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Fashion is more a characterization of a culture than a basic and unchanging principle, for a desert people would wear clothes that would be most uncomfortable to a people who lived in the snow. FASHION IS MORE A CHARACTERISATION OF A CULTURE THAN A BASIC AND UNCHANGING PRINCIPLE FOR A DESERT PEOPLE WOULD WEAR CLOTHES THAT WOULD BE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE SNOW
as perplexed me, now that you mention it," I said, "Onan seemed to mean that I was going back in time to help my ancestors, but you say that I went forward, that I am one of the ancients." He was wary for a moment, though if it was because of the apparent conflict, or because I was on a first name basis with his god I couldn't tell. He soon recovered his countenance and said, "It is a complicated question, and I believe you should ask Wagner the next time you see him, after the raid though, of course. The time of departure is nigh now, however, so you should put on your anti-electron suit," he said as he picked it up from the corner and brought it to me. It was a subtle dark brown and looked more like a normal suit of clothes than an electron reflecting suit, but then again, I thought, why would it be a strange looking apparatus? Why would an advanced technological age necessarily be devoid of any sense of fashion, although that would be assuming that any civilization had ever had one. ELOPED IT YET THAT HAS PERPLEXED ME NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT I SAID ONON SEEMED TO MEAN THAT I WAS GOING BACK IN TIME TO HELP MY ANCESTORS BUT YOU SAY THAT I WENT FORWARD THAT I AM ONE OF THE ANCIENTS HE WAS WARY FOR A MOMENT THOUGH IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE APPARENT CONFLICT OR BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE FIRST NAMED BASIS WITH HIS GOD I COULDN'T TELL HE SOON RECOVERED HIS COUNTENANCE AND SAID IT IS A COMPLICATED QUESTION AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ASK WAGNER THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE HIM AFTER THE RAID THOUGH OF COURSE THE TIME OF DEPARTURE IS NINE NOW HOWEVER SO YOU SHOULD PUT ON YOUR ANTI ELECTRON SUIT HE SAID AS HE PICKED IT UP FROM THE CORNER AND BROUGHT IT TO ME IT WAS A SUBTLE DARK BROWN AND LOOKED MORE THAN LIKE A NORMAL SUIT OF CLOTHES THAN AN ELECTRON REFLECTING SUIT BUT THEN AGAIN I THOUGHT WHY WOULD IT BE A STRANGE LOOKING APPARATUS WHY WOULD AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL AGE NECESSARILY BE DEVOID OF ANY SENSE OF FASHION ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD BE ASSUMING THAT ANY CIVILIZATION HAD EVER HAD ONE
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