# urth Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3 *The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 07 May 2007* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Maclean Jessica *07 May 2007, 20:56* Thanks Dan and Jeff for the comments :) Another thing that occurred to me last night is that maybe VRT is taking Marsch to the priest's cave as a suitable offering/sacrifice? -----Original Message----- From: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] On Behalf Of urth-request at lists.urth.net Sent: Monday, 7 May 2007 8:26 p.m. To: urth at lists.urth.net Subject: urth Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3 Send urth mailing list submissions to urth at lists.urth.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.urth.net/listinfo.cgi/urth-urth.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to urth-request at lists.urth.net You can reach the person managing the list at urth-owner at lists.urth.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of urth digest..." Today's Topics: 1. 5HOC - no. 5, Marsch, Eastwind and Sandwalker (Maclean Jessica) 2. 5HOC - no. 5, Marsch, Eastwind and Sandwalker (Dan Rabin) 3. Re: 5HOC - no. 5, Marsch, Eastwind and Sandwalker (Jeff Wilson) 4. Re: 5HOC - no. 5, Marsch, Eastwind and Sandwalker (James Wynn) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 08:56:58 +1200 > From: "Maclean Jessica" > Subject: (urth) 5HOC - no. 5, Marsch, Eastwind and Sandwalker > To: > Message-ID: > > <1A905D5AFFFCE14BA291E0BB8D0A65BF04D10733 at WDCNTEXVS01.corporate.nzpost.c > o.nz> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all > > I have just finished reading 5HOC for the first time- I really enjoyed > it and liked the slightly harder sci-fi edge (tech-wise) of the first > story in particular. I'm just sorting through my impressions and would > love some feedback. > > Number 5, and Maitre are two clones of the original Mr Million. Dr Veil > and David are children of clones of Mr Million. Other clones, less > suitable for whatever reason, are sold. > > Marsch is either Sandwalker or Eastwind- when the cat bites Marsch, > either, the cat is somehow Eastwind/Sandwalker, or the cat has bitten > Eastwind/Sandwalker. The ambiguity of the identity of the prisoner, the > many times that his ineptitude with tools is mentioned, the fact that > only one comes back from the trip, and the story that Marsch writes all > lead me to believe this. > > Which means that Number 5 is partially correct when he accuses Marsch of > being an abo in the first story, when No. 5 wants to kill Maitre (who he > thinks is his father). Who actually kills Maitre? The text only mentions > No. 5 being left alone with him after goading Marsch into leaving. > > Maitre is also the name of the officer in the third book who is reading > "Marsch"'s notes. Is Maitre a clone? He has a slave who I think is a > clone like No. 5- the description of "high hunched shoulders" and > something about a narrow chin rang a bell. I note that Maitre, just like > Eastwind/Sandwalker, prefers to wash himself after being with a woman. > > Is Maitre the officer, "Marsch"? Bearing in mind that "Marsch" is half > abo and can change his appearance to a certain degree... > > ________________________________________ > Jessica Maclean > Customer Liaison > New Zealand Post > ________________________________________ > Tel: 0800 100 318 Fax: 0800 100 319 > e-mail: jessica.maclean at nzpost.co.nz > customerliaison@ nzpost.co.nz > _______________________________________ > Winners of GOLD at the coveted CRM Contact Centre Awards 2006 > > Smile, life is good! > This email with any attachments is confidential and may be subject to > legal privilege. > If it is not intended for you please reply immediately, destroy it and > do not copy, disclose or use it in any way. --- ### Jeff Wilson *08 May 2007, 03:57 · in reply to Maclean Jessica* > Maclean Jessica wrote: > Thanks Dan and Jeff for the comments :) you are welcome, and welcome to the list. But please, please, please, trip your replies, especially since you are using digest mode. you can read about best posting practices here: http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting.html http://www.expita.com/nomime.html Thanks! ``` Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com < http://www.io.com/~jwilson > ``` ---