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  "thread": {
    "id": 4403,
    "subject": "Torturer's Guild justification",
    "messages": 2,
    "voices": 2,
    "first": "2005-04-12T11:39:17+00:00",
    "last": "2005-04-12T15:36:21+00:00"
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  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<200504121437.44169.ddjones@riddlemaster.org>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Daniel D Jones",
        "address": "ddjones at riddlemaster.org"
      },
      "date": "2005-04-12T11:39:17+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Torturer's Guild justification",
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          "text": "There's a passage in the BOTNS where Severian gives a justification for the \nTorturers Guild.  He talks about long term imprisonment being a drain on \nsociety, work programs taking jobs from the indigent, etc.  Unlike Severian, \nI forget things and I can't recall which book it's in.  A memory jog or \npointer to the quote would be greatly appreciated."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "message_id": "<1f761737050412153613304e39@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes",
        "address": "danldo at gmail.com"
      },
      "date": "2005-04-12T15:36:21+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Torturer's Guild justification",
      "in_reply_to": "<200504121437.44169.ddjones@riddlemaster.org>",
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          "text": "It's in \"Sword of the Lictor,\" when Dorcas is lying ill in the inn at\nThrax. I don't recall if it's when he first brings her there or on his\nnext visit.\n\n--Dan'l"
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          "text": "On Apr 12, 2005 11:37 AM, Daniel D Jones <ddjones at riddlemaster.org> wrote:\nThere's a passage in the BOTNS where Severian gives a justification for the\nTorturers Guild.  He talks about long term imprisonment being a drain on\nsociety, work programs taking jobs from the indigent, etc.  Unlike Severian,\nI forget things and I can't recall which book it's in.  A memory jog or\npointer to the quote would be greatly appreciated.\n\n_______________________________________________"
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