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Due to low chemical reactivity, Xenonic atmospheres are sterile. | Due to low chemical reactivity, Xenonic atmospheres are sterile. | ||
Life cannot metabolize or respire efficiently; instead, some Continuum organisms utilize '''photo-resonant tissues''' that extract energy from photon compression rather than oxidation. | Life cannot metabolize or respire efficiently; instead, some Continuum organisms utilize '''photo-resonant tissues''' that extract energy from photon compression rather than oxidation. | ||
These creatures — translucent, slow-moving, bioluminescent — are colloquially called | These creatures — translucent, slow-moving, bioluminescent — are colloquially called ''gliders'' by xenobiologists. | ||
The absence of erosion and oxidation leads to pristine geological surfaces, their rock and ice formations polished to glass-like smoothness by centuries of still air. | The absence of erosion and oxidation leads to pristine geological surfaces, their rock and ice formations polished to glass-like smoothness by centuries of still air. | ||