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Great thoughts... especially about the fact they are distractions.. I missed that on the first read too.. Thanks for sharing! On 17/08/2013 8:39 AM, "Robert M" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > Ah! Thank you for the clarification! And, thank you to those who mentioned > email clients compressing blank space. None of the clients I've used over > the years - GUI or text base - ever did that. Glad I know so I can handle > spoilier space in an appropriate manner. > > Robert > > > > > More thoughts: > > > Spoiler space > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> The Dread lives in a "universe" where everything is happening all at > once. > > Think > >> in the present. The rest of the universe lives in a world where things > > happen > >> over a span of time, allowing for a past, present and future. The dread > > created > >> markers to help it understand the passage of time and to possibly keep > > track of > >> events that are taking place. To us, said events are happing along a > span > > of > >> time. To them, the events are happening in the present. The "markers" > are > > the > >> S'vengari (pardon my spelling). The Dread designed them to be wonderful > > so, > >> as Michael pointed out, pesky mortals wouldn't interfere with them. > Smart > >> move on the part of the Dread. > >> > >> The Quor exist only to protect the S'vengari. I do not believe REF > > revealed their > >> origin. Since the Valheru didn't understand the purpose of the > S'vengari, > > they > >> instructed the sun elves to protect the Quor to help ensure both would > > survive > >> without interference. I doubt the Quor knew the true purpose of the > > S'vengari. > > > > IIRC, he said the Valheru developed the Quor from plants, and that they > > brought the elves to protect the Quor at a later date. > > This is what I missed during my initial read of Magician's End. 'course, I > _always_ miss things during the first read. > > >> In looking at that part of the story, it's now readily apparent the > > Valheru's > >> assessment of the S'vengari and, in turn, Thomas's assessment of the > > situation > >> of the Dread being within the vicinity of the Quor and S'vengari were > > incorrect. > >> The Dread posed no threat to the S'vengari and likely no intentional > > threat to > >> the Quor. Thomas as well as the sun elves and, likely, the Quor didn't > > know the > >> Dread posed no threat because, to the best of their knowledge, the > > S'vengari > >> were a wonderful thing. > > > > I guess the Dreadlings were put there as a nasty nuisance to draw the > > attention of the powers that be, and plant the seed that the Dread might > be > > threatening them. > > Actually, I'd say they were put there as a nuisance to draw the attention > of the powers that be. No doubt in my mind. But, I wouldn't think of them > as planting a seed about the threat of the Dread. If anything, it was to > draw their attention away from the other things the Dread was doing, i.e. > keeping eyes away from the royal courts as the Dread slowly put its pawns > into place. > > > > >> Corrections and/or further clarifications are welcome. > >> > >> My best, > >> > >> Robert > > > > > > -- > > Mike, > > Gibfish of the West > > > > > > > > > >
