Return to the Whorl

Tim O'Donnell · 11 Oct 2011, 13:50 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: timodonn at gmail.com (Tim O'Donnell)
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:50:59 +0100
Subject: (urth) Return to the Whorl
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As far as I am aware the secret of the Inhumi is essentially the Golden
Rule.
If we were nicer to each other they could not be feed on us.  As they absorb
their
traits from their hosts they absorb their deceptiveness and cruelty from
humans.

If we were nicer to us sure they would still be a danger, but the same level
of danger
as a snake or some other deadly animal.
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:43:05 -0400
From: larry miller <biglar1984 at gmail.com>
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Subject: (urth) Return to the Whorl
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Almost done with my reread of RttW.  Haven't read it since I bought
the omnibus from the scifi bookclub years ago.  I forgot how
irritating Pigs dialogue is.  Can anyone explain the secret of the
Inhumi to me?  Either I am overthinking it or missed the point
completely.  Guess I was wrong about Scylla of the Whorl and Scylla of
Urth being the same entity.  Forgot all about Scylla making the deal
with the undine after traveling to Nessus with Horn.  After Im done I
think its time to revisit Book of the Long Sun.
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