It's not in there. Stephenson is still a stupdendous badass; any use of language that seems deliberatley obtuse in the beginning of the book will make brilliant, perfect sense about 3/4 of the way through. Maybe 2/3rds. I read it a month ago (Boo. Yah!), and had to keep reassuring Erik of the same thing when he read it next, which is hard to do without spoilers.
Let us say: No, it is not earth! Yes, language differences signify that, and yes, it is important.
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Date: 2008-10-01 04:41 pm (UTC)Let us say: No, it is not earth! Yes, language differences signify that, and yes, it is important.