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Age Making -Night- Widescreen by ~Seleyah:iconSeleyah:

Categories Customization > Wallpaper > HDTV/Widescreen

©2009 ~Seleyah
:iconseleyah:

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I was re-reading MYST: The Book of Ti'ana last night, and came upon one of my favorite parts. The part where Aitrus explains to her how Ages are created/linked. So, I made this. The girl is supposed to be Ti'ana. She's not really reading anything, just contemplating. :)

This version is 1680x1050. Click "download" to get the full size. Here is the companion 1024x768 piece [link]

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This world is the Age that is described in the book back in the room in D'ni. It conforms precisely to the details in that book. In an infinite universe, all things are possible - within physical limits, that is - and any book that can be written does physically exist. Somewhere. The book is the bridge between the words and the physical actuality. Word and world are linked by the special properties of the book.

The Ages to which they linked were not made by them, they already existed, for the making of worlds was a process that took not months but long millennia.

"These Ages are worlds that do exist, or have existed, or shall. Providing the description fits, there is no limitation of time or space. The link is made regardless."

And so too, this world of theirs, their Age. It too existed, or had existed, or would. But where it was or when they did not know. Not that it mattered most of the time, but on occasion she did wonder just where they were in the night sky, and when - whether at the beginning of the universe or somewhere near the end of that vast process.

The very thought of it humbled her, made her understand why her father had believed in a Maker who had fashioned it all. Having "written," having seen the great skill and subtlety involved in merely creating a link to these worlds, she now found herself in awe of the infinite care that had gone into the making of the originals to which their templates linked.

Personally, she could not believe that blind process had made it all. It was, for her, quite inconceivable, bearing in mind the complexity and variety of life. Yet in this, if nothing else, Aitrus differed from her. His was, or so he claimed, a more rational approach, more scientific - as if understanding the product of such processes were the key to understanding the why of them existing in the first place.

~ MYST: The Book of Ti'ana

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Credit:
window -> [link]
girl -> (I don't know, somebody help?)
Todelmer + Myst book -> Cyan Worlds

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~geekplus Jan 29, 2009, 8:36:14 PM
I like it. Now I want to read the Myst books :)

Could you do a plain version though? I like the idea of one without text/girl.
:iconseleyah:
~Seleyah Feb 2, 2009, 1:30:53 PM
Oh yes, do read the books! It helps so much with understanding the Myst story and background.

So you want me to do a version with just the window/outside and book?

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So the Light became alive and manna became Man.
Eternity stepped into Time, so that we could understand.
:iconzapperoni:
~zapperoni Mar 23, 2009, 11:55:31 AM
Wow, that's really great. I love the glow coming through the window and seeing the planet from Todelmer really fits the lines quotes. Great job.

*seal of approval*

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"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh
:iconseleyah:
~Seleyah Mar 24, 2009, 7:19:27 AM
Thanks so much! I think I like this version better too, even though my first idea was for the Releeshahn version. :)

--
So the Light became alive and manna became Man.
Eternity stepped into Time, so that we could understand.
:iconzapperoni:
~zapperoni Mar 24, 2009, 11:52:57 AM
I think it really depends on tastes. Moon/starlight versus sunlight. They're both pretty nice though.

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"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the Pooh
:iconerockett:
~erockett Mar 25, 2009, 1:30:54 PM
Nice work putting this together. I guess I like this one better because I love Todelmer. :) The other one's picture is pretty nice too though.
:iconseleyah:
~Seleyah Mar 26, 2009, 9:36:21 AM
Thanks! :) I think the general consensus is that the Toldelmer version is best.

--
So the Light became alive and manna became Man.
Eternity stepped into Time, so that we could understand.
:iconmistressarianna:
Mood: Love ~MistressArianna Sep 26, 2009, 8:53:00 PM
I LOVE Myst! Thanks for a GREAT Wallpaper!!

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One day your life will flash before your eyes...
Make sure it's worth watching...
:iconseleyah:
~Seleyah Oct 1, 2009, 7:08:10 PM
You're quite welcome! Myst is AWESOME! Just sharing the love.

--
So the Light became alive and manna became Man.
Eternity stepped into Time, so that we could understand.
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