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Dear Wesley Parsons: I'm a subscriber to the whorl mailing list, and received the following message about 70 times today. ----------…
26 Jun 1997, 15:37
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oops. Wasn't attempting to give a complete list or ranking, but: I haven't read TGWoT, Antiquities or Gone, so my ranking of the remaining works would have to be (in decending orde…
27 May 1997, 10:15
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I must say that I'm gratified that Gene Wolfe recommends John Crowley. I just interrupted my reread of the New Sun books as I got my hands on Crowley's latest (and there aren't man…
26 May 1997, 13:57
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This is like the three wishes problem ("I wish for infinite wishes"). I guess I'd have to ask "What was Typhon's purpose in launching the Whorl and was the Blue/Green system the …
13 May 1997, 11:43
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As someone who is eagerly awaiting a copy of the Lexicon, I have a rag-tag bundle of questions which I remember being puzzled about during my last read of New Sun: - what is the…
14 Apr 1997, 18:28
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As a slightly tangential question (as if we needed another one), -is there any evidence that Mucor was ever angry at Silk for killing her cats? Lasrach ______________________…
14 Apr 1997, 11:11
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vizcacha: more out of mischievousness than anything else, You might expect some stretching and pulling when a human body is used as a piece of apparel and some wear and tear ov…
11 Apr 1997, 15:33
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(I'm resending this as it didn't seem to get through yesterday. Apologies if you already received it.) Hi Vance: I have to say I agree with you re Pike/Quetzal: I don't find the…
10 Apr 1997, 11:43
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Hi Vance: I have to say I agree with you re Pike/Quetzal: I don't find the previous explanations satisfactory, while not having a better one myself! Many people have referred to…
09 Apr 1997, 14:55
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Just a couple of quick questions: I was reminded by J's mention of "30th Nemesis 332" of the list of numbers of Pas's seal above the "SEALED FOR THE MONARCH" lettering. Does any…
18 Mar 1997, 17:20
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Alga, I have been reading the archive volumes, and didn't spot any reply to Xury's Urth=Green posting, so I threw in my tuppence worth's. However, I seem to be sending rash post…
03 Mar 1997, 12:38
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Perhaps someone can help me out on this one: In tBotNS, Typhon gets his head grafted onto poor Piatus's (?) body obviously in order to prolong his life and reign. Since he seems …
26 Feb 1997, 11:23
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On another etymological note, I've been re-reading the mailing list archives, and someone wonders about the fliers' names. In fact they're Irish. Off the top of my head: Grian: …
25 Feb 1997, 18:56
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Mantis, I'm new to the mailing list, so ignore this is someone has already pointed it out. Moly may be a magic herb, but it's the diminutive of Molybdenum which is also a (trans…
25 Feb 1997, 17:22
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