So did Serpent take with him his scrip containing his mini-vasculum and the plant labels that he had so carefully inscribed according to the word of the Scientist, and did enter into the Garden early one morning, for he wanted to avoid meeting the Gardener. This obscene hairless creature was the result of one of the Scientist’s less successful experiments. As it was possessed of a rudimentary intelligence and good manual skills, the Scientist had put it to work maintaining the Garden. A simple task that it seemed content to perform. But it came to pass that the Scientist could see that the work was more than this creature could cope with, and that some tasks required a higher level of mental capability. He was now heartily tired of telling the Gardener every day what needed to be done. Accordingly did he create a Clone to organise the Gardener’s activities.

It has since been written that the Scientist acted irresponsibly in this, that he should have taken far greater care before introducing a pair of genetically modified creatures into the Garden. But the Scientist was a caring Scientist and truly believed that such a help-meet would be a companion for the Gardener (for verily he saw that the Gardener was ugly to the sight of other creatures). The risk of promulgation was minimal as neither creature showed any interest in procreation (the Scientist had noted this problem in several of his experiments, and was preparing a treatise on the matter).

Now it should be remembered that the Trees were identical to look upon, even the Scientist could not tell one from the other in the field. But Serpent knew well the one from which he would fill his mini-vasculum.

So did Serpent take with him his scrip containing his mini-vasculum and the plant labels that he had so carefully inscribed according to the word of the Scientist, and did enter into the Garden early one morning, for he wanted to avoid meeting the Gardener. This obscene hairless creature was the result of one of the Scientist’s less successful experiments. As it was possessed of a rudimentary intelligence and good manual skills, the Scientist had put it to work maintaining the Garden. A simple task that it seemed content to perform. But it came to pass that the Scientist could see that the work was more than this creature could cope with, and that some tasks required a higher level of mental capability. He was now heartily tired of telling the Gardener every day what needed to be done. Accordingly did he create a Clone to organise the Gardener’s activities.

It has since been written that the Scientist acted irresponsibly in this, that he should have taken far greater care before introducing a pair of genetically modified creatures into the Garden. But the Scientist was a caring Scientist and truly believed that such a help-meet would be a companion for the Gardener (for verily he saw that the Gardener was ugly to the sight of other creatures). The risk of promulgation was minimal as neither creature showed any interest in procreation (the Scientist had noted this problem in several of his experiments, and was preparing a treatise on the matter).

Now it should be remembered that the Trees were identical to look upon, even the Scientist could not tell one from the other in the field. But Serpent knew well the one from which he would fill his mini-vasculum.