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August 28, 2010

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This is the best I can do for attribution: When I was a kid—this was probably the late seventies, but it might have been ‘80 or ‘81, I had a book about spaceships. I think it was put out by National Geographic, but it seems a little speculative for their press. Maybe it was a gift for everyone who had a subscription to the magazine, which my parents maintained for years.
The spaceships were amazing, as were the descriptions of worlds from which they came, and which they visited. This particular ship is a mining vessel. As a kid I always tried to figure out whether or not the weird blade-like implements on either side of the “head” were used to slash rock away from the surface. If they did, I thought maybe the rock was then pulverized and processed in some kind of mechanic mouth. The book didn’t go into quite so much detail. I’m kind of glad.
I can’t remember why the ship needed the chameleon-like ability to blend into its surroundings. I’m not even sure it was mentioned, but that’s what’s going on here. The ship is not, if memory serves, becoming transparent.
I haven’t thought about that book in a long time. Yes, it was one of my favorites, and yes, it was absolutely beautiful.

This is the best I can do for attribution: When I was a kid—this was probably the late seventies, but it might have been ‘80 or ‘81, I had a book about spaceships. I think it was put out by National Geographic, but it seems a little speculative for their press. Maybe it was a gift for everyone who had a subscription to the magazine, which my parents maintained for years.

The spaceships were amazing, as were the descriptions of worlds from which they came, and which they visited. This particular ship is a mining vessel. As a kid I always tried to figure out whether or not the weird blade-like implements on either side of the “head” were used to slash rock away from the surface. If they did, I thought maybe the rock was then pulverized and processed in some kind of mechanic mouth. The book didn’t go into quite so much detail. I’m kind of glad.

I can’t remember why the ship needed the chameleon-like ability to blend into its surroundings. I’m not even sure it was mentioned, but that’s what’s going on here. The ship is not, if memory serves, becoming transparent.

I haven’t thought about that book in a long time. Yes, it was one of my favorites, and yes, it was absolutely beautiful.

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