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The Seam

Traversal

also: Fold

First in The Drift

Crossing the Seam from one junction to another — a fold.

In full

Subjectively instantaneous (0–4 minutes for the crew); objectively a discontinuity. A traversal carries a navigational error (drift) and a thermodynamic cost that the institutions track and suppress. To 'commit' a fold is to spend something a damaged ship may not get back.

Key facts

  • Subjective duration for the crew: 0–4 minutes; objectively a discontinuity.
  • Carries a navigational error (drift) and a thermodynamic cost.
  • To 'commit' a fold spends something a damaged ship may not recover.
  • Also called a fold.

See also

GlossaryThe Seam GlossaryDrift GlossaryThe Wound

Where it appears

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