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Even Starfish Aliens love their subterranean girlfriends.

  • The end of the book, where at the end of their long voyage the Yma and the humans leave Darwin IV, pristine and untouched, exactly as they left it. Except for a monolith in tribute of the Expedition, and surveillance drones to protect the planet from any poachers who may dare harm its environment.
  • The male Sac-back greeting his buried subterranean mate, by rubbing snouts and clasping facial tentacles as if holding hands. D'aww.
    Barlowe: Here was a rare moment of tenderness in a world where fierceness seemed the rule.
  • In the documentary adaptation, the probes Ike and Leo are adorable. With expressive big-eyed faces resembling WALL-E and personalities like human children, it's hard not to get attached to them.

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