Alzabo

Jeff Wilson · 28 Jan 2011, 23:34 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:34:25 -0600
Subject: (urth) Alzabo
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On 1/28/2011 3:54 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
> Has nobody but me considered the possibility that Severian's presence
> has rekindled Becan's mind in the alzabo (much the way he rekindles
> Thecla in himself) so that Becan actually overrides the alzabo's
> instincts to protect his family?

If that were the case, why would it make a bargain to leave them for the 
night instead of just leaving?

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
< http://www.tamut.edu/CIL >

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