On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Howard Brazee wrote: #It is quite possible for Steven to write a geographic puzzle that doesn't #have a solution - because he never intended for us to map his world and #never mapped it himself. This isn't a religion where every word has some #hidden TRUTH. It is entertainment. Or even more -- in a metaphor I find more agreeable -- a science, where every question has an answer (even if it turns out to be "That's the wrong question"). -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website