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Plot
In Primo Levi's Full Employment (story) (The Sixth Day and Other Tales), great strides are made in interspecies communication.

This is in contrast to the The transcendant science and poetry of the enterprise, are thrown into relief by the latest device issued to sales-representative now human-ambassador Mr. Simpson. 'Minibrain' is a four-track human-trivia computator, wanting for innovation and a symptom of cultural solipsism. Finally, the technological and commercial implications of the endeavour are explored.

'Lexical patrimony'
Moved by Karl von Frisch's work, our interloctor first tries to dance like the bees but realises that making the figure with finger or twig is clearer. He compiles a glossary of apian language: 'equivalents' of sun, wind, rain, cold, and heat; a surprising number of synonyms for 'flight,' and a vast assortment of plant names; but a 'sliding' denotes all movement over land and water, and they are satisfied with an extremely 'generic nomenclature' for the larger animals.

Cultural exchange
Privy to some of the greater 'mysteries of the beehive,' nevertheless their 'dignity' precludes teling 'certain secrets.'

great 'dignity,' they keep crtain 'secrets.'

He explains the difference between man and woman.

Diplomacy
The Bees appear to enjoy their role as 'mediators'

Diplomatic. Non-aggression pact with 'pests' such as locusts as mosquitoes. Concerning the latter, blood to be donated (though this would maybe have to be kept under-pressure and covered by a film. non-agression pacts with parasites he suggests offering blood. (Natuirally hope not sacrificed. Withdraw half a liter of blood (on an ethical note - animal sacrifice would be incorrect. perhaps the blood would have to be held under pressure - against a special? membrane. The advantages are cheapeness, and no spraying of DDT would not affect biologivxal balance in the area. Antdragonfly fly malaria mosquito locust

Acts of symbiosis envisaged in the story
Medical: auxiliary work during brain surgery (e.g. stop hemorrhages of capillaries)

Agricultural: Distribute fertilizers by ‘home delivery' (one grain per seed), Reclaim rice-paddies by removing infesting weeds before they germinate, Cleaning grain (apparently acoustic echos are now used in silos) Collect berries

Biological: Perform 'cellular micrographs'

Microfabrication: Assemble resistors, Trace 'difussion reticule of spectrometer'.

Transport: Eels migrate in shoals, carrying goods inside little balls tied to their backs.

He asks little of the bees as they are busy

These are tasks fasr, wicvh even if it were possiblwe to design a machine to do, insects etc. without the slofghtset noise, without consumng fuel, withot beng damaged, and without damaging the wiods. in which machines would be expensive, might damage or be damaged in rhte task.

(One may note that were animals to be in the employ of hunans (and vice-versa) safety laws would be needed, and avoidanced of conditions of slavery. HOwever, There is a sensitivity as exopected of a writer who questioned whether : the locusts are to be consulted 'after the season of metamorphosis' and weeds only 'before they germinate'.?? Animal rights