The Apu-Punchau Eclipse

Jeff Wilson · 11 Jun 2008, 01:08 · from 2008-June.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:08:22 -0500
Subject: (urth) The Apu-Punchau Eclipse
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Matthew Groves wrote:
> Isn't it stated almost explicitly in the afterword that the eclipse
> was caused by Tzadkiel's ship?  If you think the Twain references are
> there, they can still be there if the ship causes the eclipse rather
> than the moon.

It may be a Twain reference, but there was also an historic example on 
February 29, 1504 involving Columbus and a lunar eclipse, from whence 
the story element springs.

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