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<p>Posted by <b><!--poster-->Glenn Kempf</b>
on <!--date-->3:11 6/25/02
<p>In reply to: <a href="449.html">Second languages and sentence structure</a> posted by Glenn Kempf</b> on 00:46 6/24/02
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Dear Mark,
<p>Thanks for the info about the Ezichimi and the Tzhuro; I hadn't thought
about the Arab analogy. (In fact, the desert dwellers in my setting, the
<i>Ramiya</i>, are deliberately designed to have a number of parallels
with the Arabs of our world, and now you've got me thinking of some ways
to handle them, too... In addition, my family recently sent me Jared
Diamond's <i>Guns, Germs, and Steel</i> from the States (I'd read a
couple bits and pieces previously), and it's had a definite impact on my
ideas as well.)
<p>Sorry if my description was vague; I was trying to keep the post from
growing out of control. (I can definitely add more verbiage if you like,
but the bulk of it should probably wait for a full-scale account. :-) In
answer to your question, the port city was conquered by the Empire,
rather than built; it had a substantial past history of its own already,
and I therefore expect it to maintain a distinct identity, even
integrated into the Empire. (My initial map had it in a location that
would tend to make it conquered even sooner than I'd like; I'll have to
do something about that. ;-)
<p>Your advice about the coastline is understood and well taken, and
coincidentally matches the evolution of the setting; each time I've
re-imagined the map, the coast of the continent has grown steadily more
ragged, with lots of fjords and channels and island chains, and I think
the effect will need to be increased further. (If this keeps up,
Slartibatfast will love it.) I only hope that the "final" result will do
it justice; I'm learning to draw maps with a paint program for the first
time. I do hope to have it up one of these days--always assuming that
I'll have the time, of course....
<p>Ad onlelaacute;n,
<br>Glenn
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