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| name = The Separation |
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| translator = |
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| image = ] |
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| image_caption = Rachel morphing into a ] |
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| author = ] |
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| illustrator = ] |
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| country = ] |
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| language = ] |
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| series = ] #32 |
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| genre = ] ] |
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| publisher = ] |
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| release_date = July 1999 |
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| media_type = Print (]) |
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| pages = 158 |
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| preceded_by = ] |
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| followed_by = ] |
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'''''The Separation''''' is the thirty-second book in the ''''']''''' series, written by ]. It is narrated by the two 'halves' of ]. |
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==Plot Summary== |
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{{R to list entry}} |
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On a field trip to the beach, Rachel is exploring tide pools when she loses an earring in the water. Wishing to get it back she comes across a starfish, acquires it, and morphs into it, retrieving the earring. Unfortunately, before she can demorph, another student accidentally chops her in half. Thanks to the regenerative properties of starfish, Rachel does not die; instead, in the shock of being sliced in two, both halves demorph, resulting in two Rachels - Mean Rachel and Nice Rachel. |
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Mean Rachel is violent, aggressive, and despises all forms of "weakness" - weakness including most feelings, and any attitudes towards enemies other that homicidal hatred. She is totally incapable of planning ahead, making her useless in anything other than a direct combat situation, and believes that she is always right. This leads her to try to kill ] and Jake, and take control of the Animorphs. In contrast, Nice Rachel is totally passive, easily frightened, and is too scared to morph. She cannot fight, making herself a liability in battle, although she is good at making plans. Both Rachels are actively dangerous towards the secrecy and long-term survival of the Animorphs, and the rest of the Animorphs must find a way to combine them back into Normal Rachel. |
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Jake convinces Nice Rachel to come with him to follow a Yeerk truck. It turns out to be a trap, and Jake and Nice Rachel are put in boxes to await the arrival of Visser Three. Mean Rachel follows them in an attempt to kill Jake and Nice Rachel. Jake pretends to be dead, forcing Mean and Nice Rachel to work together in order to escape the trap. Nice Rachel makes the plan and Mean Rachel actually does it, flying into ]'s ear canal while morphed and threatening to demorph, killing both of them. All three escape unharmed. |
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After they escape safely, Nice and Mean Rachel finally realize that they need to be together to work well and ] helps make them back into one whole Rachel again by morphing into each other while touching. After Rachel is returned to normal, she realises that it is both sides of her personality that make her who she is, and vows to try not to become either of the two. |
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===Contributions to the Series' Story Arc=== |
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*The anti-morphing ray is introduced. |
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==Morphs== |
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==Trivia== |
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{{Trivia|date=November 2008}} |
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*The author freely acknowledged the story's intentional close resemblance to the ] episode ]{{Fact|date=November 2008}}. |
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*The front cover quote is, "Everything changes. But not quite like this...." |
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*The inside front cover says 'Rachel's seeing stars...' |
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