I was reading The thread about the Kammen, and Kirin's comment about the beams and their creators. And then I wondered if the beams were alive. Because they are machines. It said so in the series (in Wastelands?), they were created by the Old ones. So did they give them life? Is it like Blaine, except sane (that rhymed ^_^)? Or maybe being is such proximity to the Tower did that. Because the beams can talk, one spoke to sheemie, they send out dreams, they help The Tet along. What do you think?