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Re: A nice little Niven connection.
Posted By: Dirkgently <sevenisdarker@hotmail.com>Date: 6/21/08 12:54 a.m.

In Response To: Re: A nice little Niven connection. (SPARTAN-034)


: Even though the Bestarium says they live on the serface of their planet and
: the Covenant mine it with their native help. Maybe there were some orbital
: instalations or something.

These two aren't mutually exclusive. The passage in Contact Harvest refers to when and where they first discovered them, and in the Bestarium it refers to what is currently going on.

: I love Niven's stuff. Every story has a punchline.

Yes. Yes they do. I particularly love Niven's Laws.

1a) Never throw shit at an armed man.
1b) Never stand next to someone throwing shit at an armed man.


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A nice little Niven connection.Dirkgently 6/21/08 12:17 a.m.
     Re: A nice little Niven connection.SPARTAN-034 6/21/08 12:26 a.m.
           Re: A nice little Niven connection.Dirkgently 6/21/08 12:54 a.m.
           Re: A nice little Niven connection.Zohak 6/21/08 12:56 a.m.



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