Gaertk at aol.com writes: > [page 122] > > Tech note: colored(!) strips of paper used as bookmarks In addition to being colored, I interpreted them to be labeled, like tabs on folders in a filing cabinet. > No tax on expenditures for "cultural matters". It sounds as > if you're taxed on what you spend, instead of (in addition > to?) what you earn. Ah, that's something to consider. I did assume that, like the U.S., there is both sales tax (what you spend) and income tax (what you earn). In any event, monthly expenditure reports still seem a bit strange to me. > [page 127] > > No furniture in this room? Or something like old Japanese tradition. (Ouch. I'm not very flexible, so sitting cross-legged doesn't work well for me.) > [page 132] > > Sethra is friends with these two? Hm. > [page 136] For maximum effect, don't drop the philosopher's name :) Daridd > Map: Diar-by-the-Bennaat David Dyer - Bennet <-- I don't think that's coincidence. > [page 139] > > Everlasting Fountain of Prince Westmount? Hm. Is this a geyser, like Old Faithful? > [page 143] > > Illista is Marchioness of the Twicetied Hills What the heck does "twicetied" mean? - tky