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Well, that wasn't the purpose of the phraseology of the title, I'm afraid...if you can get the novel, I think I should perhaps let you read the book, before trying to explain any further, I wouldn't want to ruin the plot, obviously, I can entirely understand your rationale for supposing that the title related to that other concept, I also surmised some intentional use of that phraseology by Clarke toward that end, however, as I found when reading the novel, that was obv not his purpose, as I soon realized, the book is quite worthwhile nonetheless, as I think youll quite rapidly realize, though the plot will most likely not be what you're expecting, or supposing here, honest, enjoy, I think youll find it an interesting read, by all means, certainly.