Inire's absence and omnipresence

António Pedro Marques · 07 Jul 2010, 23:11 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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Ryan Dunn wrote (07-07-2010 22:53):

> Same with Inire. His physical absence in conjunction with his
> omnipresence means "LOOK FOR SIGNS" to me, because that is in keeping
> with the literary style of Grandma Dorcas.

Just as an aside - we follow Severian's trail till he becomes Autarch. I 
can't find any reason why Inire should appear before that point. Unless it 
was casually - and here we have someone who should be him at the site of the 
old Autarch's accident. Later on we have Severian mentioning meeting him 
while Autarch. Earlier on we have the girls (remebers the girls?) telling 
their dealings with him. He's not even absent in direct discourse since we 
have the letter. On the other hand, in what does his omnipresence consist 
except people mentioning him? In short, I dont see that he is either 
physically absent or omnipresent.

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