On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, D100100 wrote:

> << I thought that Fujishima-sensei had always carefully avoided mentioning
>  where NIT was. Same sort of thing as they do in The Simpsons (though not as
>  blatant!).

> Really? That's very strange, but what's the reason for the avoidance?

Often, by avoiding giving a specific location, one can universalize the
story.  For instance, since you don't know exactly where NIT is, it could
be anywhere in Japan.  For Japanese readers, it would make the story more
accessible, since they have no way to prove that NIT is somewhere -else-
and not right in their own backyard, so to speak.

With all due respect, I remain,

J. Lan Bellsmith, Lord of Pendragon
Belldandy no Dai'Shinkan
Parvati IV no kokoro no Wu
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Begin as two, end as one, or is it the other way about?
What difference, what matter, across open lips:  Air---
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