Hu's group has arrived in 1827 BC some weeks later than he had wanted. The width of the human body causes an uncertainty factor when exiting a time corridor. He considers reentering the corridor and trying again but decides against this when his men show alarm and one even begins to object. Hu says:
"'No. That sort of thing can entangle you in the grisliest paradoxes, if you're unlucky.'" (p. 156)
What paradoxes? Hu's remark recalls the "curious possibilities" that HG Wells mentions but leaves unspecified. Later in The Corridors..., Lockridge and Auri do catch sight of their younger selves but that paradox is otherwise avoided in this narrative. Hu has had some couriers back and forth during a few weeks so he has some idea of what to expect in 1827 BC at least as of about month before this latest arrival. If any disaster has struck in that time, he does not know about it yet...
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
An uncertainty factor which I think Lockridge took shrewd advantage of.
Ad astra! Sean
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