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Little is known of the appearance or geography of nowhere. It's pitch black, with the only source of light being the eyes of the [[delver]]s. There is no gravity; however, the nowhere either has breathable air, or the people who enter it lose their need to breathe.{{book ref|sky2|26}} Despite that, there is some physical matter in the nowhere -- the [[acclivity stone]].{{book ref|sky2|25}}
Interacting with the nowhere leaves cytonics with a sense of cold and a strong headache for hours afterwards.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}} Both of those effects seem to lessen
== Access and Exploitation ==
Machines can likewise utilize the nowhere. The timeless nature of it allows for signals to be sent through it at faster-than-light speed
=== Nowhere portals ===
Ordinary people can access nowhere through '''nowhere portals''', gateways that allow one to physically enter and exit nowhere. It is through nowhere portals that [[acclivity stone]], which provides anti-gravity, is mined by the spacefaring species of the galaxy.{{book ref|sky2|25}}▼
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▲Ordinary people can access the nowhere through '''nowhere portals''', gateways that allow one to physically enter and exit the nowhere.
Though it's unclear how the nowhere portals were made or by whom, the process can be recreated, as the [[Superiority]]'s Department of Protective Services has managed to conjure a nowhere portal of their own. That portal takes on the appearance of a black sphere hovering above the ground, roughly the size of a person's head. When a person touches the sphere, they appear to stretch towards it before being absorbed into it.{{book ref|sky2|34}} Like its predecessors, Superiority's portal is surrounded by a ring with alien writing etched into it, suggesting that the symbols are crucial to crossing the barrier between realities.{{book ref|sky2|45}}
There are also the '''nowalks''', which likewise seem to somehow connect physical space with the nowhere. Those nowalks were used by human military during the second [[Human War]]. However, what precisely they are -- and if "nowalk" isn't simply another name for a nowhere portal -- is uncertain.{{book ref|sky2|4}}
== Trivia ==
* ''Nowhere'' was the working title for the third book in the [[Skyward (series)|''Skyward'' series]];{{wob ref|13248}} however, as Brandon's publisher disliked it, it will be changed before publication. The name has been selected, but is yet to be announced.{{wob ref|14675}}
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