An Ythrian day is just under half Terrestrial and the axial tilt is 21 degrees. Thus, Gray, at 43 degrees N, always has a very short night, especially in summer when it is "...a blink." (p. 452)
In the First March Warden's office:
"Rather than a transparency in the wall, there was a genuine huge window, open on garden-scented breezes and a downhill view of Gray and the waters aglitter beyond." (p. 454)
These guys sure love their view of Falkayn Bay.
In conversation with Ferune, Daniel Holm says:
"'You know I respect your ways. Always have, always will. Nor am I about to forget how Ythri took my people in when Terra had rotted away beneath them. It's just...just...we rate respect too. Don't we?'" (p. 460)
Sure. But that sounds like, "White male heterosexuals also have rights." Yes, we do. The same human rights as everyone else. Other groups have had to campaign for equality only because they have been denied it.
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Kaor, Paul!
Yes, but Daniel Holm had fears that some humans were becoming TOO Ythrianized on Avalon. And he did not think all Ythrian ways or ideas were appropriate or workable for humans.
And we get a similar view of the nearby sea in Nicholas van Rijn's office in Djakarta.
Sean
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