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> So I'd expect in a scene with no lights and no ambient values I'd get a
pure
> black render, but I can see my objects.  What am I missing?  The scene is
> just a blue sphere and nothing else.
>
If not precised, default ambient value is 0.1
If you want to modify that, write
#default {
  texture { finish{ambient 0} }
}
at the begining of your file
(it can be even compulsory if you use radiosity because ambient>0 emits
light in this case)

Marc

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