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Old 02-25-2012, 04:53 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Galin View Post
I'm not sure I agree that any special meaning behind 144 means that it did not yet represent the equivalent of 144 Solar Years, or that it should not be taken literally as a number.
No, of course, I am not saying that. But the "impact" of such number of years would be different than if you spent 144 years in M-E. The quote seems to support that, as far as I can understand that. (I haven't read that part, I confess, since I don't have it.)
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