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  "thread": {
    "id": 3369,
    "subject": "Wolfe, Winchester Mystery House, Worldcon 2002",
    "messages": 2,
    "voices": 2,
    "first": "2002-07-18T17:26:33+00:00",
    "last": "2002-07-18T17:51:59+00:00"
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0207-1436@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Michael Andre-Driussi",
        "address": "mantis at siriusfiction.com"
      },
      "date": "2002-07-18T17:26:33+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Wolfe, Winchester Mystery House, Worldcon 2002",
      "in_reply_to": null,
      "reply_link": null,
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          "text": "Update: I saw in the progress report for Con Jose that they are organizing\na tour of the fabled Winchester Mystery House. I had not realized that\naccess was so restrictive, I thought people could just drop in any time,\npay the money, go inside, which shows how little planning I had done.\n\nAnyway, I decided to let the cat out of the bag and ask Gene Wolfe if he'd\never been, if he would like to go while at Worldcon, and if he would, would\nhe rather go on the organized tour or on a separate one.\n\nHe has been there before (D'oh!) and he recommends it.  He is interested in\ngoing while at Worldcon, but as his wife would not likely be able to go\n(wheelchair access issues), he would probably have to go without her and\ncannot commit as yet.\n\nSo that's the latest.  I'm trying to sign up for the tour, myself.\n\n=mantis="
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0207-1437@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Josh Geller",
        "address": "dclxvi at dclxvi.best.vwh.net"
      },
      "date": "2002-07-18T17:51:59+00:00",
      "subject": "Re: (urth) Wolfe, Winchester Mystery House, Worldcon 2002",
      "in_reply_to": "<urth-v0207-1436@digest.urth.net>",
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          "text": "On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Michael Andre-Driussi wrote:\nUpdate: I saw in the progress report for Con Jose that they are organizing\na tour of the fabled Winchester Mystery House. I had not realized that\naccess was so restrictive, I thought people could just drop in any time,\npay the money, go inside,"
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "This is, in fact, the case."
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "                            which shows how little planning I had done."
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "On the other hand, if you have a very large group, it might be advisable\nto make advance arrangements.\n\nI'm taking (another) group there next week: there are only perhaps ten of\nus, and we will just be showing up at the gate."
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "Anyway, I decided to let the cat out of the bag and ask Gene Wolfe if he'd\never been, if he would like to go while at Worldcon, and if he would, would\nhe rather go on the organized tour or on a separate one."
        },
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          "text": "Great news that Wolfe will be at Worldcon.\n\nI've been to Winchester House perhaps a dozen times. I'd have to say that\nit is one of my favorite places in the World.\n\nSarah Winchester was a very interesting, very learned woman."
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "He has been there before (D'oh!) and he recommends it.  He is interested in\ngoing while at Worldcon, but as his wife would not likely be able to go\n(wheelchair access issues), he would probably have to go without her and\ncannot commit as yet."
        },
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          "text": "The garden is completely accessible, and of major interest (also free). It\nmay surprise some people to learn (althoughthough it did not surprise me )\nthat Mrs. Winchester has several varieties of datura growing there, as\nwell as a number of other plants with interesting reputations."
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "So that's the latest.  I'm trying to sign up for the tour, myself."
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "I say we make an Urth list tour, whether or not GW himself can\nparticipate.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n."
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