Mirkheim, IV.
En route to Babur, David Falkayn has one more memory on the bridge of the Muddlin' Through. First, he sees:
darkness
stars
the Milky Way
the Magellanic Clouds
the Andromeda galaxy
Then he reflects:
that space is not empty - it roils with matter, seethes with energy, bears stars and planets;
that the universe is not eternal - it has a strange destiny;
that life is "...sorrow and glory..." (p. 78)
With all this in mind:
"More than once Coya had gotten her wish that they make love here." (ibid.)
Well, right. We do not need to read any more about that. But we do gather that there was a whole period in Muddlin' Through that we would like to read a lot more about. But that would have been true of several periods no matter how long the Technic History was.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And I recall Flandry reflecting in one of the stories that the stars were not eternal, they too, like the Empire, had their own Long Night waiting for them.
Ad astra! Sean
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