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  "thread": {
    "id": 820,
    "subject": "More 5HC questions",
    "messages": 1,
    "voices": 1,
    "first": "1998-06-17T14:14:06+00:00",
    "last": "1998-06-17T14:14:06+00:00"
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  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0014-0034@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Neal Smith",
        "address": "nsmith at micro.ti.com"
      },
      "date": "1998-06-17T14:14:06+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) More 5HC questions",
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      "reply_link": null,
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          "text": "\tI had mentioned in passing the addictive substances that the\nShadow Children used in \"A Story\", in response to a post of Alga's.\nLater, this made me think: how much significance should we attach to\nthis substance?  I seem to remember a passage, perhaps the same one,\nwhere use of the drug is linked to not being able to use tools.  (I'm\nnot completely certain of this, not having the book in front of me\nat the moment).\n\n\tExploring this, would this indicate that the factors causing\nthe abos to not be able to use tools are more environmental?  Perhaps\nthe abos are capable of using tools, if they can recover sufficiently,\nbut the \"humans\" (non-abos?) aren't used to seeing them that way.  Is\nthis related to Roy T. being a drunkard?  Is it stated that he drinks,\nor that he's intoxicated - possibly on something else?  (I think it is\nstated he drinks, but I'm going to have to go back and look now).\n\n\tThe reason this takes on any significance, is that most of\nthe arguments for or against abos or half-abos still being around, or\nnot, seem to focus on just how much tool use some of the characters\ndemonstrate.\n\n\tJust some questions - I'll be looking back over the story to\nsee if any of this is supported.  Anyone else have thoughts on the\ntopic?\n\nNeal Smith"
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