Jim Lawton
10234/777/A-78 EXTRACT FROM REPORT ON SMALL BLUE-GREEN PLANET RECENTLY VISITED.

..... is quite interesting for the variety of its life forms. These vary from single celled to very complex organisms almost capable of rational thought (close to the intelligence of a domesticated ctac for instance). An example of the former is the yeast. The yeast when provided with a copious food supply multiplies rapidly, producing huge quantities of efluent which it ejects into its environment, eventually poisoning itself and dying. The most complex creature is an upright bipedal humanoid. This humanoid represents the conclusion of millions, perhaps billions of years of evolution after the yeast stage. Unfortunately, although this creature can think, its thought is not rational. The net result of this is that, when provided with a copious food supply it multiplies rapidly, producing huge quantities of efluent which it ejects into its environment. It will very shortly have poisoned itself and died out, unfortunately taking most of the rest of life on the planet with it. This is a great pity as there are some quite lovely and diverse organisms to be found there, which rational creatures might have appreciated.....