From: "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" 
Subject: RE: (urth) Meschia and Meschiane
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:49:27 -0800

I wrote:

> > That some trees on Green are carnivorous seems beyond argument.

And Rostrum queries:

> I missed that detail.  Do you have a reference?

Not right now -- I will be rereading the Short Sun in a couple
of months & (if I remember!) will post this.

> > The only part of this I question is the sentience of the trees.
> > Carnivorous, certainly; related to the Neighbors, absolutely.

> By "related to the Neighbors" are you refering to the Narrator's
> ability to walk between them, or that they are both lifeforms of
> the same planet/ecosystem, or something else?

Nothing so specific -- only that there seems to be some kind of
association between the two. The Neighbors always seem to be seen
in tree-y areas.

--Dan'l


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