Why is icemining the Rings taboo? I mean, it's not like serious damage to the rings could be accomplished even over centuries with 'Waved equipment, there's just too much there. And there is a fan-acceptable precedent -- "The Martian Way" by Asimov.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.