Time was getting short and the twin suns of Womb Planet burnt down relentlessly on a world that was rapidly dying--through no fault of its unfortunate inhabitants. Not surprisingly, this created a deep and lasting psychic scar on this ancient race, mitigated somewhat by the wisdom of the Elders, who pointed out that they might well have needed this sharp jolt to get them off Womb Planet and out and into the vast physical [[Universe]], to meet an entirely new [[destiny]]. | Time was getting short and the twin suns of Womb Planet burnt down relentlessly on a world that was rapidly dying--through no fault of its unfortunate inhabitants. Not surprisingly, this created a deep and lasting psychic scar on this ancient race, mitigated somewhat by the wisdom of the Elders, who pointed out that they might well have needed this sharp jolt to get them off Womb Planet and out and into the vast physical [[Universe]], to meet an entirely new [[destiny]]. |