Abrupt vs gradual harvest

[Tenet Nosce]

Perhaps I am misremembering (or misunderstanding) the dialogue.

But, to my knowledge, it was Parsons who made the assertion that the quote in question was conclusive evidence for the abrupt scenario.

I even quoted Parsons above. But I will do it again since apparently people didn't bother to read it.

It says ALL are harvested, regardless of progress, signifying in my mind that that all the entities are harvested at once.. It even explains why. The planet ceases being useful for that density.

My point was that it could just as easily be shown as evidence for the gradual scenario, given the actual full quote which says "begins to cease." Therefore, it was actually my assertion that the quote is equivocal, not Parsons'.