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larger orbit than is described by this planet Earth around its sun. The seasons are much less dramatic however, or in extreme, as it tends to go from warm to hot. Or to equate, to experience on this planet, to go from early summer to August or late summer and back to 0 early summer. Vv ‘ rand. oy cy D: You mean it nevergets cold like in ourwinters? P: That is accurate. You see, the change of seasons on Earth is caused by the tilting ofthe axis. Much as your moon never shows its dark side to the Earth, this planet never tilts its axis and is unable to change the seasons. It is always pleasant or hot. To equate to this experience, itwould remain warm or pleasant and then to hot or very warm. This is simply a translation for itis not perceived as uncomfortable on that planet However, in order to translate the experience, it must be compared to known tempera- ture variations on this planet. The planet is in fixed evolution and revolution such that the weather stays the same. There are oer ’ youa ee oo . ee parts of the planet However, they don't change from that part of the planet The dark side is more dense or uninhabited. The population, for the most part, is on the light side of the planet D: Is itolder on thedarkside? Somewhat, but not drastically. There is an internal heat source which generates heat for this entire planet. Then it doesn't depend totally on the light of the sunforheat? That is correct P: Ihave ventured into that area. The vegetation is much more dense. The topography is not appreciably different. The planet as awhole lacks mountain ranges or elevation extremes. D: I was wonderinghow the plants could growon the dark side without a the sun. P: Are there not plants which grow in the dark here on Earth, on the bottoms of the oceans? Then there isa precedent These plants grow from the gases in the atmosphere. They are not dependent on the light for their food which they get through the soil. Light is only one way plants process. D: What about the animallife on the darkside, would it be different? P: The dark animals do not go into the light because they have evolved to adapt themselves to the dark. They would, in this respect, be different. There are some animals which can go back 42 The Keepers of the Garden not different seasons but there are different climates on different D: Haveyou ever beenon the darkside?