From: MOBTOTRM@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Date: Thu 05 May 1994 - 09:34:28 EEST
G'day all,
Thanks to Sandy, followed by Nick and others for the fascinating stuff about the Vadeli.
If Nick's theory is true - "The Vadeli know that a little bit of us lives on in our descendents, and have worked out ways of getting it back" - no wonder everyone hates the Vadeli so much! Makes me shudder...
A question: after the lifting of the Closing when the renascent Vadeli arrived off the Pamaltelan seaboard claiming they were gods (neato trick!), what did they think of the wretched Blueskins (Veldang) of Fonrit? Or are they the wrong shade of blue?
And while I'm on the subject of immortals, Bryan J Maloney's comment about the Brithini - "The Brithini have NO natural sexual urges. Immortality means that there is no logical or mythological imperative to reproduce" - is a rationale that makes a lot of sense. I recall that there is or was a Christian sect in the US (where else?) that proscribed sex and seemed to have pretty abstemious and deliberately ritualised and mundane lives. They made very simple but beautifully crafted furniture which is now bought for outrageous sums by rock stars and tv personalities. I think that they're called the Shakers? Dat so?
Cheers
MOB
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