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Role in the story
Dawn
Encountered by Part 1 · WombHabitat, medical system, and enclosure
The ship feeds, heals, suspends, and shelters its inhabitants through living tissues that humans cannot independently command.
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The Oankali living ship
A vast living vessel whose tissues provide chambers, food, environmental control, and suspended care for rescued humans.
This public dossier identifies the entity without exposing its outcome. Story-specific roles and relationships unlock from your reading progress.
Story function
Habitat, medical system, and enclosure
From Part 1 · Womb
The Oankali living ship
Living starship
Ideas illuminated
Suspended animation