Reply #24: Boy that went over my head, but it was educational. In my defense, I don't read fiction except of

[NNadir]

course over in the E&E forum, when, um, certain people, like the guy who named himself after a piece of fruit, write stuff.

There's a great science fiction story told and retold over there, where, for instance, the capital of Pennsylvania is wiped out by a huge invisible monster who also eats Kiev.

Of course, every time I read that particular fiction, I tell myself I should just give up fiction.