Orwell wrote:
Tallyman, you are badly misquoting that turtle myth. And also, that particular one was never recorded in an ancient book, given that the culture that believed it never developed a writing system. It was part of an oral tradition.
Don't take me so literally
I made it up as I went along. I wish I'd said Giraffe now instead of turtle.
I'm aware of a turtle based theory of the universe where there is a stack of turtles. Do they go turtles all the way to the bottom or does the final turtle stand on something else - I've forgotten.
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I've left WP indefinitely.