# RN

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 16 Jan 2003*

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### Dan Rabin
*16 Jan 2003, 15:33*

Mantis writes;

> Finally, note that one of North's names is "Ted West."  (As for what his
> real Visitor World name is, his tatoo "RN" makes it seem like "Richard
> North" might be the real one.)

The tattoo is more likely to stand for "Richard Nixon".  The North 
character takes some traits from G. Gordon Liddy, and I recall him 
questioning the protagonist about Nixon and loyalty and such. 
Tattoos more often indicate devotion than the bearer's identity.

   -- Dan Rabin

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