a lurker asks a question

Adam Thornton · 29 Sep 2008, 15:45 · from 2008-September.txt.gz

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From: adam at io.com (Adam Thornton)
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:45:40 -0500
Subject: (urth) a lurker asks a question
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On Sep 29, 2008, at 10:34 AM, Matt Teel wrote:
>
> I've gone through the Urth archives and haven't found an answer, so  
> I thought I would bring it to the group.  What does this chapter  
> contribute to the story?  I mean, on a superficial level we  
> certainly get a feel for life in the Citadel, the stagnation of the  
> culture; we get some interesting information about another guild ...  
> but what else?  What am I missing?  Surely there's more to it than  
> that.
>
>

This scene establishes Nessus as Buenos Aires.  The blind librarian is  
Borges.  I believe that Cyby is a Gary-Stu.  Mostly, I think it's a  
big tip of the hat to Borges and his influence on _BotNS_.

Adam
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