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For Eve

Who thought it would be fun to ride on a flouwen.




ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to:

Edouard Albert Roche (1820-1883)

—who showed that the world isn't always round,

Charles Sheffield

—who also thought this system was fun,



Paul L. Blass, Carl Richard Feynman, David K. Lynch, Patrick L. McGuire, Daryl Mallett, Hans P.
Moravec, A. Jay Palmer, Zane D. Parzen, Jef Poskanzer, Daniel G. Shapiro, Jacqueline Stafsudd, and
Mark Zimmerman, who helped me in several technical areas. My love and special thanks to Martha for
her encouragement and literary assistance.



The "Christmas Bush" motile was jointly conceived by Hans P. Moravec and Robert L. Forward, and
drawn by Jef Poskanzer using a CAD system.



All final art was expertly prepared by Sam Takata and the rest of the group at Multi-Graphics.