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That would be the voice of the 'mouths' in the apex of the Matachin Tower that speak to whoever is around and also to the 'mouths' in the other towers. Presumably some kind of au…
29 Jul 2010, 00:15
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It's kind of like the medieval Bulgarian (I think?) monarch who was known as 'Theophylact the Unbearable'! May have gotten the country wrong there; for those who want to check, …
28 Jul 2010, 23:40
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Hello Edward, great (as a fellow newb) to read you on list. Recently went back to it after 15 years myself. Now reading it *again* and starting to appreciate all those little wri…
26 Jul 2010, 23:19
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Oh my, Craig, what an awesome response! I don't know whether to do 'I am not worthy' or ... what, actually!! However - the four-dimensional perception thing is not restricted to …
20 Jul 2010, 23:14
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Just a couple of quick thoughts. agreed. Regarding the Cumean, there seems to be an assumption (based primarily upon the vision of her as a many eyed serpent during Sev's first …
16 Jul 2010, 23:40
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Which is either a a recommendation or a warning. have to say I find quite a number of Borski's interpretations more than somewhat fanciful. Was intending to ask about this on lis…
06 Jul 2010, 22:46
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First of all please forgive if I seem to change the message header for no reason; I already mentioned somewhere on list that my ISP's mail server simply /will not/ (no matter how…
30 Jun 2010, 22:01
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to me that little tag, 'torturers obey', is the key to the entire BOTNS 'mythos'. there are other 'mythic' structures in which obedience is perceived as the prime virtue. It's e…
25 Jun 2010, 00:32
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On 24/06/10 06:09, Son of Witz wrote Tx. jd…
25 Jun 2010, 00:28
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By the end of BOTNS / UOTNS Sev has acquired at least two of the orthodox Wounds of Christ and also a couple more long-term injuries which have Christian or semi-Christian mythic…
24 Jun 2010, 00:53
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Since I haven't been re-reading Wolfe's appendices until after I have finished the books themselves, I hadn't until after I posted my query about the Crotali read the comment rig…
23 Jun 2010, 01:34
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If I may crave your collective indulgence a little longer ... please forgive me if you're all heartily sick of this, but in my re-reading I have just come across another of those…
20 Jun 2010, 00:10
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(further snippage) Ok and many thanks Roy, that's certainly a plausible reading, probably a great deal more plausible than my initial assumption! However I'd be very interested …
11 Jun 2010, 23:15
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Indeed that perhaps the Citadel wall might even be a trifle *earlier* than the City Wall itself. Yet according to Jonas, the Citadel was built to the *north* of the city (presuma…
11 Jun 2010, 22:30
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Thanks Roy, however I'm still wondering a little, because of the frequently stressed similarity in terms of materials between the City Wall and the Citadel wall. While the City W…
07 Jun 2010, 00:30
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So the Ascians are intended to be *geopolitically* similar to the Turks rather than having a cultural or internal-political resemblance? Tx Brunians, this now makes sense to me. …
06 Jun 2010, 03:10
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while commenting upon: Heartburn being an understatement no doubt! Regarding this, I feel that one of the most interesting passages of all occurs toward the end of 'The Urth of …
06 Jun 2010, 03:03
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First of all many many apologies if I have started a hare and then not been around to follow it up. it is a classic troll tactic and I am not a troll (although stating you are no…
06 Jun 2010, 00:57
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and a quick follow up (told you it was late at night, thinking things through ...) Of course it isn't possible to travel toward the equator in *either* hemisphere with the sun a…
02 Jun 2010, 23:09
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Just a quick question (I hope) it's really late at night where I am :) There seems to be a general assumption (unless I've read it wrong, which would not be the first time of cou…
02 Jun 2010, 22:49
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I'd agree with Jerry here, when Jolenta has died Severian realises that not only has she been (quite literally!) put under a 'glamor' to make her believe that she is beautiful, n…
02 Jun 2010, 22:22
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Well Jack you are so right and I am so embarrassed! Nothing to do to 'fess up and say that I plain didn't see that 'I' in there ... back to the Work after some 15 years I have t…
30 May 2010, 23:23
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Hello? Is there anybody out there? Just about a third of the way through my fifth or sixth rereading of BOTNS and wondering if anyone has any insights to offer on a few things I…
30 May 2010, 01:42
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