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                              <p><b>Summary:</b> New hives do more than allow 
                                new species, they advance and evolve the abilities 
                                of all species, and allow for new <a href="alien_chambers.html">chambers</a> 
                                to be constructed.</p>
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                                There are two ways the hive advances species abilities.<br>
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                                1. Each hive allows Gorge's to build another kind 
                                of chamber, making new evolutionary upgrades available 
                                to the Kharaa, regardless of species. See the 
                                <a href="alien_evolutions.html">evolutions</a> 
                                section for more information. <br>
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                                2. New hives evolve each species into a more advanced 
                                form. We believe that, for example, the first 
                                <a href="alien_skulk.html">Skulks</a> to spawn 
                                are primitive, early specimens; but with each 
                                new hive, the Skulks becomes more advanced, and 
                                evolved, versions of themselves. This is true 
                                of all Kharaa species, and is reflected in the 
                                new abilities that become available with each 
                                hive. These abilities are unique to each species 
                                &#150; and each new ability is more powerful than 
                                the last. To see descriptions of these abilities, 
                                see the <a href="alien_species.html">species descriptions</a>. 
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                              <p>These advancements suggest that the hives act 
                                as evolutionary databases, containing a record 
                                of the long long history of the Kharaa. The bacteria's 
                                response to new situations is to spend resources 
                                and make a whole new array of instincts and responses 
                                available. </p>
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