ALIEN INTERVIEW - THE NEW EARTH - Earth Changes and The ...

As I mentioned, there is a very highly regimented and
fixed hierarchy or "class system" for all IS-BEs
throughout the "Old Empire", and The Domain, as follows:
The highest class are "free" IS-BEs. That is, they are
not restricted to the use of any type of body and may
come and go at will, provided that they do not destroy
or interfere with the social, economic or political
structure.
Below this class are many strata of "limited" IS-BEs who
may or may not use a body from time to time.
Limitations are imposed on each IS-BE regarding range of
power, ability and mobility they can exercise.
Below these are the "doll body" classes, to which I
belong. Nearly all space officers and crew members of
space craft are required to travel through intergalactic
space. Therefore, they are each equipped with a body
manufactured from light weight, durable materials.
Various body types have been designed to facilitate
specialized functions. Some bodies have accessories,
such as interchangeable tools or apparatus for
activities such as maintenance, mining, chemical
management, navigation, and so forth. There are many
gradations of this body type which also serve as an
"insignia" of rank.
Below these are the soldier class. The soldiers are
equipped with a myriad of weapons, and specialized
armaments designed to detect, combat and overwhelm any
imaginable foe. Some soldiers are issued mechanical
bodies. Most soldiers are merely remote controlled
robots with no class designation.
The lower classes are limited to "flesh bodies". Of
course, it is not possible for these to travel through
space for obvious reasons. Fundamentally, flesh bodies
are far too fragile to endure the stresses of gravity,
temperature extremes, radiation exposure, atmospheric
chemicals and the vacuum of space. There are also the
obvious logistical inconveniences of food, defecation,
sleep, atmospheric elements, and air pressure required
by flesh bodies, that doll bodies do not require.
Most flesh bodies will suffocate in only a few minutes
without a specific combination of atmospheric chemicals.
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