From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:55:38 -0500 (EST), jdnicoll@panix.com (James   
   Nicoll) wrote:   
      
   >Hard Landing by Algis Budrys    
   >   
   >Starmen marooned in barbaric America!    
   >   
   >https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/castaway   
      
   The "marsupial version of a camel" would, presumably, be the   
   "marsupial version of a horse designed by a committee".   
      
   But what either would look like I have no idea.   
      
   Bing brings up Palorchestes, but this is only said to be horse-sized.   
   And even that may not be correct, apparently, although I suppose   
   different species could have had different sizes.   
   --    
   "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,   
   Who evil spoke of everyone but God,   
   Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"   
      
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