I wonder if perhaps there had been communication or commerce between the two cultures in earlier times maybe Keta's people were even descendants of the D'ni. It is interesting to see how easily I've been able to adapt the D'ni technology to mimic that of the Amad in some ways the similarities between the two cultures was striking. I hold onto the belief that it was an unintended consequence of their writing for another reason as well I prefer to think that my son had meant for this Age to be merely a prison for me, rather than a death sentence.Ĩ3.5.14 The construction of the imagers has proceeded without fault. If I had not been there to supervise the construction of the seal this is most certainly what would have happened, for the villagers were far too frightened to even approach the vortex without my urging. Also, had they foreseen the creation of the Fissure, they would surely have thought that the vacuum it created would eventually consume the atmosphere of this planet, a fate which Catherine undoubtedly would have deemed unacceptable for her home world. Certainly by casting their Linking Book into the void they trapped me here quite effectively, but I do not believe that Atrus intended the Book to be lost in this manner much better to destroy it than to risk the possibility of its falling into unknown hands. As with many of my views over the years, my thoughts regarding the origin of the Fissure have changed - I have recently begun to wonder whether it was actually an unexpected by-product of the changes Catherine and Atrus wrote into the Age during their escape. It's ironic that Atrus and Catherine unwittingly provided me with such a convenient source of power. I am extremely pleased with the continued success of the system I believe the construction to have been true to the D'ni designs of my memory - another example of the superiority of the D'ni technology. Maintenance on the steam vent caps completed - 83.2.10. It is also difficult to say what would happen if I were to reopen it after so long - but it is likely that the results would be catastrophic, given the changes that have occurred in this Age since that time. That Atrus and Catherine threw themselves into the void is further evidence that it might be safe to travel, but without knowing its true nature I cannot take the risk myself. It seems that the fabric of this Age has been breached in a way that permits matter to be hospitably exchanged between two discreet but overlapping spaces - much like a Link, but the apparent physical contradictions surrounding this juncture defy logical reason: the great column of wind that was formed when the Fissure first appeared suggests a vacuum as one might expect in space, yet my early experimentations revealed the presence of a breathable atmosphere. My general theory concerning the nature of the Fissure has remained unaltered since it first appeared. Although I've been able to track the dark cloud-like formations that migrate through the starfield and have proven that their paths are cyclical, without proper instrumentation it is pointless to continue.
Nevertheless, there are avenues of research which remain to be explored.Ĩ2.5.8 I am discontinuing regular observations of the stars beneath the Fissure.
It is during moments like these that I despair without access to D'ni, my long term goals may never be accomplished.
The further I refine each element - the formulations of the inks and papers, the physical dimensions of the Books - the more I realize that the list of potential combinations is nearly infinite. It is frustrating to expend so much effort creating a blank Book, only to end up destroying it when it doesn't work! There are days when the lab is uncomfortably warm from the flames of these failed attempts. Even when writing in my most promising Books I obtain only the barest glimmer of a connection. 82.2.13 The latest Ink formulation has proven a failure.
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