The “perfectionâ€? gene had resulted in the increase of white blood cells in their body at the first sign of infection. Jesse fell in love with her at first sight. She was not like other women. Although she had only ever been out of the lab where she was created once before, she had an extensive knowledge on most subjects. Jesse learned a lot while in her company. It was when Caleb was in his 14th year that Polly (as named by herself) began to show the symptoms of methyl isocyanate poisoning again. She spent her long days in bed and Jesse hardly ever left her side. That was late winter 2664. In the thawed dirt of early spring, Jesse and Caleb laid Polly to finally rest.