Hut in the Jungle

Jeff Wilson · 19 Mar 2009, 11:46 · from 2009-March.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:46:23 -0500
Subject: (urth) Hut in the Jungle
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David Duffy wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009, Craig Brewer wrote:
> 
>> Can you explain how it works here? Is there a particular past event 
>> that Talos is referring to that their present-as-future is affecting? 
>> Perhaps both? Is he suggesting that they're writing _Frankenstein_ at 
>> that moment? heh...
> 
> I read it as a nod to _Childhood's End_
> 
> And I thought the missionaries are "modern day" individuals who are 
> "chant-caught" reenactors.

Then what is the airplane?

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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