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Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

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Entanglement – Day Twenty SevenThey sailed round and round <strong>the</strong> island, chang<strong>in</strong>g boatsoften whenever one reached <strong>the</strong> end of its era. Today <strong>the</strong>ywere passengers on a Roman trireme. Yellelle told her thiswas <strong>the</strong> low po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> history of <strong>the</strong> branch of historywhere Atlantis was never destroyed. It was a smaller city nowthan it had been <strong>in</strong> 1600bc. It was <strong>in</strong> less repair and was underRoman dom<strong>in</strong>ation. Even <strong>in</strong> it’s dim<strong>in</strong>ished state it was <strong>the</strong>second largest city <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Empire, and already <strong>the</strong> mostancient cont<strong>in</strong>uously <strong>in</strong>habited city on Earth.Unescorted women <strong>in</strong> Greek and Roman times did NOThave equal rights and <strong>the</strong>y were conf<strong>in</strong>ed to <strong>the</strong>ir cab<strong>in</strong> andhad to call for escort to <strong>the</strong> head. Yellelle told her this was <strong>the</strong>most dangerous part of <strong>the</strong> journey, even worse than <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dark</strong>Ages because none would befriend <strong>the</strong>m <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>se ages. Thecab<strong>in</strong>’s ceil<strong>in</strong>g was only about four and a half feet high,enough to sit comfortably. There were spaces like that <strong>in</strong>Alan’s universe, but <strong>the</strong>y were much cleaner and coveredwith plush mattresses. This was upholstered with a fewscratchy wool blankets. A limp fea<strong>the</strong>r pillow completed <strong>the</strong>furnish<strong>in</strong>gs.“We’ve got to be near <strong>the</strong> year zero by now,” Ava asked.“The time of Christ?” Yellelle asked.“Right.”“Yeah, we are, we are <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> echo of 63ad. right now and475

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