(urth) Ansible Interview

[James Wynn]

I wrote:
>> If the ground slopes non-perpendicular to the central light, object 
>> perpendicular to the ground will cast shadows. If a mountain is not 
>> perpendicular to the central light (remember that these mountains were 
>> not shaped by rain and geology) it could constantly overshadow an 
>> adjacent valley.

Jeff Wilson wrote:
> That would require some Dali-esque topology, with mountains hovering 
> overhead between the solar tube and the valley floor.

Well, the Whorl's topography *is* Dali-esque. And we know that it has 
mountains. That's how the Cargo is prevented from reaching the other 
portions of the ship.

J