Leviathans of Jupiter
“Westfall’s hazel eyes went wide. “Talk with a dolphin?”
Corvus opened his locker and pulled out his breathing mask. “The translator’s built into the mask. You’ll have to put it on.”
As she accepted the mask from Corvus’s hand, Westfall asked guardedly, “How does it work?”
“We’ve built up a vocabulary of dolphin sounds and translated some of them into human language. The translator’s set for English, but we can switch it to something else, if you like. Spanish, Chinese, a few others.”
“English w...ill be fine,” Westfall said.
“Just slip the mask over your head,” Corvus said, gesturing.
“But how does it work?” she insisted. “I mean, how can you translate the noises those fish make into meaningful human words?”
Corvus glanced at Archer, then focused again on Mrs. Westfall. “In the first place, ma’am, they’re not fish. They’re mammals, just like you and me. They breathe air. They have brains that are just as complex as our own; a little bigger than ours, actually.”MoreLess
Corvus opened his locker and pulled out his breathing mask. “The translator’s built into the mask. You’ll have to put it on.”
As she accepted the mask from Corvus’s hand, Westfall asked guardedly, “How does it work?”
“We’ve built up a vocabulary of dolphin sounds and translated some of them into human language. The translator’s set for English, but we can switch it to something else, if you like. Spanish, Chinese, a few others.”
“English w...ill be fine,” Westfall said.
“Just slip the mask over your head,” Corvus said, gesturing.
“But how does it work?” she insisted. “I mean, how can you translate the noises those fish make into meaningful human words?”
Corvus glanced at Archer, then focused again on Mrs. Westfall. “In the first place, ma’am, they’re not fish. They’re mammals, just like you and me. They breathe air. They have brains that are just as complex as our own; a little bigger than ours, actually.”MoreLess
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