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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>From:</STRONG> <A title=ryan@liftingfaces.com
href="mailto:ryan@liftingfaces.com">Ryan Dunn</A> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">> I suppose
there was an action which triggered the universe's collapse, and the completion
of the Hierogrammates sounds as good as any. Did they destroy that universe and
escape to Yesod?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> Another question is, when Severian activates the White Fountain, is he
imploding Briah, and birthing Post-Briah?</DIV>
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<DIV>I would understand the birth growth and collapse of a single universe as a
natural cycle, not needing a trigger. It is just a standard FRW
description of the uiniverse with density greater than critical, and no
cosmological constant. Multiple sequential Briahs can be treated the
same.</DIV>
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<DIV>They got away before the collapse, but there's no reason they should have
caused it.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Gerry Quinn</DIV>
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