# blood of chems

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 18 Jun 2010*

<https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/5636>

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### Ash Crill
*18 Jun 2010, 03:54*

> However, I agree that Agilus, when slaughtered, appears to be flesh and
> blood---a lot of blood. Even if chems have blood, it would smell and
> flow differently. Severian would notice.
> 
> Perhaps Agilus and Agia are false names and they are not twins at all,
> one a chem and one a human. This is not as neat as if they were indeed
> twins, but it's plausible---they are deceptive people.

If I remember correctly, chem blood is described in the Long Sun books as
'black fluid' and 'oil' which would rule out Agilus as an android/chem.

I do agree that chems in the Long Sun are the same sort of technology as
Jonas.

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