So, to bookend this month, we return to the world of fantasy. The picture above is of The Wall, as rendered by HBO on Game of Thrones. For those who haven't read the books or watched the show, The Wall keeps the forces of cold and evil from invading the human lands to the south.
I'm still trying to figure out what George R.R. Martin is trying to do with the story. A friend of my mine thinks that the story is about human ignorance leads to the fall of civilization despite the best efforts of a few intelligent and noble people to keep it going. He reads into the story a parable of environmental disaster. I tend to think that he's right, but I like to be a little more optimistic about the outcome of the story. All the heroes may die, but spring comes again.
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