The Iyari secretes a powerful neurotoxin that creates a sense of euphoria and unity while the brain dies. The "shared memories" are merely identical hallucinations generated by the same chemical stimulus. There is no other consciousness; there is only the echo of one's own thoughts amplified by a drug.
: Ten years later, the Shkeen enter sacred caves to be fully consumed by a massive Greeshka, believing they are achieving eternal life and total unity. una cancion para lya
The story is less about alien invasion and more about the human condition and the limitations of personal connection: The Iyari secretes a powerful neurotoxin that creates
, who are "Talents"—humans with telepathic abilities. They are summoned to the planet una cancion para lya