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Fuzzy Mammal
Aug 15, 2001

Lipstick Apathy
Just finished the fractal prince. I didn't have much trouble with jargon or following the plot and character relationships in the first book, but I definitely lost my grip on things at the end of book two.

1) Sumanguru's performed some operation after leaving the box while interrogating Jean that required employing his codes? Not realizing he was inside a vm of all reality meant it was captured then by Jean, yes? Thus the impersonation. I guess he's just on ice after that?

2) The jewel allows one control over the inherent randomness of quantum reality? So it's invaluable for matjek in his goal to eliminate randomness and create a universe of perfect order and deathlessness. But, since advancing his interest that way leads to his domination of humanity the zoku algorithm of total utility for all members is what makes it inoperative for him? How would his innocence change that?

3) Where did the all defector come from at the end? How did they get matjek's Codes (did they?). Is that even what they were after? Did they do it through a story bootstrap? Was that the book from the bookstore, or was the seaside vir a setup? Or rather was it always just young matjek's environment in the cannon apparatus' environment? What did Pellegrini do there?

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