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  "thread": {
    "id": 5589,
    "subject": "\"TRACKING SONG\" animal/human analogs",
    "messages": 3,
    "voices": 3,
    "first": "2010-04-28T13:13:43+00:00",
    "last": "2010-04-28T21:02:37+00:00"
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<843470.5712.qm@web56607.mail.re3.yahoo.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "sean ako",
        "address": "geoffreyfourmylepyre at yahoo.com"
      },
      "date": "2010-04-28T13:13:43+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) \"TRACKING SONG\" animal/human analogs",
      "in_reply_to": null,
      "reply_link": null,
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          "text": "Urthers,\n?Don't you think that the animal/human analogs in the story are \"engineered\" organisms (GMO's) I mean,\numpteen separate intelligiences couldn't evolve on the same small planet. Especially in such a pauperized\nenvironment (think full winter forever(?) a \"season of death.\")? They all conform to earth animals (wolves,\nelk, boars etc..) and the Min are certainly products of advanced cybernetics/surgery with \"parts\" taken from such animal/human analogs (read your text - Cutthroat says they don't \"match\" and vary from one\nindividual to another.)? Cutthroat and Mantru are the only \"true\" humans (Homo sapiens) while all the other\n\"humans\" in the story, though they look human (or sometimes less or more than human) are animal/human\nanalogs; GMO's engineered by the humans of the Great Sleigh. In fact, I would posit that the entire planet\nis artificial: trees, animals, fish, environment and \"humans\"(animal analog humans.)? The Great Sleigh has\nreturned to tinker with their experiment (the reflector curtain Cutthroat sees) to bring a better environment\n(see Whiteapple's talk with Cutthroat about the knowledge they learned from the people of the Great\nSleigh.)\n\n\nSean Ako\n\n\n      "
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "message_id": "<38544.45748.qm@web37601.mail.mud.yahoo.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Craig Brewer",
        "address": "cnbrewer at yahoo.com"
      },
      "date": "2010-04-28T20:54:18+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Wolfe having heart surgery",
      "in_reply_to": "<843470.5712.qm@web56607.mail.re3.yahoo.com>",
      "reply_link": "header",
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          "text": "I haven't seen this posted here yet:\n\nFrom Locus Online:\nhttp://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/04/gene-wolfe-recovering-from-heart-surgery/\n\nGene Wolfe Recovering from Heart Surgery\n\nAuthor Gene Wolfe is recovering from open heart surgery on Thursday, \nApril 24. Suffering from shortness of breath, Wolfe went to his doctor \nwho recommended an echocardiogram. During the procedure, a leaking \nmitral valve was discovered. Wolfe then underwent a double bypass and \nvalve repair. According to daughter Teri Goulding, Wolfe is up and \nwalking, and ?his mind is as sharp as a tack. The family plans to have \nWolfe moved to a rehab facility by midweek.\n\n\n\n      "
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "message_id": "<13639.67.142.130.29.1272488557.squirrel@brunians.org>",
      "from": {
        "name": "brunians at brunians.org",
        "address": "brunians at brunians.org"
      },
      "date": "2010-04-28T21:02:37+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Wolfe having heart surgery",
      "in_reply_to": "<38544.45748.qm@web37601.mail.mud.yahoo.com>",
      "reply_link": "header",
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          "text": "Oh good.\n\nThat seems to have turned out very well.\n\n."
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          "text": "I haven't seen this posted here yet:\n\nFrom Locus Online:\nhttp://www.locusmag.com/News/2010/04/gene-wolfe-recovering-from-heart-surgery/\n\nGene Wolfe Recovering from Heart Surgery\n\nAuthor Gene Wolfe is recovering from open heart surgery on Thursday,\nApril 24. Suffering from shortness of breath, Wolfe went to his doctor\nwho recommended an echocardiogram. During the procedure, a leaking\nmitral valve was discovered. Wolfe then underwent a double bypass and\nvalve repair. According to daughter Teri Goulding, Wolfe is up and\nwalking, and ???his mind is as sharp as a tack. — The family plans to\nhave\nWolfe moved to a rehab facility by midweek.\n\n\n\n      _______________________________________________"
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