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Literally everything "Outside of the Walls" of the consent.
 
Literally everything "Outside of the Walls" of the consent.
   
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==Speculation==
The old part of Manila, called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros Intramuros] (lit. "Inside the Walls") may have been an inspiration, as the location plays a part in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon]
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The old part of Manila, called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros Intramuros] (lit. "Inside the Walls") may have been an inspiration, as the location plays a part in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon], though intramuros and extramuros are terms that have been used to describe sections of many walled cities around the world.
 
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Revision as of 01:39, 19 November 2008

Saecular society outside of the maths.

Meaning

Literally everything "Outside of the Walls" of the consent.

Speculation

The old part of Manila, called the Intramuros (lit. "Inside the Walls") may have been an inspiration, as the location plays a part in Cryptonomicon, though intramuros and extramuros are terms that have been used to describe sections of many walled cities around the world.