>>5418322As if inspired by its new altitude, the Stomper undergoes a rapid evolutionary shift, to grow a new, large, and strong heart to oxygenate their limbs and supply their multi-stomach. This greatly increases their speed and endurance, allowing them to hunt and graze on the ground with impunity. If desperate, a pack of Flounder Feeders is more than a match for any lone Stomper but their instincts tell them to avoid even a lone Stomper if they aren’t. With a true cardiovascular system and an efficient multi-stomach maximizing their caloric intake, the growth of intricate neural tissue is perhaps inevitable. At the same time, further complexity increases the dangers of heavy metal organ poisoning, and as grand as a hypothetical architecture of higher consciousness may be, its foundation requires a solution. The Stomper population continues to grow.
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