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This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 4541, "subject": "Apricots at the Piteous Gate", "messages": 3, "voices": 2, "first": "2006-02-24T10:57:28+00:00", "last": "2006-02-24T12:12:28+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "<96F3E9BC6D1ED31194EB00105AC2F00306C5E4BA@afb-nts8.afblakemore.com>", "from": { "name": "Mark Boyle", "address": "mboyle at afblakemore.com" }, "date": "2006-02-24T10:57:28+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Apricots at the Piteous Gate", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Roy C. Lackey [mailto:rclackey at stic.net]\nSent: 24 February 2006 08:50\nTo: The Urth Mailing List\nSubject: Re: (urth) The Piteous Gate\n\n[snip]\n\nNo, something happened inside the long tunnel through the wall that was so\nfrightening and immediate a threat as to cause the travelers to panic trying\nto get away from it. They fled to the closest exit, some, like the man on\nthe wagon who struck Dorcas\n\nThat was the chap, was it not, on whom Severian inflicted the excruciation\nhe referred to as \"Two Apricots\"? For some reason, that brief, two-word\ntitle always made my skin crawl. :<\n\n\n\nDisclaimer \nThis email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual\nto whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of\nthe author and do not necessarily represent those of A.F. Blakemore and Son\nLimited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have\nreceived this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding,\nprinting or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have\nreceived this email in error please notify the email administrator at A.F.\nBlakemore and Son Limited, Long Acres Industrial Estate, Rose Hill,\nWillenhall, West Midlands. WV13 2JP (mailto:postmaster at afblakemore.com)" } ] }, { "message_id": "<1a0930df0602240402m363fe5a3m53676d414947ab93@mail.gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "Duncan Truter", "address": "dtruter at gmail.com" }, "date": "2006-02-24T12:02:23+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Apricots at the Piteous Gate", "in_reply_to": "<96F3E9BC6D1ED31194EB00105AC2F00306C5E4BA@afb-nts8.afblakemore.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On 2/24/06, Mark Boyle wrote:\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Roy C. Lackey [mailto:rclackey at stic.net]\nSent: 24 February 2006 08:50\nTo: The Urth Mailing List\nSubject: Re: (urth) The Piteous Gate\n\n[snip]\n\nNo, something happened inside the long tunnel through the wall that was so\nfrightening and immediate a threat as to cause the travelers to panic trying\nto get away from it. They fled to the closest exit, some, like the man on\nthe wagon who struck Dorcas\n\nThat was the chap, was it not, on whom Severian inflicted the excruciation\nhe referred to as \"Two Apricots\"? For some reason, that brief, two-word\ntitle always made my skin crawl. :<" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "he said he was planning on performing that excruciation on the man,\nbut the guy got trampled first (pretty lucky, really)." } ] }, { "message_id": "<96F3E9BC6D1ED31194EB00105AC2F00306C5E4BC@afb-nts8.afblakemore.com>", "from": { "name": "Mark Boyle", "address": "mboyle at afblakemore.com" }, "date": "2006-02-24T12:12:28+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Apricots at the Piteous Gate", "in_reply_to": "<1a0930df0602240402m363fe5a3m53676d414947ab93@mail.gmail.com>", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Duncan Truter [mailto:dtruter at gmail.com]\nSent: 24 February 2006 12:02\nTo: The Urth Mailing List\nSubject: Re: (urth) Apricots at the Piteous Gate\n\n\nOn 2/24/06, Mark Boyle wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Roy C. Lackey [mailto:rclackey at stic.net]\nSent: 24 February 2006 08:50\nTo: The Urth Mailing List\nSubject: Re: (urth) The Piteous Gate\n\n[snip]\n\nNo, something happened inside the long tunnel through the \nwall that was so\nfrightening and immediate a threat as to cause the \ntravelers to panic trying\nto get away from it. They fled to the closest exit, some, \nlike the man on\nthe wagon who struck Dorcas\n\nThat was the chap, was it not, on whom Severian inflicted \nthe excruciation\nhe referred to as \"Two Apricots\"? For some reason, that \nbrief, two-word\ntitle always made my skin crawl. :<" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "he said he was planning on performing that excruciation on the man,\nbut the guy got trampled first (pretty lucky, really)." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Blimey, you're right. :) You'd think I'd remember that, given that I read\nthe books annually.\n\n\nDisclaimer \nThis email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual\nto whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of\nthe author and do not necessarily represent those of A.F. Blakemore and Son\nLimited. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have\nreceived this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding,\nprinting or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have\nreceived this email in error please notify the email administrator at A.F.\nBlakemore and Son Limited, Long Acres Industrial Estate, Rose Hill,\nWillenhall, West Midlands. WV13 2JP (mailto:postmaster at afblakemore.com)" } ] } ] }