Sorry Durris, I didn't see this before. Thanks.Durris wrote:I don't, however, imagine that adults in their prime practiced coercive triage of any kind upon the elders. Why? Not because my flatlander scruples can't take the thought, but because of the extreme value the Haruchai attach to memory. I imagine that any ancient who chose to step off a cliff--or who simply decided that a certain breath would yield up his or her spirit, as Numenoreans of virtue in the Tolkien world are reported to have done--would first convey a complete mind-download to someone mature enough to receive it and vigorous enough to carry it for another generation.
