Serpents and Undines

David Stockhoff · 01 Aug 2010, 17:59 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:59:13 -0400
Subject: (urth) Serpents and Undines
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I'm not sure either. I'm just asking.

Vodalus certainly failed in becoming autarch, yes, and yes, his servant 
gained the throne. This is not a success for Vodalus, but it is far from 
being a failure.

Jeff Wilson wrote:
> On 8/1/2010 7:57 AM, David Stockhoff wrote:
>> Vodalus also desired to be autarch (per Thea's remarks). If Vodalus
>> simply wants to put the exultants in charge, is everything else he says
>> bullshit? And how do we know?
>
> I'm not sure what you are getting at. If Vodalus wanted to be Autarch 
> then he certainly fails, being dead and still not Autarch. It can be 
> said that Severian is his servant and his servant is now Autarch, but 
> that's no gain there either, since the last Autarch was just as much 
> his servant as Severian.
>
>

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