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The Whorl list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 31 Oct 1998
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Kieran Mullen31 Oct 1998, 20:47original
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From: Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com> Subject: Re: Whorl language Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:04:26 -0500
It still worries me that French and Latin are mentioned by name, though. If Wolfe mentioned a historical person by name (say, Neil Armstrong), it would be hard to argue that he really meant someone else, analogous to our Neil Armstrong.
Of course Neil (or someone like him) does appear in TBotNS in one of Rudesind's paintings. :-) Kieran Mullen *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.
Jack Lyons01 Nov 1998, 08:24original

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On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Kieran Mullen wrote: :>From: Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com> : :>It still worries me that French and Latin are mentioned by name, though. :>If Wolfe mentioned a historical person by name (say, Neil Armstrong), it :>would be hard to argue that he really meant someone else, analogous to :>our Neil Armstrong. : : Of course Neil (or someone like him) does appear in TBotNS in :one of Rudesind's paintings. :-) Clearly another allusion to the Trinity, with Neil representing Christ, Ultan as the Father, and Rudesind as the Holy Spirit. Surprised no one else caught this.

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