Losing Imitation

Ryan Dunn · 30 Dec 2010, 14:54 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:54:37 -0600
Subject: (urth) Losing Imitation
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Is it possible that the passage in CotA about the "divine year" opens up a window to the idea that all of these are the same planet in different universe cycles? Could this be a product of recycling reestablished world building without reinventing it each time?

I have not read Long Sun so my question is more prodding than anything, but thought I would ask.

...ryan

On Dec 30, 2010, at 3:34 AM, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:

>> And do you not accept that the four points I made are somewhat cogent when it comes to the question of whether these planets are the same?
> 
> What we have is a paradox. These planets cannot be the same. But the story has some very significant that references that equate the Green and possibly the City of the Inhumi with Urth and the Neighbors and their culture with Urth and Nessus and humanity. I think we should embrace the paradox in order to find out what is going on. Pretending nothing weird is going on is not going to get us anywhere. I puzzled for years over why Hyancinth was like the shape-changing Ladley Worm before coming to a conclusion.

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