"It always surprises me," Gwen admits, "how many people don't think that way." Now, she gets that not everyone has the time, the inclination, or even the proper mindset for it, but at least some people will acknowledge, as he has, that it matters. She's known people who just didn't care, and she can't wrap her head around it. This is the story of how they came to be, where they've been, where they will go, not just as a species, but as a part of this living, breathing world. It is the blueprint that explains the world around them even as it opens up mystery upon mystery, layer after layer. "I guess it's just not for everyone. But it can be really beautiful in its own right."