Editing Reference:Atrus, personal journal (Riven)
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The problem now is Gehn. I'll never be able to rescue Catherine and relocate the islanders if he is still the man he once was. | The problem now is Gehn. I'll never be able to rescue Catherine and relocate the islanders if he is still the man he once was. | ||
I haven't seen him in over thirty years, but his history forces me to assume that he is still a threat. His | I haven't seen him in over thirty years, but his history forces me to assume that he is still a threat. His mypoic vision to restore the D'ni civilization has left too many innocent cultures dying in its wake, and would continue to do so, were he to once again be free of the confines of Riven (or "The Fifth Age", as he coldly titled it). | ||
The universe has been safe from his corruptive influence for the last 33 years, because no one has been able to leave that Age - the last Linking Book out of Riven having been lost in the Star Fissure upon my return to Myst. | The universe has been safe from his corruptive influence for the last 33 years, because no one has been able to leave that Age - the last Linking Book out of Riven having been lost in the Star Fissure upon my return to Myst. | ||
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87.7.16 The last few days have left me little time to work out the remaining problems with sending someone else to Riven. It did occur to me, however, that if a way could be found to signal me once Gehn had been captured, it would no longer be necessary to take a real Linking Book to Riven, and risk the possibility of inadvertently releasing Gehn. | 87.7.16 The last few days have left me little time to work out the remaining problems with sending someone else to Riven. It did occur to me, however, that if a way could be found to signal me once Gehn had been captured, it would no longer be necessary to take a real Linking Book to Riven, and risk the possibility of inadvertently releasing Gehn. | ||
The deteriorated state of the Gateway Image makes use of a visual signal impossible, but the picture remains a reliable indicator of Riven's condition nonetheless: by measuring and interpreting variations in the noise patterns, I am still able to observe basic changes that occur in the Age - even though I cannot see them. The problem is that my instruments can | The deteriorated state of the Gateway Image makes use of a visual signal impossible, but the picture remains a reliable indicator of Riven's condition nonetheless: by measuring and interpreting variations in the noise patterns, I am still able to observe basic changes that occur in the Age - even though I cannot see them. The problem is that my instruments can onl detect changes that occur o a fundamental level, and it seems unlikely that an individual could effect such an elementary change from within an Age. The idea may be foolish. | ||
Still, there is a known weakness that may be worth investigating- an anomaly that appears as a rift between two separate systems: the Star Fissure. But how - or even if - this fact could be exploited, I cannot say. | Still, there is a known weakness that may be worth investigating- an anomaly that appears as a rift between two separate systems: the Star Fissure. But how - or even if - this fact could be exploited, I cannot say. |