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Subject: Re: Fur coverings?
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 09:56:47 -0600
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Thank you for the clarification. You are absolutely right of course.
Wink
"SilverGriffin" <golddragoness@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:joadnXzqEoVn5o7eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> Nothing foolish about quarantining the disease...what was foolish was that
> Weyr's refusal to help when a way to stop the plague was found...and their
> refusal led to Moreta's death...and Holth's...and Leri's...and Orlith's...
>
> SilverGriffin
>
> "Wink Winkler" <tontonwink@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:nKudnVkyIYnjB5LeRVn-rA@comcast.com...
>> What is foolish about quarantining a deadly disease?
>>
>> "SilverGriffin" <golddragoness@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:x7OdnXnmEoAM4JLeRVn-3Q@comcast.com...
>>>>>>I don't think anyone is forgetting about them, furs were in common
>>>>>>usage - given to appretices and such. Furs from the big cats would
>>>>>>be both rare and valuable.
>>>>>
>>>>>Particularly rare since contact with the Southern Continent (which is
>>>>>the only source for such) had been prohibited for nearly 1000 turns as
>>>>>of the 9th Pass.
>>>>
>>>> As I recall, didn't the epidemic that led to Moretta's Ride start
>>>> from the unfortunate importation of a feline from the Southern
>>>> Continent?
>>>>
>>> Which is probably *why* contact to the Southern Continent was
>>> prohibited. That plague scared a lot of people...and many (including an
>>> entire weyr, or at least the Weyrleaders at that time) acted quite
>>> foolishly. Not surprising, really.
>>>
>>> SilverGriffin
>>>
>>
>>
>
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