Of course your subconscious was contemplating all the ways to interest and get the grey matter stirring and letting the story mention science, history, and events that can be debatable do just that. The more questionable or mysterious the events, the more the speculation. And then there is that pesky notion in all of us to see something from our own perspective.

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Thanks for a great story that got each of us pondering the consequences of so many aspects in each character, not to mention the fountain.