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   Evelyn C. Leeper to Keith F. Lynch   
   Re: Montreal wins 2027 Worldcon bid   
   17 Aug 25 14:58:10   
   
   XPost: rec.music.filk   
   From: evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/17/25 11:53 AM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   > Paul Dormer  wrote:   
   >> garym@mcgath.com (Gary McGath) wrote:   
   >>> It's now official, though not surprising:  The 2027 Worldcon will   
   >>> be in Montreal on September 2-6.  I like this since I can drive   
   >>> there in a day, assuming crossing the border is still feasible in   
   >>> 2027.   
   >   
   >> I decided a couple of years ago, no more flying.  Train travel much   
   >> mote relaxing and nice scenery, too.  (And I don't drive.)   
   >   
   > I know it's possible to take a train from the UK through the Chunnel   
   > to Europe, and presumably also to Asia.  But unfortunately, there's no   
   > railroad tunnel or bridge between Siberia and Alaska, so I doubt you   
   > can get the whole way to Montreal by rail.   
   >   
   > Maybe plans for such a connection were discussed at the recent Alaska   
   > summit meeting.  That way something productive would have come from it.   
      
   Apparently you can travel from the UK to America by train.   
      
   America, Netherlands, that is.   
      
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   Evelyn C. Leeper, http://leepers.us/evelyn   
   How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of   
   the wicked? Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to   
   the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy:   
   rid them out of the hand of the wicked. -Psalm 82:2-4   
      
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