Still reading "A Fire on the Deep" Vernor Vinge. It even made me on the brink of tears (which is as far as I ever get) when
SPOILERS
Tyrathect gets taken over by the Flenser fragment. It was so sudden. The elements that make up Tyrathect consist of 3 intelligent Tines fighting for control against 2 of Flenser, the old tyrant that split himself and controls the politics indirectly. Since the invention of radio the pack members have been able to drift away from each other without losing thought speed. Occasionally one has to disconnect for maintenance. This time Tyrathect realizes that it is his last chance to make a difference before the Flenser fragment takes complete control (the radio made her stronger). A glimmer of hope and then his grim determination turns into weakness, the more dormant of the 2 Flenser exploits the weakness and mentally incapacitates Tyrathect. So sad, when you consider he was possibly Jeffry's only hope from within Steel's system.
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