In this...exotic -- yet besieged-- planet called Earth, Nix, a renowned sculpture of colossal marble masterpieces, now in the later years of her illustrious career, has isolated herself in the wilderness of northern California, in order to devote herself to her art and her long time companion, Zephyr. When a group of off-world born humans, led by Commander Torrance Whitney, deliver a 360 ton gift of Carrera marble to Nix's front yard, more than the Earth is shaken. From the moment they breathe the humid air, the space crew find their senses overwhelmed by the beauty of Earth. Like Odysseus' men in the land of the lotus eaters, they grow hostile at the thought of ever leaving such a paradise of the senses.
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