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Chris wrote:
Unfortunately I think your red star is another red herring. Silk did see this star at least once, in the enlightenment given him by the Outsider, along with a lot of other knowledge of history, etc. One can easily argue that Silk's enlightenment is false or partially mistaken (certainly Crane would agree). But to attack that is to attack a lot of other things, some of which are integral to all of our understanding of the novels.
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