"Myfather's mounted guard"

Son of Witz · 19 Nov 2008, 16:17 · from 2008-November.txt.gz

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From: sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:17:13 -0800
Subject: (urth) "Myfather's mounted guard"
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On Nov 19, 2008, at 3:38 AM, Dave Tallman wrote:

> Son of Witz wrote:
>
> It's not my theory, it's Borski's, from Solar Labyrinth, and the  
> text seems to support it. He's talking about before his unmanning.  
> The text says she was born in the house absolute and destined to sit  
> on the throne.
>
> <snip>
>
> In UotNS, it says that the old autarch was unmanned specifically so  
> that no child would stand in Sev's way to the throne. But in this  
> version Thecla would already be standing in the way.
>
> I note that Thecla's destiny did come true, in an ironic sort of  
> way. She did sit on the throne -- in Severian

Borski argues that's why Thecla was ultimately given to the torturers.  
He thinks Inire did it.

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