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From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac)
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Subject: Re: Niven
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 10:19:24 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 19 10:19:24 1985
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> 
>     Tree of life root will kill you if you are too old.  What if you
>     start taking the youth-preserving drugs SOON enough?  You are now
>     over 100, physically aged 26, and you find some tree of life
>     root.  (Or rather, it finds you!)  What happens?
> 
*** REPLACE THIS BREEDER WITH YOUR PROTECTOR! ***

It killed the Hero didn't it?  Moreover, we have it on the authority
of the protector Teela Brown that it was because he was too old
by many centuries even though he was physically still quite youthful.
I'd take her word for it. After all she's much smarter and knowledgeable 
than any breeder.

"Don't argue with a fool.      Ethan Vishniac
 Borrow his money."            {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan
                               Department of Astronomy
                               University of Texas
                               Austin, Texas 78712

*Anyone who wants to claim these opinions is welcome to them*