A Theoretical Possibility

I tried to convince Simon that what Owen Hicks had said to me was theoretically possible. "The level of Stardust contamination will decrease over time." According to Owen Hicks' theory, this thing we call "Stardust" is really an unstable particle that undergoes a kind of biological decay. After it decays, the Stardust will be transformed into some other kind of particle, after which point, the Stardust particle will lose its ability to invade other organisms. Then that means, eventually... this Stardust will just disappear, all by itself. Owen Hicks says that the half-life of a Stardust particle is under 40 years. I don't know where he learned that. Like the man himself, it's a mystery. But I have a strong hunch that what he says is true. Simon doesn't believe it. He's not even willing to listen, to entertain the possibility. We were almost killed by Owen, after all. But if I can prove that this Stardust is nearing the end of its half-life, then that means... Maybe we'll be able to find more land, free from infection... Humanity might get the chance to prosper once again.