a lurker asks a question

James Wynn · 01 Oct 2008, 13:33 · from 2008-October.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 08:33:44 -0500
Subject: (urth) a lurker asks a question
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>Somewhere--and I don't remember where--Severian also recoils when
>seeing a particular book, because it seems to him like he's suddenly run
>across a rotting corpse. Can someone point that >citation out?  I think
>that ties in here somewhere too. I'd like the citation as well, please.

The citation is Claw chapter 21. It is during Sev's discussion with the 
androgyne. The book is the one with mirrors for pages. Personally, Sev's 
reaction doesn't give me the same feeling as the comment about himself and 
Ultan.

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