While on the subject of enormous artificial worlds, here's an excellent visualization of Larry Niven's Ringworld. This is something I really wanted to do back before I got too busy. I got as far as making model sketches on graph paper before I konked out.
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Since there's nobody flying the Lying Bastard in the close-ups, I can only imagine that Speaker to Animals has taken a quick trip to the litterbox, and he'll be right back... ;-)
Oh, and I think I just found my groom's cake...
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