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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Eric Ortlund <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eortlund@briercrest.ca">eortlund@briercrest.ca</a>></span> wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"> But about inhumi flying from Green to Blue -<br>I wonder if that's a lie, because as I remember, inhumi come in waves to<br>Green every three years or so when the two planets are close together.<br>
So I *think* that checks out. But obviously the whole issue is a huge<br>one.<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">Realistically, landers could only travel between Green and Blue at around conjunction, also. They seem to be rocket powered craft subject to the standard orbital mechanics & not capable of pulling more than a few gee, for limited periods. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">So I think a journey between Green and Blue would require a Hohmann transfer or whatever, at some point around conjunction. And I think Wolfe intended that to be the case.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">But obviously it's possible to read things differently - I just find this explanation satisfying and consistent. One reason: it means that the inhumi problem on Blue is pretty much under control by the end of RTTW. Their ranks have been decimated, and there won't be any more coming from Green.</div>
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