From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 12/16/2025 9:20 AM, Paul S Person wrote:   
   > 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".   
   >   
   Since marsupials were obviously designed by a committee you now have a   
   second committee redesigning the first committee's design.   
      
   > 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.   
      
      
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