Shape of the Whorl

Matthew Groves · 22 Jan 2009, 00:37 · from 2009-January.txt.gz

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From: matthewalangroves at gmail.com (Matthew Groves)
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:37:37 -0600
Subject: (urth) Shape of the Whorl
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I don't know if it had been revealed previously, but a Neighbor
confirms that the Whorl is a "hollowed-out asteroid," (In Green's
Jungles 381).

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Craig Brewer <cnbrewer at yahoo.com> wrote:
> All this talk reminds me: I never can remember if the Whorl itself is actually cylindrical or if it's more oblong. As I recall, one of the inhumi calls it a "hollowed-out asteroid" at one point, and that made me try to remember if there were any descriptions of its exterior apart from the view from Blue/Green. If it is in fact an asteroid, I would imagine it would be more oblong. But if the entire thing was artificial, a more pure cylinder might be appropriate. I've always imagined the interior as looking like a pure cylinder, but the asteroid comment made me rethink that. (I'll try to find the inhumi quote when I get home...)
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> To take this even further, if it's oblong, valley shadows might be more probable since the Long Sun wouldn't always be *directly* overhead, but at more of an angle. (Assuming, of course, that the interior curves along both axes...but I get the feeling that I'm starting to think too much.)
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