Sev's common lineage

Dave Tallman · 30 Jun 2008, 17:35 · from 2008-June.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:35:54 -0600
Subject: (urth) Sev's common lineage
Message-ID: <1bf4dd40806301035o614facf2s3c206efdcf5c6beb at mail.gmail.com>

Jeff Wilson wrote:

> Severian's remarks in the ms indicate he has no worries that anyone else
> will ever see the book he is writing. I suppose that could be a ruse to
> fool spies, but then the entire Book is suspect as a tissue of lies and
> we might as well give up now.
>
>
I think that reference was to the copy he sealed in a lead casket and
lauched into space/time. There was another copy, the one he sent to Master
Ultan's library. Well-connected people like Thecla could request books from
there, so it could certainly be read.
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