Erdac said, ‘You can see how the Squeem fish consumed this young gunner, from inside out. It kept alive that way, long enough anyhow for it to serve as a beacon to alert us when this Spline returned to service in human space. And there was enough of the mnemonic fluid left in the gunner’s body to—’
‘A drop is sufficient,’ Drith murmured. ‘I do understand the principle, Commander.’
-Resplendent, "Breeding Ground"