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Subject: Re: Movie - MUSH Address - Deaths - UUCP
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Date: 23 Nov 92 08:58:30 -0400
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Teresa Ball) writes:
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> [e-mail] writes:
>
>> As for the death of Robinton, and the self-deletion of AIVAS in ATWoP, I
>>literally cried over that one myself. It was a real pity to see the way Robinto
>>n was treated in that book, I was shocked to think the McC. could even consider
>>having him treated like that. Using that as a base, I'd likely cast my lot ther
>>e that it was written by a ghost writer.
>
> Ann was at the Westcon 45 last summer, and took part in a discussion about
> killing of characters.  She explained why she had Robintion die.  During a
> good portion of the discusion she was crying herself.  She said that as a
> writer, she also became attached to Robinton, who was like one of the
> family.  At about the time she was writing AtWoP, her own brother died, and
> in writing Robinton death scene, was able to releive some of the pain of
> her brother's death.
>
> But as a P.S., I think the the method of having Robinton go out with
> Avais was the only possible way for him to go.  It was dignified and
> peaceful.
>
> Terry


There was sort of a poetic justice about it. AIVAS had completed his
programming, ridding Pern of thread. Robinton had also completed his course
in life, bringing Pern into a new age. Both were old, and had held out
longer than would normally be considered of either of them. They were
kindred spirits who travelled the same path to the same end.

Joe
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