Faterh Inire Theor cont.

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

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From: Sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:15:23 -0800
Subject: (urth) Faterh Inire Theor cont.
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On Dec 15, 2010, at 12:43 PM, DAVID STOCKHOFF <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:

> There's a contradiction here. Since no one can see the House Absolute, it cannot serve as an ornament to the regime. It is useless in that regard as well, though nobles could visit.
> 
> Versailles was certainly an ornament. The House is partly a parody of Versailles because it is underground. However, Versailles as a whole is so huge, with its great vistas of lawn and fountain, that no one could see it who was not invited or who worked there. So it was in a way invisible too.
> 
> At any rate, I have to say again: it is the aristocrats who are shown as useless. Not the House itself.

I'm not sure about that. Plenty of exultants, armigers, cacogens, and entertainers seem to find their way to the grounds of the House Absolute.

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