The Oankali have three genders, male, female, and ooloi, who are the Oankali that have developed the strongest connections to humans. Some humans were not kept asleep and the Oankali learned much about their species from these humans. The humans that the Oankali have saved from Earth have mostly been held in suspended animation, with intermittent Awakenings. Lilith is so repulsed by Jdahya’s appearance that she can barely look at him. The tentacles covering Jdahya are sensory organs with functions that go beyond human understanding. The Oankali come from very far away from Earth and their ship, which is where Lilith has been kept for over 250 years, is a living organism. It introduces itself as Jdahya, and is a member of a race called the Oankali. Food is provided for her a disembodied voice asks her questions, but then refuses to answer her questions in return.ĭuring this latest Awakening, Lilith meets an alien being with tentacles all over its body.
Each time she has Awakened, she has been unable to determine where she is or why she is being confined. Lilith wakes in a featureless room, as she has many times before.
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