<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Well, I'll confess I didn't read the answers until I saw the apology for profanity, and then I was so curious about how a compass query could lead to swearing, I had to read them all!<br><br>This leads me to ask what is probably an equally obvious question.<br><br>The basic workings of a compass is a bit of free-floating iron that aims itself to the poles based on the magnetic field surrounding the Earth, yes? Presumably, Celia's story is not set in a super-technological place where her character would rather have a GPS, so her compass is probably pretty simple. So, unless she's wearing magnetized armor, why would it make a significant difference? Why wouldn't a compass still be "close enough" to get the character out of the forest?<br><br>Cecily the Curious<br></div><div
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<div>Apologies to all for the profanity on the list. Sorry</div>
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