(urth) Ansible Interview

[Jeff Wilson]

James Wynn wrote:
> 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.

What holds the mountains up?

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