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1、[Onlineversion,v1.2]v1.3(17-mar-01)Layoutandspellingcorrections,fullproofreadby4iPublications.PrologueInadistantandsecond-handsetofdimensions,inanastralplanethatwasnevermeanttofly,thecurlingstar-mistswaverandpart...See...GreatA'Tuintheturtlecomes,swimmingslowlythroughtheinterstellargulf,hydrogen
2、frostonhisponderouslimbs,hishugeandancientshellpockedwithmeteorcraters.Throughsea-sizedeyesthatarecrustedwithrheumandasteroiddustHestaresfixedlyattheDestination.Inabrainbiggerthanacity,withgeologicalslowness,HethinksonlyoftheWeight.MostoftheweightisofcourseaccountedforbyBerilia,Tubul,GreatT'Phon
3、andJerakeen,thefourgiantelephantsuponwhosebroadandstartannedshouldersthediscoftheWorldrests,garlandedbythelongwaterfallatitsvastcircumferenceanddomedbythebaby-bluevaultofHeaven.Astropsychologyhasbeen,asyet,unabletoestablishwhattheythinkabout.TheGreatTurtlewasamerehypothesisuntilthedaythesmalland
4、secretivekingdomofKrull,whoserim-mostmountainsprojectoutovertheRimfall,builtagantryandpulleyarrangementatthetipofthemostprecipitouscragandloweredseveralobserversovertheEdgeinaquartzwindowedbrassvesseltopeerthroughthemistveils.Theearlyastrozoologists,hauledbackfromtheirlongdanglebyenormousteamsof
5、slaves,wereabletobringbackmuchinformationabouttheshapeandnatureofA'Tuinandtheelephantsbutthisdidnotresolvefundamentalquestionsaboutthenatureandpurposeoftheuniverse.[1]Forexample,whatwasAtuin'sactualsex?Thisvitalquestion,saidtheAstrozoologistswithmountingauthority,wouldnotbeanswereduntilalargeran
6、dmorepowerfulgantrywasconstructedforadeep-spacevessel.Inthemeantimetheycouldonlyspeculateabouttherevealedcosmos.Therewas,forexample,thetheorythatA'Tuinhadcomefromnowhereandwouldcontinueatauniformcrawl,orsteadygait,intonowhere,foralltime.Thistheorywaspopularamongacademics.Analternative,favouredby
7、thoseofareligiouspersuasion,wasthatA'TuinwascrawlingfromtheBirthplacetotheTimeofMating,aswereallthestarsintheskywhichwere,obviously,alsocarriedbygiantturtles.Whentheyarrivedtheywouldbrieflyandpassionatelymate,forthefirstando
