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[[Image:harmonium JHT.jpg|thumb|right|Unofficial fan illustration of harmoniums]] |
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'''Harmoniums''' are, according to the 1959 novel [[The Sirens of Titan]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]], the only form of life on the planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. Harmoniums are paper-thin cave-dwellers that feed on nearly undectable vibrations in the planet, described as "Mercury's song" which are caused by the temperature difference between the planet's face exposed to the sun and the one facing outer space. When the novel was written, scientists believed that Mercury was "tidally locked," i.e. that the same side of the planet always faced the sun, an idea that became outdated in 1965. |
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Harmoniums are [[kite]]-sized and kite-shaped, and [[asexual reproduction|reproduce asexually]] by flaking off in a manner not unlike [[dandruff]]. They have only the sense of touch, and also rudimentary [[telepathy|telepathic powers]] capable of only two messages: "here I am, here I am, here I am," and "so glad you are, so glad you are, so glad you are." |
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Harmoniums are a semi-transparent blue, making the yellow walls of Mercury appear aquamarine beneath them. When they die, they shrivel up like dried fruit. They can die from feeding off too much vibration. |
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Boaz, a resident on Mercury, has an emotional connection with the species, collecting ones that stand out to him. He frequently holds concerts for the creatures, playing music, diluted through layers of material into the rock. If the harmoniums move too close to the concert they die "in ecstasy." |
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