The Katharine maid

Roy C. Lackey · 26 Oct 2006, 04:43 · from 2006-October.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:43:09 -0500
Subject: (urth) The Katharine maid
Message-ID: <004301c6f8b9$3f1c5f20$403ec6d8 at rclackey.stic.net>

Jeff Wilson quoted and wrote:

>> The external technology for the eidolons is alien, but the animating
spirit
>> comes from a living person. The eidolon of Severian created on the Ship
>> differed from the original in that his bum leg was repaired. None but
>> Severian knew knew about Triskele, so the dog's eidolon came from his
mind.
>> The dog's missing leg might as easily have been restored, but Severian
>> remembered him as having three legs, just as the maid remained fixed in
his
>> famous memory.
>
>Whose memory does the maid come from?

It may have come from his memory of her annual feast appearance. It may have
come from one of his extra-textual time trips to the past. It may have come
from some other person.

>Does this imply Brother Cook and Brother Porter are likewise eidolons?

Huh? They weren't eidolons. I don't understand.

-Roy

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