the prime calcula/ his citadel and oreb

Gerry Quinn · 16 Jan 2011, 17:27 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:27:07 -0000
Subject: (urth) the prime calcula/ his citadel and oreb
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From: <entonio at gmail.com>
> Never knew how to read this. Quetzal must have known the colonists  would 
> mistrut his choice after seeing him for what he was. What was he  trying 
> to accomplish by selecting Green?

I can think of a lot of reasons, but the simplest is that he was at the 
point of dying and not in the best situation to plan and carry out a tricky 
double-bluff.

Or, in fact, he might have read the colonists - and specifically Remora - 
correctly.  Remora wanted to carry on to Green.  However there was a monitor 
in the sickbay and the ship over-ruled him.  (I understand Wolfe himself 
pointed this out after nobody figured it out.)

> Also, what did he really die of?

Maytera Marble said he was shot.  I see no particular reason to doubt her. 
.

- Gerry Quinn

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