 Is Herrell as intelligent as Hatcher? Why or why not?
Whatever it was, he had no business in it; for five minutes before he had been spaceborne, on the Long Jump from Earth to the thriving colonies circling Betelgeuse Nine. Suppose you call him "Hatcher" (and suppose you call it a "him.") Hatcher was not exactly male, because his race had no true males; but it did have females and he was certainly not that. Hatcher did not in any way look like a human being, but they had features in common. Hatcher, like McCray, was an adventurous soul, young, able, well-learned in the technical sciences of his culture.
 Yes, but their intelligences operate differently.
 No, Humans lack the organs that make Hatcher’s race smarter.  No, Hatcher’s race is far more intelligent.  Yes, but their intelligences operate differently.  Yes, but humans absorb intelligence through concepts while Hatcher’s race absorbs intelligence through light.