This is the 60th day of the Gaian year. On this day chapter 60 of the Gaiad is read, telling the story of The Carboniferous Dawn ## Post-Extinction Recovery and Terrestrial Colonization ### Romer's Gap and Recovery - Devastation's aftermath - dark age across fertile land - Romer's Gap - period of reduced fossil record after Late Devonian extinction - Hope endured through bitter days when many died - Life's persistence with banners still unfurled ### The Founding of the Carboniferous #### Rhea and Her Sons - Rhea - daughter of Silvio, "woman blessed" - Showed faithful how to rise above darkness - Carbonifer bore her two sons: Romulus and Remus - Warriors of light in heroic form - Defined the age - hence "Carboniferous" ### The Great Fraternal Conflict #### The Site Dispute - Romulus - chose Palatine Hill rising from Mississippi waters - Remus - chose small Aventine below the river, hidden valley - **Height vs.