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Message no. 1
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: A Little Earthdawn Info for those who want to use it :-}
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 18:35:25 -0400
Here's a bit of info for those familiar with Earthdawn and other
such Enemy, IE's, and other assorted millenia junk. It should make sense
to those guys who realize it for what it is.
Duncan M., DON'T READ!!! Wouldn't want to spoil your surprise <evil
grin>. Enjoy.

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The Island of Thera

The island of Thera (also known as Santorini) is part of a group of
islands known as the Cyclades in the Mediterranean (see map page for its
location in the Mediterranean). Thera remains today an active volcano,
though how it appears to us now is much different than it would have
looked before the massive eruption about 1628 BC. When Thera erupted it
utterly destroyed the island including the city of Akrotiri, burying it
under tons of ash and debris. The entire center of the island was blown
away and where there was once a mountain peak it was now flat ocean.
Geologists consider the eruption of Thera to be the most massive and
singularly destructive event in recorded history.
Almost 1700 years before the birth of Christ there was a town known
as Akrotiri on Thera. It was a valuable port city and part of the Minoan
civilization. We know this because the art and pottery found on Thera
match that found on Crete. Akrotiri thrived as a port city and the money
that the sea trade brought them allowed them to afford to build
beautiful buildings. Scientists have rediscovered Akrotiri and
archaeologists are working to fully excavate it. It is this very town
that is believed to be the source of the Atlantis legend.
Why do we place the origin of the legend of Atlantis on Thera? Most
importantly it was the eruption of the island itself that is the biggest
clue. No other event could have been massive enough to destroy an entire
island. Plato talks of the destruction of Atlantis happening 9000 years
before his day. One theory suggests that the original legend that the
Egyptians read may have been written in a language that the Minoans used
called Linear A. In Linear A, the symbol used for 100 and the one used
for 1000 differ only slightly (see diagram). A simple mistake would have
introduced an error factor of 10, putting the destruction of Atlantis
not 9000 years before Plato, but 900 years before, which coincides with
the eruption of Thera.
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Lenny Nero: Bullet-resistant?! Whatever happened to bullet-proof??
- from the movie
_Strange Days_
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: A Little Earthdawn Info for those who want to use it :-}
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:56:18 +0100
Fisher, Victor said on 18:35/29 Sep 97...

> Here's a bit of info for those familiar with Earthdawn and other
> such Enemy, IE's, and other assorted millenia junk. It should make sense
> to those guys who realize it for what it is.
> Duncan M., DON'T READ!!! Wouldn't want to spoil your surprise <evil
> grin>. Enjoy.
>
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> P
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> LE
> R
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> S
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> F
> O
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> D
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> :-P.........
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> The Island of Thera
>
[snip]
> Why do we place the origin of the legend of Atlantis on Thera? Most
> importantly it was the eruption of the island itself that is the biggest
> clue. No other event could have been massive enough to destroy an entire
> island. Plato talks of the destruction of Atlantis happening 9000 years
> before his day. One theory suggests that the original legend that the
> Egyptians read may have been written in a language that the Minoans used
> called Linear A. In Linear A, the symbol used for 100 and the one used
> for 1000 differ only slightly (see diagram). A simple mistake would have
> introduced an error factor of 10, putting the destruction of Atlantis
> not 9000 years before Plato, but 900 years before, which coincides with
> the eruption of Thera.

Don't forget this little bit, "dated" 10 June 2054:

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M.I.T. & T. EXPEDITION FINDS RELICS OF ATLANTIS
Newsnet (Boston)--A team of scholars and magicians at M.I.T. & T. have
announced the discovery of a major archaeological find 130 miles off the
coast of Crete.
Unprecedented in scope and significance, the treasure trove of priceless
artifacts may point the way to the mythical city of Atlantis. Historical
records suggest that an island called Thera once existed in the immediate
vicinity. Thera is known as a possible location of the legendary lost city
of Atlantis.
Funded partially by the Atlantean Foundation, the team labored for two
years tracking down the clues that lead to their discovery
"Of course, we don't know it's Atlantis," said Dr. Vera Kelly, the
archaeological team's chief researcher. "But no matter what, it's an
amazing discovery. We're all pretty thrilled."
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This is from the back of A Killing Glare, which was published in 1993 and
written by ED line developer Lou Prosperi...

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