How did the author decide to explore consciousness through alien encounters?
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How did the author decide to explore consciousness through alien encounters?
Did anyone else find the pacing in the middle section a bit slow, or was that part of building suspense?
What do you think led to Watts's choice to include so much psychological and ethical complexity in the story?