Borski and cacogens (Long)

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 24 May 2006, 00:03 · from 2006-May.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 17:03:47 -0700
Subject: (urth) Borski and cacogens (Long)
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On 5/23/06, b sharp <bsharporflat at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >"...the Cumaean, she was a Hierodule, like you. Father Inire told me."
>  >     Famulimus and Barbatus nodded." (URTH, 357)

> that text tells us that The Cumaean is a hierodule but not Inire. So
> she, at least, is both cacogen and hierodule.

"Both cacogen and hierodule" is like saying "both vertebrate and
mammalian." The latter implies the former.

You are right, of course, that the text leaves the hierosity of
Father Inire rather ambiguous. The question is -- are there
any human-scale cacogens on Urth who are _not_ Hierish?
If so, who are they and how do we know?

--Dan'l
suddenly I feel like singing "When Hierish Eyes are Smiling"

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