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   James Nicoll to ldo@nz.invalid   
   Re: Inhabited white dwarf systems in SF?   
   20 Jan 26 03:30:44   
   
   From: jdnicoll@panix.com   
      
   In article <10kmqrh$sorm$4@dont-email.me>,   
   Lawrence D˙Oliveiro   wrote:   
   >On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:20:15 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:   
   >   
   >> Being in the same system as a white dwarf probably means any   
   >> formerly habitable planet had its atmosphere blow-torched off.   
   >   
   >Could the same blowtorch reduce a former gas giant into a smaller,   
   >rockier, more habitable core?   
      
    I don't know.   
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