1. collect a specimen

it begins with finding the fallen-dead-dying-rotting angel.

it is large enough you feel confident about not crushing it. small enough for plausible deniability.

this dataplankter looks like a dead bird on its back, wings between spread and folded.

you have watched worm dissection videos. this will not be anything like it. which is closer to yourself, the worm or the angel?

for now it is all painfully mundane.

you prepare your workspace.