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<A title=jordonflatourth@gmail.com
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 1:54 PM, DAVID STOCKHOFF <SPAN
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href="mailto:dstockhoff@verizon.net">dstockhoff@verizon.net</A>></SPAN>
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class=gmail_quote>Yet Severian refers to the forests of Lune, not the green
domes of Lune.<BR>
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<DIV class=h5><BR> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>Where does this idea of
domes on Lune come from? </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The idea, I think, was that Lune's gravity is
too low to sustain an atmosphere, so the trees on it are probably under
glass. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The ideal solution would be some kind of forcefield
that keeps the air in without scattering light. But perhaps greenhouse
technology is so advanced in Severian's time that a physical barrier can have
the same effect.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Gerry Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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