Losing Imitation

James Wynn · 30 Dec 2010, 01:46 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:46:48 -0600
Subject: (urth) Losing Imitation
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>>> Gerry Quinn-
>>> (I'm ignoring for the purposes of this point that the Shadow 
>>> Children are human.
>>
>> James Wynn-
>> If Wolfe is to be credited, they are not.
>
> Gerry Quinn-
> He also said Urth = Green, and look at the trouble THAT'S caused!

It doesn't mean it isn't true. It only means it has not been established 
HOW it is true. I think it is true. I only doubt that the Blue/Green sun 
is Urth's Sol.

> Gerry Quinn-
> As you say, he made some comment to that effect.  But the book 
> indicates otherwise, so I tend to believe he misspoke, though I guess 
> theories about two groups of abos are tenable if one has some reason 
> for believing that.

There are at least two OTHER groups of abos identified. Furthermore we 
KNOW abos sometimes take the forms of trees if the stories of their 
reproduction are to be believed. And only a very naive Wolfean reader 
would think VRT's pussy cat is just a pussy cat.

There were multiple groups of humans that came to St A/St C. Why would 
the abos, so famous for changing their appearance, be in only one form?

u+16b9

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