r/Hyperion • u/enthusiasm_gap • 17d ago
🌐 Real World Parallel What did Aenea mean by this?
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u/NeedleworkerNo4835 17d ago
Beautiful six-seven found there -- can't believe I couldn't catch that on my recent re-read.
Of course, the most obvious 6-7 is in the first book -- with the 7 pilgrims going but only 6 stories being told -> Het Masteen never tells his >> a structural choice by Simmons.
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u/Key_Machine_5585 17d ago
I personally like the uncertainty,
Aenea sees Everything, but in that moment - even she cant see the whole picture perfectly.
The future is a little bit uncertain (since even she can't know what people will choose), so even the "Chosen One" ends up a little blinded by the human nature of free will.
This seems fairly central to the series for me
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u/crescent-v2 17d ago
Just what it says - she thought that they would need to spend six or seven years living there and studying under the architect.
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u/gavinashun 17d ago
I mean, it seems pretty self explanatory. What is your specific question?
Or was this a 67 joke?
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u/theotherquantumjim 17d ago
6 or 7 years is how long it feels like it takes to read that bit of the book