The Tomb of the Unknown Severian

Adam Thornton · 08 Jan 2008, 02:58 · from 2008-January.txt.gz

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From: adam at io.com (Adam Thornton)
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:58:55 -0600
Subject: (urth) The Tomb of the Unknown Severian
In-Reply-To: <4782E530.8090503 at io.com>
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On Jan 7, 2008, at 8:51 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
> We don't know what selection process there is for choosing Autarchs,
> only that there appears to be one.

You don't call MUST...EAT...BRAINS!!! enough of a selection process?

I would have guessed it's along the lines of:

"Augh!  Dying!  Hey!  You!  Yeah, you over there in the tunic!  Grab a  
chisel and a spoon, buddy!  You're about to be the Autarch!"

Adam

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