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Son of Witz · 15 Dec 2010, 21:10 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: Sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:10:10 -0800
Subject: (urth) (no subject)
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On Dec 15, 2010, at 12:07 PM, DAVID STOCKHOFF <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:

> I admit I can't make up my mind about "which" universe Severian lives in. Sometimes I think it's ours, but often I think it's the future of a very close parallel---so close that the term "parallel universe" doesn't quite cover it.
> 
> But we've been through all this before.

I don't think it matters. 
Earth is in the future or past of this creation, or even perhaps in a previous or suceeding instance of this cyclical repeating universe.  Meaning, our Eath is subject to the same cosmic realities as Urth. These realities take different names, such as Jesus or the Outsider, but they are the same underlying reality. If there is a Logos that stands beyond our realm, there is a logos outside Severian and Silk's realm. It's really not that confusing.

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