Wind god

Lee Berman · 05 Nov 2010, 23:37 · from 2010-November.txt.gz

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From: severiansola at hotmail.com (Lee Berman)
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 19:37:31 -0400
Subject: (urth) Wind god
Message-ID: <SNT123-W9CAF091F464EFA172BE9BCF4C0 at phx.gbl>

>Dan'l D. Oakes- I've always taken it to imply that Severian made other trips to Typhon's era.

In the past I think I considered that possible but questionable. In light of the current discussion 
and in reviewing so many other BotNS mysteries where mere suggestions become the only likely answer 
I now think it is probably the correct answer.

>we might wonder why Typhon treats Severian as a complete stranger when they first meet.

>Perhaps because he does not yet have the scar and limp that mark him later?

Yes, I think I've always thought more along those lines.

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