Alien invaders of Urth?

Jim Jordan · 22 Apr 1997, 14:36 · from urth-v0001.mbox · original

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From: Jim Jordan <jbjordan at gnt.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Alien invaders of Urth?
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 14:36:53
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Mantis wrote:
>
>>-- Thecla born under zodiac sign of Swan (IV, ch 23), not possible on
>>Urth/Earth, but possible in a different star system.

	1. Cygnus is one of the decans of Aquarius. It is in the north, but if the
Urth flipped....

	2. The planets have other names in the Urth of Severian's day. Perhaps the
constellations did also.

	Either of these could support an Urth birth for Thecla.

	How about it?

Nutria

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