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Role in the story
The Dark Forest
Encountered by Section 1 · Prologue + Year 3Trisolaran surveillance network
Sophons make public preparation transparent while leaving unspoken thought outside direct observation.
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Sophon
An intelligent technology associated with the contest over scientific knowledge between Earth and Trisolaris.
This public dossier identifies the entity without exposing its outcome. Story-specific roles and relationships unlock from your reading progress.
Story function
Trisolaran surveillance network
From Section 1 · Prologue + Year 3
Sophon
Intelligent technology
Ideas illuminated
Information asymmetry