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Interview #161: COT Signing Report - Tim Kington, Entry #23

Question

Is Olver Gaidal Cain?

Robert Jordan

No. I didn’t really think that this would last as long as it has. The timing is wrong. He has another reason for being there besides being a red herring, though.

QUESTION

He’s too old.

ROBERT JORDAN

Yes. Time in Tel’aran’rhiod and the real world run at different rates, but it never runs backwards. You may spend an hour in Tel’aran’rhiod , and a day has passed when you get back, or you may spend a day, and an hour has passed when you get back, but you’ll never go in on Tuesday and come back on Monday.

QUESTION

Is the difference in time constant?

ROBERT JORDAN

No. It’s fairly random. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes the same as real time.

QUESTION

It’s different for different people, then?

ROBERT JORDAN

Yes. Unless they’re together in Tel’aran’rhiod . Then the same amount of time passes for them obviously.

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