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'''''What Keep Their Lines Alive''''' was the second story in ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace]]''. | '''''What Keep Their Lines Alive''''' was the second story in ''[[The Book of the Peace (anthology)|The Book of the Peace]]''. | ||
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* [[Amara]] | * [[Amara]] | ||
* [[Axastyakis]] | * [[Axastyakis]] | ||
* [[Hole]] | * [[Hole (What Keeps Their Lines Alive)|Hole]] | ||
* [[Mullion]] | * [[Mullion]] | ||
* [[Cá Bảy Màu]] | * [[Cá Bảy Màu]] | ||
* The [[C-form loa]] | * The [[C-form loa]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Hole was created to serve [[tea]]. | * Hole was created to serve [[tea]]. | ||
* Cá Bảy Màu has a [[Melbourne]] [[accent]]. | * Cá Bảy Màu has a [[Melbourne]] [[accent]]. | ||
* Mullion has fought the [[Shed Scales]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story received an interlude, titled ''[[A Scene (short story)|A Scene]]'', in ''The Book of the Peace Dossier''. The vignette's title has a hidden meaning in that the list of locations it gives (forest, grassland, sky) gives an order of [[book of A]] lines in ''What Keeps Their Lines Alive'' that unite into the "A scene", | * This story received an interlude, titled ''[[A Scene (short story)|A Scene]]'', in ''The Book of the Peace Dossier''. The vignette's title has a hidden meaning in that the list of locations it gives (forest, grassland, sky) gives an order of [[book of A]] lines in ''What Keeps Their Lines Alive'' that unite into the "A scene", hinting at events after the end of the story. | ||
* | * The story was accompanied in the author-curated [[Spotify]] playlist by the songs ''Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie'' by Joanna Newsom, ''Then the Morning Comes'' by Smash Mouth, and ''Solitude Standing'' by Suzanne Vega.<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4evmcJ84PDEzfJNNJx6Wn1 The Book of the Peace playlist]</ref> ''Then the Morning Comes'' was intended to be the "background track" for [[Cá Bảy Màu]].<ref name="Guide">{{cite web | ||
|url = https://nikiharingsma.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/what-keeps-their-lines-alive-a-musically-annotated-guide/ | |||
|title=What Keeps Their Lines Alive: A (Musically) Annotated Guide | |||
|author link = [[Niki Haringsma]] | |||
|author=Niki Haringsma | |||
|date of source = 22 January 2019 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
* The story was inspired by Bertolt Brecht's dialectical theatre, particularly ''St Joan of the Stockyards''; the title is a reference to the line "What keeps mankind alive?" in ''The Threepenny Opera''.<ref name="Guide" /> | |||
* A large number of pop culture sources are referenced through interpolated phrasing or otherwise inspired lines: [[Amanda Palmer]]'s "Bed Song"; [[Jorge Luis Borges|Borges]]' ''The Garden of Forking Paths''; [[David Bowie]]'s "Lady Grinning Soul"; ''Shoujo Kakumei Utena''; ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch''; ''Legally Blonde: The Musical''; ''[[Addams Family|Addams Family Values]]''; and ''Undertale''.<ref name="Guide" /> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Faction Paradox]] is referred to as a [[Great House]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Words from Nine Divinities (audio story)|Words from Nine Divinities]]'') | * [[Faction Paradox]] is referred to as a [[Great House]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Words from Nine Divinities (audio story)|Words from Nine Divinities]]'') | ||
* [[Paradox anxiety]] is mentioned in the [[book of A]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * [[Paradox anxiety]] is mentioned in the [[book of A]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
* Axastyakis comes from [[Sycorax|a bone-faced people]] who lived on [[Sycorax spaceship|rock-pods]] and had witchcraft explained and entrapped in rationality, with "[[Blood control|every drop of blood in its right place]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et al.) | * Axastyakis comes from [[Sycorax|a bone-faced people]] who lived on [[Sycorax spaceship|rock-pods]] and had witchcraft explained and entrapped in rationality, with "[[Blood control|every drop of blood in its right place]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et al.) | ||
* The vast majority of [[Homeworlder]]s who join the Faction automatically skip the rank of [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
* Amara knows that a [[loa]] can be created through [[time-stacking]] and sings a snippet of a [[shanty]] on the topic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') | * Amara knows that a [[loa]] can be created through [[time-stacking]] and sings a snippet of a [[shanty]] on the topic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') | ||
* Amara wears an [[eye]]-shaped [[brooch]] from a [[Through the Eye of Eternity|1990s sci-fi TV show]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * Amara wears an [[eye]]-shaped [[brooch]] from a [[Through the Eye of Eternity|1990s sci-fi TV show]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
* Cá Bảy Màu was born after the [[Ghost Point]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[This Town Will Never Let Us Go (novel)|This Town Will Never Let Us Go]]'') | |||
* Mullion lived through the [[Eleven-Day Empire]] being eaten ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Play (audio story)|The Shadow Play]]'') and the drafting of the mock [[Venue Accords]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', ''[[The End of the Beginning (short story)|The End of the Beginning]]'') | * Mullion lived through the [[Eleven-Day Empire]] being eaten ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Play (audio story)|The Shadow Play]]'') and the drafting of the mock [[Venue Accords]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', ''[[The End of the Beginning (short story)|The End of the Beginning]]'') | ||
* Mullion wears the "anathematic fossils of [her] [[Great Vampire|tainted]] [[Homeworld]] kin". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * Mullion wears the "anathematic fossils of [her] [[Great Vampire|tainted]] [[Homeworld]] kin". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
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* Amara's looping existence has caused [[time-thickening]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * Amara's looping existence has caused [[time-thickening]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
