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Rex Kwon-Do

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:37 am
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Just finished this book and I have a few questions.

1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the Overlords
had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.

2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.

- Rex

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Darth This

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:03 pm
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"Rex Kwon-Do" <Rex.RemoveThis@Kwon-Do.org> wrote in message
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> Just finished this book and I have a few questions.
>
> 1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the
> Overlords had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.
>
> 2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
> tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.
>
> - Rex
>
I've asked the same questions myself.
1) It probably was. I think anyone who really wanted could build one in
those days, as long as the overlords didn't interfere. Which they obviously
didn't in this case. Why should they?
2) It just has to have happened among some of the humans.
Plot hole? Well, for some reason it obviously didn't change anything, and
we'll never know why.

Anyway, it's a great book Smile

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:49 pm
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:03:13 +0100, "Darth This"
<spam_gson RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Rex Kwon-Do" <Rex RemoveThis @Kwon-Do.org> wrote in message
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>> Just finished this book and I have a few questions.
>>
>> 1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the
>> Overlords had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.
>>
>> 2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
>> tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.
>>
>> - Rex
>>
>I've asked the same questions myself.
>1) It probably was. I think anyone who really wanted could build one in
>those days, as long as the overlords didn't interfere. Which they obviously
>didn't in this case. Why should they?
>2) It just has to have happened among some of the humans.
>Plot hole? Well, for some reason it obviously didn't change anything, and
>we'll never know why.

"For reasons which the Overlords could not explain, but which Jan
suspected were largely psychological, there had been no children to
replace those who had gone." A bit thin, but there you go.
>
>Anyway, it's a great book Smile

Certainly is.

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:12 am
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"Don Aitken" <don-aitken.DeleteThis@freeuk.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:03:13 +0100, "Darth This"
> <spam_gson.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"Rex Kwon-Do" <Rex.DeleteThis@Kwon-Do.org> wrote in message
>>news:pWI1f.19950$zw5.12799@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>> Just finished this book and I have a few questions.
>>>
>>> 1) Was New Athens destroyed by a nuclear detonation? I thought the
>>> Overlords had causes all weapons of that sort to be dismantled.
>>>
>>> 2) What would have happened if any of the last generation of humans had
>>> tried to have more children? The book didn't seem to address this.
>>>
>>> - Rex
>>>
>>I've asked the same questions myself.
>>1) It probably was. I think anyone who really wanted could build one in
>>those days, as long as the overlords didn't interfere. Which they
>>obviously
>>didn't in this case. Why should they?
>>2) It just has to have happened among some of the humans.
>>Plot hole? Well, for some reason it obviously didn't change anything, and
>>we'll never know why.
>
> "For reasons which the Overlords could not explain, but which Jan
> suspected were largely psychological, there had been no children to
> replace those who had gone." A bit thin, but there you go.

Thanks. I remember that line now. I suppose having witnessed the (to them)
grotesque transformation of their kids might have prevented anyone from
wanting to create another one, even if they didn't know what would happen.
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