his arms. It was open in front, exposing a bare chest and loincloth below. Except for a pair of light sandals, he wore nothing else. It occurred to Trevize that he could not tell whether the Solarian was male or female. The breasts were male certainly but the chest was hairless and the thin loincloth showed no bulge of any kind."