River Tethys

Location from Hyperion by Dan Simmons

A river that flowed through farcaster portals across dozens of worlds — you could kayak through a portal on one planet and emerge on another, the ultimate symbol of the Web's seamless convenience.

Also known as: River Tethys, The Tethys

What They Know

• River flowing through farcaster portals across dozens of worlds — continuous waterway across the galaxy
• After the Fall, farcaster portals went dead — river exists only in segments on individual worlds
• Old portals along the Tethys still function sporadically — Aenea's escape route in Endymion
• Represents the beauty of the WorldWeb built on invisible TechnoCore exploitation

Connections

• traveled_by — aenea
• traveled_by — endymion
• connected_by — farcaster

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