Soda Crystals - Liquid

That was the real secret. The reason the gel had to be “liquid” was because if you let it dry, if you gave the Silicovorus air and space, it would evolve. It would metamorphose into its airborne, reproductive stage. A single dried crystal, exposed to the wind, could seed a storm that would cleanse the entire Brackish Aquifer in a week.

It would also put Fitch out of business. liquid soda crystals

People would line up before dawn, clutching ration tokens and dented jugs. A single liter cost a day’s wages. It was a grey, grinding existence, but it was clean. That was the real secret