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To: NicknamedBob; SandyInSeattle
I can just picture you, hanging out in the mushroom plantings.
You might want to stick with Darksheare, and keep a regular eye on things down in the dungeon areas.
That way, the bright artificial lighting will not be unpleasant for you.

I think this goes a bit too far. Many years ago I was involved with a group looking at developing environmental controls for mushroom farms. I'm not that much a troglodyte.

All I ask for are darkened gray skies, a soft rain on my face, and a light breeze to waft me home. A Pacific Northwesterner's prayer.

(A bit o' thunder and lightning would be okay too!)

20,132 posted on 04/13/2005 6:24:54 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Iran Azadi || Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: sionnsar
"All I ask for are darkened gray skies, a soft rain on my face, and a light breeze to waft me home."

And you think such an environment can be found in a flying castle and two longboats spinning like a toothless face between planets?

Never mind. There may be something you can do for us. Up above the artificial lighting zone, in the catwalks made slippery with condensation, strangely lit by the greenish reflection from below, we need to have someone patrol and maintain the equipment.

If the height doesn't bother you, (and no one should venture off-planet if it does!), this may be as close to the "ideal" environment you describe, as we can provide.

There is a "maintenance shack" up there, and it's connected to the delivery and communications systems.

It's gray, cool, and damp. Nobody wants to volunteer for the post, calling it dismal and spooky. I would imagine a few practice sessions with your pipes would guarantee your privacy.

20,136 posted on 04/13/2005 7:02:26 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Brevity is the soul of wit. -- That's why we all look funny in our briefs.)
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