Typhon's nature

Gerry Quinn · 15 Oct 2011, 10:23 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: gerry at bindweed.com (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:23:05 +0100
Subject: (urth) Typhon's nature
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From: David Stockhoff 

On 10/14/2011 6:15 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> >
> > *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> > > > On the other hand, Typhon would have known of the dangers of
> > > > inbreeding, and it also seems that he didn?t much like the idea of
> > > > genetically engineering his offspring.
> > >
> > > Why do you think this?
> > Because he had access to the technology, and he didn?t use it.
> How do you know this?
Surely these things are obvious?  We know he had the technology, because the Whorl is loaded with it.  It seems obvious that a technology that can produce Mucor or a psychic internet can prevent, say, the blindness of Tartarus, who seems otherwise sound.  So Typhon must have chosen not to use it.

> > > > So it would be remarkable if he married his sister. Duke Rigoglio
> > > > doesn?t mention anything unusual about his marriage ? you?d think 
> > such
> > > > a thing would be remarked upon.
> > >
> > > WE would. Would anyone on Urth?
> > In Severian?s time, people certainly would.
> How do you know?

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When I re-entered the cell, Agilus was sitting cross-legged, his back propped by the wall. "Don't ask me about Agia," be said. "Everything you suspect is true--is that enough? I will be dead tomorrow, and she will wed the old man who dotes on her, or someone else. I wanted her to do it sooner. He couldn't have prevented her from seeing me, her brother. Now I will be gone, and she won't have even that to worry about."
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Clearly incest is not the norm in Severian?s time.

- Gerry Quinn
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