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Jeff wrote Well, it seemed to be implied in the text that Marble's clock showed a lot smaller number not too long before. Don…
18 Dec 2002, 02:55
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Fair enough. The thing I think that keeps me drawn to my theory is the fact that Marble's internal clock is off by three thousand years (well 2,700) soon after Silk's enlightenmen…
17 Dec 2002, 03:44
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Marc wrote (in a confusing, intriguing, borderline infuriating way) Does this mean that Gene Wolfe actually told you the answer? Or did you read it somewhere? What what what are…
17 Dec 2002, 03:31
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Crush writes, Don replies Is that the kind of dog that grabs something and won't let it go until you hit it with a stick? In all seriousness though, I don't mind being wrong or b…
17 Dec 2002, 03:12
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----- Original Message ----- Even It has everything to do with the Blushas theory because it means the Whorl could have ended up anywhere at any time. This is simply not so. On…
16 Dec 2002, 01:32
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Hi everyone, I'm way way way behind on the list, but I have to put in my two cents and take a counteroffensive to the "how do you explain this" contingent that argues Blue is not …
14 Dec 2002, 22:31
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" I challenge the supporters of the "Blue = Ushas" theory to come up with a good and reasonable explanation of why they wind up in Severian's time. I offer extra credit if it does…
27 Nov 2002, 04:35
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----- Original Message ----- No need at all to apologize. These texts can be maddening if you're looking for conclusive evidence for anything. I think there is incidental suppor…
26 Nov 2002, 04:25
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Howdy y'all, A few posts back, someone wrote that they wished there was a Book of Typhon and a Book of Piaton. Well, I don't know about the second but I'm beginning to believe th…
25 Nov 2002, 07:13
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Hi everyone, All this discussion about Quetzal and his place on the Whorl got me digging around on Google and, while I didn't find quite what I was looking for (mythic references …
24 Nov 2002, 20:56
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There is none. :) But seriously folks, I just flew in from Green (Lune) and boy are my arms tired. Da Da. Okay, honestly seriously this time, I've been looking through the last …
22 Nov 2002, 05:21
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----- Original Message ----- This dovetails nicely with the idea of Silk's enlightenment and the Whorl's (alleged by me) FTL travel happening simultaneously. Don…
19 Nov 2002, 07:28
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Against the "Whorl has been in orbit for thirty years" possibly in the text and possibly said by Wolfe in an interview I lay down my "longfather, culture hero of Ushas who left for…
19 Nov 2002, 07:24
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" <ddanehy at siebel.com> To: <urth at urth.net> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:59 AM Subject: RE: (urth) Silk's perception of ti…
19 Nov 2002, 07:13
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----- Original Message ----- From: "William Ansley" < Then Blattid says: "Actually, since first reading that scene, I've always envisioned the leatherskin as some kind of lobster…
19 Nov 2002, 06:57
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Marc writes: However, if we accept that Severian can become a I think it only stands to reason that Severian would become a vanished person if Blue is Ushas. Remember in Apu Pun…
18 Nov 2002, 07:07
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I don't recall this but I believe you. However, seeing the red star during his enlightenment on the Whorl is far from the same as seeing it in person from the ground on Blue. Don…
18 Nov 2002, 06:58
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Roy wrote (leading to other interesting musings): " Let us posit--strictly for the sake of argument--that Blue is Ushas. How does that affect the overall picture Wolfe has drawn i…
18 Nov 2002, 06:50
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Please explain. Is this the usual SF take on FTL or is there a physics explanation that makes backward time travel the most likely? I'm pretty ignorant on this. Don…
18 Nov 2002, 06:17
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Howdy all, One of (imho) Wolfe's first tricks in SS to give us the impression of Blue as an alien world is his introduction of the leatherskin, a terrible creature with three (gas…
16 Nov 2002, 21:27
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Hi Chris. You wrote: As far I would argue that Silk's awareness of the time stoppage is an anomalous result of his being out of time, by way of his enlightenment. I think it mo…
16 Nov 2002, 21:12
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Joe wrote: But there was one other textual hint that tantalized me. I am looking Don enthusiastically replies: Yes, yes, yes indeed! I have always felt that that was Severian …
16 Nov 2002, 21:00
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Hi Roy! You wrote: "Unless you are suggesting that Typhon launched the _Whorl_ for his own reasons that had nothing to do with a planned return to either Urth or Ushas--that if it…
16 Nov 2002, 06:06
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Jerry Friedman asks: "(Does Graves' Jesus have sex with Mary the Hairdresser?)" To which I answer (shocked!): Why no, no he doesn't. In fact he doesn't even have sex with his o…
16 Nov 2002, 05:42
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Marc said: "Thanks Don. I'm glad you give some credit to my theories." You're welcome. I think they're sound theories, and they're entertaining on top of that. (Of course, if th…
16 Nov 2002, 05:27
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Crush says: "Silk is not only "aware" that Time has stopped. He says he was *outside* Time. The speed in which Time is moving at the "time" of his enlightenment is irrelevant to hi…
16 Nov 2002, 05:05
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Hello all, This subject is probably the most important one to me regarding the Sun Books. It's the reason I found this site and the ultimate reason I decided to join this list. …
15 Nov 2002, 07:26
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You are cruel Blattid, cruel. . . but you're right. It seems I've ridden this horse too hard and to fast with too little water and now it's dead. Guess I should dismount and find …
15 Nov 2002, 05:03
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Hello! Thanks to you all for your warm welcome. I can't tell you how great it is to talk about these works with people who are more than superficially acquainted with them. It's…
13 Nov 2002, 08:32
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Ok, so here are some of my crazy theories vis a vis my "enlightenment" after reading King Jesus. A few of them bear directly on the current conversation regarding Typhon/Pas and h…
10 Nov 2002, 22:58
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Hello everyone. This is my first post, though I've been lurking around for months soaking in the great conversation and waiting for an interesting topic of my own. Whamo! As cha…
10 Nov 2002, 22:58
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