We also have to take into account, t_P, that in Ocarina, Link isn't just jumping back and forth between two points in time, but that the ravages of time affect him, too. As such, it's perhaps most accurate to say that he sleeps through seven years instead of actually undergoing "time travel", in its traditional form. When traveling to the past, he would instead sleep "negative seven years", finding himself again in his Child form when he returns.

This is not the case in Oracle of Ages, where Link is moving from one point in history to another, exactly as he is. Also, time travel in Oracle of Ages never has Link appearing at any point-in-time he'd already experienced before, whereas this may possibly be the case in Ocarina of Time (in fact, as I read more about alternate histories, this seems to be the most likely case).

Anyway, after the fourth viewing, I think I have a much clearer understanding of everything... but the fourth dimension factor, which really isn't important anyway, as you said. And it's obviously very well done. Your presentation is witty (Rated "E", yo!) and interesting, and, while I think it might make some brains explode, it's worthy of a main site feature.

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