Inhumi in the whorl

Roy C. Lackey · 12 Feb 2011, 02:59 · from 2011-February.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:59:57 -0600
Subject: (urth) Inhumi in the whorl
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Andrew Mason wrote:
> To clarify: I'm sure the plain, literal meaning of the remark is that
> some humans on Blue call the place the Neighbours have gone the
> Neighbour Whorl, because the Neighbours have gone there. But there
> _might_ be a secondary, hidden meaning, which might refer to Lune,
> fairyland, or something else we haven't spotted yet. Then again, there
> might not.

Of the Neighbors Silkhorn said:
"As for me, I have walked with them, and sat with them around their fire.
Thus I know that they exist. They have gone elsewhere -- found a new home
circling another short sun. But they have our permission to revisit this one
whenever they choose." (IGJ, 72)

-Roy

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