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==December 11, 2002 - Dr. Watson== I spoke with one of the Uru explorers yesterday. I personally watched him use the mysterious Book. The Book did not remain behind. It indeed went with him. Frankly, I had really expected this to be some kind of hoax. We have never found a D’ni Book that can do this. It obviously would have been useful enough that one would think that the D’ni would have figured out how to do it long ago if it were possible, but none of their Books can do this. And that’s not the only D’ni rule that this Book breaks. You are not going to believe this one, Vic. Wait. I’m getting ahead of myself. Anyway, the explorer came back shortly after, and offered to let me see the Age it links to. I was hesitant, since we know so little about this Book, but I agreed. The Book links to a small island, only it’s not surrounded by water, it’s surrounded by clouds. There is only one small building and a few small trees. My host had another surprise for me. As I watched, he used his Book again and re-appeared at the link-in spot on the other side of the island. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself. He was able to link within an Age. No D’ni Books can do that either. I am really not sure what to make of this Book. It does not conform to the D’ni rules we’ve learned over the years. Until we have a better understanding about how this Book works and why it can break some of the D’ni rules that we know, and have some kind of assurance that breaking these D’ni rules is safe, we should not encourage their use. We cannot stop the Uru explorers from using their Books, but we need to be clear that if they choose to continue using them, that they are using them at their own risk. I will not be using any of those Books again until I better understand them, and I insist the other DRC members refrain as well. I think it’s time that I talk with Prof. Zandi directly. Dr. Watson ==December 12, 2002 - Victor Laxman== Then you think that Zandi is writing this book??? Surely not!!! v ==December 13, 2002 - Dr. Watson== No, I don’t think he’s writing them, Vic. Zandi knows even less of the Art and the Books than we do. We are a long way from being able to write Books of our own; he could not have written these Books. But if they are of D’ni origin, why haven’t we ever found, or even heard of any other Books that work this way? I have many questions but not many answers at the moment. Dr. Watson ==December 13, 2002 - Victor Laxman== What about the symbol on the front of it? Has anyone examined it? Does it mean anything to anyone? v
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