shell game: the black hole

Chris · 11 Sep 2003, 04:09 · from urth-v0309.mbox · original

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From: "Chris" <rasputin_ at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) shell game: the black hole
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 04:09:23 +0000
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This question actually makes a bit of difference as far as the overall=20
interpretation goes, and it occurred to me as well. This could imply that=20
Severian's white fountain would act as a black hole for the Hieros, bringin=
g=20
about a decline of their sun. Which of course could be replenished later on=20
by a white fountain for them, which would in turn dump another black hole i=
n=20
Ushas, etc.

>Hi everyone
>
>One of the benefits of my soul killing job (it's not quite that bad) is=20
>that I have time to think of things like this.  If Urth's sun has a black=20
>hole in the center of it draining energy (but not sucking in the whole=20
>solar system?)  all of that energy must be going somewhere.  Perhaps to=20
>Yesod to form the energy necessary for a white fountain?  What a ripoff, I=20
>mean thanks for nothing Hiero's.  What do you think, Is the new sun just=20
>the old sun given back?
>
>Don
>
>
>--

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