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6/20/2025, 7:38:55 PM
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I think the destination really ended up being the Book of the Short Sun itself. In the same way that Long Sun became a sort of in-universe Bible for the people of Blue, Short Sun became a sequel to it (New Testament?).
Horn succeeded in his mission to bring back Silk, but the people in Viron weren't morally ready for him, so the book of the Short Sun exists as a moral/spiritual resource to whoever would read it in-universe. The book itself is also a pretty good resource for civilization building in general, with Horn's musings on building a printing press or the knowledge of how to properly grow the corn seeds he obtained on the Whorl.
I think the destination really ended up being the Book of the Short Sun itself. In the same way that Long Sun became a sort of in-universe Bible for the people of Blue, Short Sun became a sequel to it (New Testament?).
Horn succeeded in his mission to bring back Silk, but the people in Viron weren't morally ready for him, so the book of the Short Sun exists as a moral/spiritual resource to whoever would read it in-universe. The book itself is also a pretty good resource for civilization building in general, with Horn's musings on building a printing press or the knowledge of how to properly grow the corn seeds he obtained on the Whorl.
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