* Cá Bảy Màu asks if [[the Enemy]] have [[Caldera|an Eye]] on [[Earth]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'', ''[[A Bloody (And Public) Domaine (short story)|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine]]'') to which Amara responds that the Enemy spoke to her of [[Eye of Eternity|Eternity]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * Cá Bảy Màu asks if [[the Enemy]] have [[Caldera|an Eye]] on [[Earth]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'', ''[[A Bloody (And Public) Domaine (short story)|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine]]'') to which Amara responds that the Enemy spoke to her of [[Eye of Eternity|Eternity]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
* The book of C speaks of a "mote" in the eye / a "gaping lady splinter digging in". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head of State (novel)|Head of State]]'') | |||
* A shanty by [[Anne Bonny|Little Sibling Shotgun]] is quoted. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') | |||
* Amara's brooch has [[brown]]ed over time and she says that the enemy made her into "[[Miss Hiroshima|a ticking bomb]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | * Amara's brooch has [[brown]]ed over time and she says that the enemy made her into "[[Miss Hiroshima|a ticking bomb]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
* [[Hole (What Keeps Their Lines Alive)|Hole]] has three [[brain stem]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | |||
* By burrowing into Mullion, Amara would become the Enemy's [[rep (The Taking of Planet 5)|rep]] within Faction Paradox. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'', et al.) | * By burrowing into Mullion, Amara would become the Enemy's [[rep (The Taking of Planet 5)|rep]] within Faction Paradox. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'', et al.) | ||
* Faction Paradox acting troupes spreading knowledge of [[the Peace]] are later mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The End of the Beginning (short story)|The End of the Beginning]]''. | * Faction Paradox acting troupes spreading knowledge of [[the Peace]] are later mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The End of the Beginning (short story)|The End of the Beginning]]''. | ||
* [[Axastyakis]], [[Hole (What Keeps Their Lines Alive)|Hole]], [[Mullion]] and [[Cá Bảy Màu]] reappeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[White Canvas (novel)|White Canvas]]''. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 9 November 2023
What Keep Their Lines Alive was the second story in The Book of the Peace.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hole was created to serve tea.
- Cá Bảy Màu has a Melbourne accent.
- Mullion has fought the Shed Scales.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story received an interlude, titled A Scene, in The Book of the Peace Dossier. The vignette's title has a hidden meaning in that the list of locations it gives (forest, grassland, sky) gives an order of book of A lines in What Keeps Their Lines Alive that unite into the "A scene", hinting at events after the end of the story.
- The story was accompanied in the author-curated Spotify playlist by the songs Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie by Joanna Newsom, Then the Morning Comes by Smash Mouth, and Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega.[1] Then the Morning Comes was intended to be the "background track" for Cá Bảy Màu.[2]
- The story was inspired by Bertolt Brecht's dialectical theatre, particularly St Joan of the Stockyards; the title is a reference to the line "What keeps mankind alive?" in The Threepenny Opera.[2]
- A large number of pop culture sources are referenced through interpolated phrasing or otherwise inspired lines: Amanda Palmer's "Bed Song"; Borges' The Garden of Forking Paths; David Bowie's "Lady Grinning Soul"; Shoujo Kakumei Utena; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Legally Blonde: The Musical; Addams Family Values; and Undertale.[2]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Faction Paradox is referred to as a Great House. (AUDIO: Words from Nine Divinities)
- Paradox anxiety is mentioned in the book of A. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Axastyakis comes from a bone-faced people who lived on rock-pods and had witchcraft explained and entrapped in rationality, with "every drop of blood in its right place". (TV: The Christmas Invasion, et al.)
- The vast majority of Homeworlders who join the Faction automatically skip the rank of Cousin. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Amara knows that a loa can be created through time-stacking and sings a snippet of a shanty on the topic. (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil)
- Amara wears an eye-shaped brooch from a 1990s sci-fi TV show. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Cá Bảy Màu was born after the Ghost Point. (PROSE: This Town Will Never Let Us Go)
- Mullion lived through the Eleven-Day Empire being eaten (AUDIO: The Shadow Play) and the drafting of the mock Venue Accords. (PROSE: The Book of the War, The End of the Beginning)
- Mullion wears the "anathematic fossils of [her] tainted Homeworld kin". (PROSE: Alien Bodies, The Book of the War)
- Immediately before her death and renewal, Mullion sees a figure resembling her future incarnation with a wet, white, and blurred face. (TV: Logopolis)
- Mullion has three brain stems. (TV: Extremis)
- Amara's looping existence has caused time-thickening. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Cá Bảy Màu asks if the Enemy have an Eye on Earth (PROSE: Head of State, A Bloody (And Public) Domaine) to which Amara responds that the Enemy spoke to her of Eternity. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- The book of C speaks of a "mote" in the eye / a "gaping lady splinter digging in". (PROSE: Head of State)
- A shanty by Little Sibling Shotgun is quoted. (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil)
- Amara's brooch has browned over time and she says that the enemy made her into "a ticking bomb". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
- Hole has three brain stems. (TV: Extremis)
- By burrowing into Mullion, Amara would become the Enemy's rep within Faction Paradox. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5, et al.)
- Faction Paradox acting troupes spreading knowledge of the Peace are later mentioned in PROSE: Going Once, Going Twice and PROSE: The End of the Beginning.
- Axastyakis, Hole, Mullion and Cá Bảy Màu reappeared in PROSE: White Canvas.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Book of the Peace playlist
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Niki Haringsma (22 January 2019). What Keeps Their Lines Alive: A (Musically) Annotated Guide.