Posted by Rich Thomas on June 17, 1997 at 13:26:08:
In Reply to: Garstang posted by Suan Yong on June 17, 1997 at 00:31:53:
: Also, while everyone else seems to to be familiar with the "bottomless pit" notion, only with Vance do we continually encounter what I call the "topless ceiling" - you know, the castles and palaces with the ceilings "so high as to be lost in the gloom" :-D
It's all very Gormenghast. Besides, unless it's a mine shaft, you're more likely to find a very tall building than a bottomless pit!