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Atlas of the Specimen

Homo faber subterraneus — Subject-14-Alpha

Fourteen copperplates from the Yamantau Medical Logs (1982–84). Capture through Quota. Every labelled measurement is in the book. Click a plate to open it with the extracted specification.

Six teaching plates remain the short course. These are the pictures.

Title plate: Dwarfs in Theory

PROJECT AETERNA · VOLUME V

Dwarfs in Theory

A Forensic Assessment of Homo faber subterraneus

The plates

I — XIV

YAMANTAU MEDICAL LOGS · YML-001

Specimen specification

Taxon
Homo faber subterraneus
Designation
Subject-14-Alpha
Capture
15 March 1982, Site-14, Mount Yamantau
Medical intake
4 November 1982
Stature
1.4 m. Compact. Heavy-set. Dense musculature.
Integument
Grey-brown, granite-matched. YMA-001, 0.8–4.2 mm.
Eyes
Uniformly dark globes. No sclera. No iris. IR-adapted.
Core
40.2 °C. HR 34. RR 6. No sleep. No organic food.
Genome
46 XY. Zero ERVs. Telomeres 14.2 ± 0.3 kb. Heterozygosity = 0.
Cognition
PFC 41% always-on. Amygdala metabolic rate zero. No oxytocin.
Reproduction
Asexual manufacture. Quota Gestation. No navel.
Interface
14 spinal + 10 digital sclerites at 47 kHz.
Concealment
YMA-009 at T4. 15–20 m acoustic cancellation.

Extracted from Dwarfs in Theory, Volume V of The Theory Series. © 2026 Z. Reynolds. Logical embellishments (hairlessness; ~70 kg mass) are marked on the plates that use them.