"Where is this 'Earth' that humans claim to descend from? 'On the other side of the galaxy, and deep in the Slow Zone' they reply. Even their proximate origin, Nyjora, is conveniently located in the Slowness."
Djupet av den gamla jorden i den långsamma zonen är kanske orsaken till "Nyjoras mirakel"; att en ras begravde som djupt kunde slutligen uppnå Beyond.