Summary

Matt took a long nap in the nursery. When he woke up from his rest, he saw the little African girl from the garden across the room. She was playing with a boy in a crib: a young African boy, who acted like a baby but was at least six years old. He was wearing diapers and drinking from a bottle; the little girl was feeding him and calling him “Mbongeni”. Dr. Rivas sat nearby and commented that Mbongeni will always be a baby, so not to expect him to talk or grow up.

They noticed that Matt was awake, and Dr. Rivas brought the little girl over to Matt so they could meet. Her name was Listen. She was also a clone, like Matt, and Dr. Rivas mentioned that she was very smart because her intelligence wasn’t “blunted” when she was...