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Seeing animals that seems tame comforts Ransom. He ponders how to climb the trees. He notices the perpendicular theme of animals and geology. Two mathematical thoughts come to me: perpendicular lines form the shape of a cross AND *right* angles. He sees the wizard like form of a sorn, possibly seeking him. He has a spiderly look and I wish I had my bestiary. LOL Ransom runs with knife in hand. He reaches a hilltop.
— Feb 21, 2026 06:07AM
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Ransom is in the horizontal when he first meets the hross!
Ch. 10 After finishing his meal and drink, the hross shows him how to flip into the boat. It sounds like a swimmers flip turn. It’s an upside down way to get onboard. The hross expects Ransom to do the same but he steps in. He’s wondering which species is dominant. Are sorns like an intelligent cow or are the horse their pets? It’s such a bent way to think.
— Feb 21, 2026 10:00AM
Ch. 10 After finishing his meal and drink, the hross shows him how to flip into the boat. It sounds like a swimmers flip turn. It’s an upside down way to get onboard. The hross expects Ransom to do the same but he steps in. He’s wondering which species is dominant. Are sorns like an intelligent cow or are the horse their pets? It’s such a bent way to think.
Tammy
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He still has a dual mind. Sometimes a hross freaks him out and sometimes he feels connected. It depends on mood and perspective.
— Feb 21, 2026 07:36AM
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He’s creeped out by the webbed hand but he thanks it anyway. It says it’s a hross. Ransom says he’s man and it says hman. He learns new words from the creature which thrills him as a philologist. Surely he was meant to be on this trip. He guestures eating because he is hungry. The hross takes him to its boat and offers him an orange spongy food. It’s like eating a slightly sweet beany curd.
— Feb 21, 2026 07:35AM
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They stare at each other but it does not know that Ransom also speaks so it turns away. He says, “Come back,” and follows it. It turns and says something and turns back to pick up something like an oyster shell with water. He pulls a bottle from his belt and pours liquid into it. He’s showing hospitality. It drinks like an animal (leans over and slurps). He makes one for Ransom who drinks the pleasant alcohol.
— Feb 21, 2026 07:14AM
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The thing shakes itself and begins to talk to itself. Ransom’s curiosity overcomes his fear because love of knowledge is a form of madness. He builds philological castles in the air. Without realizing it, Ransom pushes up on his elbows. It turns with its amber eyes and looks at him. He gets to his knees. It leaps back but does not run. They eye each other. Ransom stands and steps back. He puts out his hand.
— Feb 21, 2026 06:58AM
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I love this image! He lies down prone to avoid being seen while drinking the hot water. His eyes are level with the surface of the lake as a furry humanoid’s round head emerges from the water. Can you imagine that as a movie? In contrast with sorns, it’s fur is dark black and it looks like a mammal. It’s a cross of seal/otter/penguin. Ransom feels trapped betwen the sorns and this thing.
— Feb 21, 2026 06:46AM
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Seeing animals that seems tame comforts Ransom. He ponders how to climb the trees. He notices the perpendicular theme of animals and geology. Two mathematical thoughts come to me: perpendicular lines form the shape of a cross AND *right* angles. He sees the wizard like form of a sorn, possibly seeking him. He has a spiderly look and I wish I had my bestiary. LOL Ransom runs with knife in hand. He reaches a hilltop.
— Feb 21, 2026 06:07AM
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While washing up and saying his devotions (Book of Common Prayer?), he wonders if he is safe in bed at an English asylum. Perhaps, he’s just mad. He wanders aimlessly looking for food. A herd of yellowish-brown giraffe like animals invade his space. They pull down the tops of trees to eat leaves and empty trunks pop up. They open up the sky for him. Their snorts are in the deepest bass registers.
— Feb 21, 2026 04:33AM
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Ch. 9 Ransom wakes up to the stream’s blue, glimmering light. He’s confused and he’s his own doppleganger. Maybe he wants to deny how much trouble he is in. He talks to himself and decides to ignore Ransom’s advice and drink the hot, blue water anyway. It tastes good with a heavy mineral flavor. He thinks he’s going mad and has to work hard to leave this delusion. He cuts a chunk fro a trunk. It’s like chewing gum.
— Feb 21, 2026 03:53AM
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How long will night be? He sees little eyes shine. He’s hungry and thirsty. Because the water is warm, he decides to find a place to sleep near a stream. The water has some kind of phospherescence which is comforting. He washes his hands and falls asleep talking to himself. Yawning reminds him that he is alone, millions of miles from humanity, except for two thugs who want to murder him.
— Feb 20, 2026 06:32PM
